Quantifying the impacts of large-scale irrigation on rainfall | MIT News

A new study describes how irrigation development modifies local and regional climate.

Kelsey Damrad | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Sept. 7, 2015 ~8 min

Observing invisible vibrations | MIT News

PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage.

Kelsey Damrad | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Aug. 27, 2015 ~9 min


2015 Global Risk Maturity Survey launched | MIT News

MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation and Infosys Global Risk Advisory Group survey aims to better understand how industry perceives risk and challenges.

Leslie Sheppard | MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation • mit
Aug. 18, 2015 ~3 min

Dirty physics | MIT News

Franz-Josef Ulm explores the physics of dirty materials and messy systems to advance sustainable infrastructure and clean energy technology.

Steve Calechman | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
Aug. 13, 2015 ~8 min

MIT awarded Dept. of Energy grant to create and deploy energy-saving travel information and incentives system | MIT News

$4 million grant will determine whether travel choices can be influenced by data and rewards to save energy.

Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Aug. 6, 2015 ~4 min

Colette Heald awarded AGU James Macelwane Medal | MIT News

Professor in civil and environmental engineering and earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences will be honored at an awards ceremony in December.

Kelsey Damrad | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
July 27, 2015 ~4 min

Designing for flexibility | MIT News

Richard de Neufville teaches and practices flexible engineering design for infrastructure projects that meet the challenges of the future.

Alice McCarthy | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
July 20, 2015 ~7 min

Hamlin Jennings, Concrete Sustainability Hub principal investigator, dies at 68 | MIT News

A leader in the field of cement chemistry, Jennings developed the first fully quantitative model of the nanostructure of CSH, the major component of hydrated cement.

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
July 14, 2015 ~20 min


Combating contamination in rivers | MIT News

Civil and environmental engineering PhD student Dan Prendergast strives to mitigate and eliminate toxic chemicals in complex environments.

Kelsey Damrad | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
July 10, 2015 ~9 min

Why do puddles stop spreading? | MIT News

Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics — until now.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 9, 2015 ~7 min

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