Solving equations to design safer ships
David Larson, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering and an avid sailor, models ship-wave interactions to understand how ships behave in severe storms.
Experiments reveal the physics of evaporation
Changes in pressure, more so than temperature, strongly influence how quickly liquids turn to gas, researchers show.
Getting the oil out of water
New technique makes it possible to image the fouling of membranes in 3-D, could lead to better antifouling materials.
At doctoral ceremony, a strong call to provide opportunity for all
Biochemist Squire Booker PhD ’94 says MIT’s new doctoral graduates will “grow as future leaders” by giving back.
Helping to foster lifelong learning and bonding at MIT
A growing number of MIT alumni have taken part in knowledge enhancement programs through MIT Professional Education, as both students and facilitators.
How to speed up the discovery of new solar cell materials
Streamlined system for creating and analyzing perovskite compounds may cut development time from 20 years to two.
3Q: Ian Waitz on progress in enhancing the undergraduate and graduate student experience
Informed by data and community input, Waitz is making inroads into issues like financial insecurity among graduate students and undergraduate major exploration.
Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light
Simulations suggest photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently than its electrical counterparts.
Preliminary reports examine options for MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Working groups identify key ideas for new college; period of community feedback continues.
Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other
Fleet of “roboats” could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam’s many canals.
Protecting our energy infrastructure from cyberattack
Researchers use a new, holistic methodology to address cyber vulnerabilities in today’s energy systems.
Q&A: David Hardt on teaching the principles of manufacturing
From MEngM to MicroMasters, Professor David Hardt has devoted much of his career to reshaping how manufacturing is taught.
The tenured engineers of 2019
Seventeen appointments have been made in eight departments within the School of Engineering.
A 3-D printer powered by machine vision and artificial intelligence
MIT startup Inkbit is overcoming traditional constraints to 3-D printing by giving its machines “eyes and brains.”
Celebrating the Class of 2019 and CEE community
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering honors students, postdocs, faculty, and staff at awards banquet; seniors present capstone projects.