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Congratulations to César Terrer, who has been honored with two 2026 @theAGU awards: the James B. Macelwane Medal and the Global Environmental Change Early Career Award 🎉 cee.mit.edu/mits-cesar-terre…
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CEE faculty are joining MIT Future Fest, taking place Sept. 30–Oct. 4, for conversations on the future of food and agriculture, coastal protection, building with AI, and the intersection of human insight and technical expertise. Learn more and register: mitfuturefest.org/
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How can we build a more resilient energy grid as extreme weather increases? Profs. Michael Howland and Saurabh Amin are working with MIT researchers in MIT IDSS to develop tools that can inform where and how new energy infrastructure is built. news.mit.edu/2026/mit-resear…
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Prof. Haruko Wainwright discusses the risks associated with different forms of nuclear waste, ways to improve waste-handling procedures, and what the U.S. can learn from other countries about long-term nuclear waste disposal. news.mit.edu/2026/3-question…
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New research from the Cordero Lab reveals how communities of marine bacteria divide the task of degrading fucoidan, one of the ocean's toughest carbon-storing molecules. news.mit.edu/2026/marine-bac…
ALT Sunlight shafts pierce turquoise water to illuminate a dense kelp forest on the seafloor, creating a tranquil, dappled underwater landscape.
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Starting a postdoc at MIT? CEE postdoc and Communication Fellow Xukai Zhang created a new Postdoc Survival & Success Guide with practical, community-driven advice on navigating research, career development, networking, relocation, and life at MIT. mitcommlab.mit.edu/cee/2026/…
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Prof. Lydia Bourouiba has received the 2026 MathWorks Faculty Research Innovation Fellowship (FRIF). The MIT FRIFs were established to recognize midcareer faculty members for outstanding research contributions and leadership in their fields. engineering.mit.edu/news/lyd…
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Excited to share our latest paper in @Nature, featuring the fantastic work of Andi Sichert. A systems ecology approach to understanding how microbial communities digest complex carbohydrates in the ocean:
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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A team of researchers from the Bourouiba Lab and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have created a new way to analyze how changes in indoor air flow can mitigate or promote infectious diseases. news.mit.edu/2026/indoor-air…
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Dmat, a startup bringing ancient Roman concrete technology to modern construction, is commercializing findings from the lab of CEE Professor Admir Masic to make concrete longer-lasting and more sustainable. news.mit.edu/2026/startup-dm…
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Inspired by pinecones, tree bark, and seedpods, MIT researchers developed a mathematical framework for designing manufacturable, adaptive materials that mimic complex behaviors found in nature — with applications from robotics to aerospace. bit.ly/4zr0VOK
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Remembering Professor Emeritus C.C. Mei, a pioneering scholar of ocean wave dynamics who spent 45 years shaping the field and generations of students. He passed away on July 16 at 91. news.mit.edu/2026/chiang-chu…
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Prof. Michael Howland is working to make renewable energy solutions more efficient, reliable, and economically viable. In @MIT_Spectrum, he shares how research and collaboration can help accelerate a more sustainable energy future. betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum…
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A new study from researchers at Woodwell Climate Research Center and MIT CEE Research Scientist Judah Cohen introduces the accumulated dangerous heat index, a new tool to assess the life-threatening risks of extreme heat and humidity. woodwellclimate.org/new-stud…
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Early-career women in CEE and related fields are invited to apply now for MIT CEE’s Rising Stars in Civil & Environmental Engineering workshop. Join two days of research talks, career panels, and networking with MIT faculty. Applications close August 1: ceerisingstars.mit.edu/
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What's happening with MITHIC? "The Making of Roman Pompeii," made possible with support from The SHASS+ Connectivity Fund. @HistoryMit @MISTIatMIT @MIT_CEE @MITEngineering @ScienceMIT piped.video/wgMV3q6A7q0?si=CaN6…
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A new framework developed by Prof. Michael Howland and collaborators shows that where new energy projects are built could be key to avoiding blackouts in a warming climate. news.mit.edu/2026/energy-sys…
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Researchers in the Carstensen Lab developed a framework that folds a 3D printer’s real-world limits into the optimization, producing designs that can be printed with little to no manual redesign. news.mit.edu/2026/3d-printed…
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For 250 years, discovery, courage, and tenacity have driven this country forward and will continue to. From medicine to infrastructure to breakthroughs we can't yet imagine, science touches every part of daily life because someone, somewhere followed their curiosity.
What are you curious about? #CuriosityOnAMission
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Prof. Desirée Plata and research scientist Glen Andrew de Vera received the J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems to study the impacts of agricultural runoff on drinking water treatment.
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