Annual CEE research showcase highlights diversity of research across department
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Research Speed Dating Day brings community together to inspire new ideas.
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
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Three professors named 2017 MacVicar Fellows
Hare, Hughes, and Yang receive the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching award.
![“MIT has not only provided a very valuable classroom experience, but also given me all these other tools in research, technology innovations, and social entrepreneurship that I can take and [use to] help people in developing countries,” says Jiwon Park, a chemistry major, global traveler, and accomplished pianist.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201701/MIT-Jiwon-Park-01.jpg?itok=XmE3p1xg)
Jiwon Park: Reaching out to the world
MIT senior leads diverse projects to help women and students in developing countries.
Research by MIT undergrad helps crack chemical mystery
Study finds enzyme “cannibalizes” itself to perform an essential reaction.
Supercharging undergraduate research
Now open to the entire School of Engineering, SuperUROP is creating an interdisciplinary community of scholars.
Letter to Congress outlines role of MIT endowment
MIT President L. Rafael Reif responds to Congressional request for information.
Opening research labs to freshmen fosters innovation and community
Mini-UROP pairs freshmen with graduate students and postdocs while broadening opportunities for enhanced learning, collaboration, and networking.
Energy UROP: The intersection of research experience and real-world solutions
Students gain hands-on experience over the summer with MITEI's Energy Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
The resilience of Admir Masic
A former Bosnian refugee — and new CEE faculty member — finds parallels in his life, his research, and a current political crisis.
SuperUROP class of 2015 graduates with high accomplishment and promise
Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart thanks SuperUROP students for their research and innovation contributions; praises program's quintessential "MIT-ness."
Engineering undergraduates characterize sulfur emissions from Hawaiian volcano
Kilauea volcanic smog study may lead to better understanding of effects on human health, infrastructure, and environment.
EECS undergrads shine at SuperUROP research review
In its third year, SuperUROP is having a positive impact.