Civil and Environmental Engineering

U.S. News ranks MIT seventh overall among U.S. universities

Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

September 10, 2013

MIT researchers have linked the game theory concept of "price of anarchy" to the spread of contagion. The price of anarchy measures the difference in the spread of a disease between selfish (uncoordinated) and policy-driven (coordinated) human mobility. In this graphic, warm colors indicate geographical areas (such as the I-95 commuting corridor) with a high price of anarchy.

Controlling contagion by restricting mobility

Study shows that in the face of an epidemic, even moderate government-mandated travel restrictions would slow contagion.

July 30, 2013

Chisholm awarded the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology

Award is one of the most prestigious in ecology and environmental sciences

July 29, 2013

A mussel collected in Boston Harbor clings to a clay slab, attached by an array of thin filaments called byssus threads. New MIT research has revealed the secret of the resilience of these threads.

Just hanging on: Why mussels are so good at it

Understanding the strength of the shellfish’s underwater attachments could enable better glues and biomedical interfaces.

July 23, 2013

These images from a computer simulation show nonmotile cells in turbulence in the cube on the left and motile cells at right.

Phytoplankton social mixers

Tiny ocean plants use turbulence for travel to social gatherings.

July 15, 2013

Motile marine bacteria exploit a buckling instability of the flexible hook (green) at the base of their flagellum (yellow) to change swimming direction, turning what is otherwise a structural failure into a fundamental biological function.

Buckling up to turn

Marine microbes change swimming direction via a high-speed mechanical instability.

July 7, 2013

Concrete Sustainability Hub names Jeremy Gregory as executive director

July 1, 2013

This photo shows the brick-and-mortar pattern of simulated bone and nacre against the backdrop of real nacre found in the inner shell of many molluscs.

Printing artificial bone

Researchers develop method to design synthetic materials and quickly turn the design into reality using computer optimization and 3-D printing.

June 17, 2013

Markus Buehler, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Markus Buehler named head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

An MIT faculty member since 2006, Buehler succeeds Andrew Whittle as CEE department head.

May 30, 2013

MITxplorers build skyscrapers with spaghetti and marshmallows under the encouragement of co-president and mentor Debbie Nguyen (right).

Local fifth graders explore mathematics with MIT graduate students

MITxplore, a free after-school math program, transforms math into an adventure.

May 28, 2013

MIT students, alumni awarded 2013 Fulbright grants

Selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields

May 20, 2013

The study shows that only 17 trip configurations are used for trips with one primary location and up to five secondary locations. Row 1 shows the trip configurations used for a trip that includes three secondary locations and so on until row 4, which shows the four trip configurations used out of the 1,047,008 that are possible when a trip includes six secondary locations. Trips with only one or t...

Study shows that people organize daily travel efficiently

A population-level study discovers small-scale details about individuals’ choices.

May 8, 2013

This graphic indicates how economic incentives can be used to encourage the deployment of resilience-improving technologies by operators of civil and environmental engineering networked structures and systems.

Saurabh Amin to be chief scientist on multi-institutional NSF grant

Project aims to improve security and operations of civil and environmental engineering structures and systems

May 7, 2013

Grant Iwamoto (left) and Maria Tou, co-captain of the MIT Steel Bridge team, constructed the bridge during the regional competition at MIT.

MIT Steel Bridge team wins first place in regional contest

Though delayed by the Boston-area lockdown, the competition was held at MIT on April 20

May 1, 2013

This diagram shows a molecular view of the structure of bone. The image shows the interface between a collagen protein molecule (top) and a hydroxyapatite mineral crystal (bottom). In bone, a complex combination of collagen and mineral forms into a nano composite that creates a very tough, strong and reliable material.

Decoding the structure of bone

MIT researchers decipher the molecular basis of bone’s remarkable strength and resiliency; work could lead to new treatments and materials.

April 16, 2013

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