CEE News December 2020
Dear CEE community and friends,
 
With the start of the spring semester around the corner, I hope this message finds you healthy and rested from a much needed break.
 
Congratulations to Colette Heald, one of two MIT faculty recognized for her commitment to guiding her students through the challenges they've faced this past year. This month's newsletter includes an article featuring Lydia Bourouiba, who shares her insights from her research related to COVID-19 and her thoughts on pandemic prevention and response. Eric Alm is working with a diverse group of researchers to turn new discoveries about microbes in the human body into treatments for a range of diseases. Finally, learn more about Professor Saurabh Amin in a new profile piece, highlighting his career and his research.
 
Sincerely,

Ali Jadbabaie
JR East Professor of Engineering
Department Head, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering
Core Faculty, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
NEWS
Committed to caring
Professors Colette Heald is one of two MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for crafting inclusive laboratory environments, as well as continually empowering their students. Read more
Lydia Bourouiba video among most viewed on JAMA website in 2020
The video demonstrates a newer understanding of respiratory emission dynamics with implications for mask and respiratory design, social distancing recommendations, and other public health interventions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Feature Article
3Q with Lydia Bourouiba: How has our knowledge of the coronavirus changed since last spring
Her research in March of 2020 led to a newer understanding of respiratory emission dynamics and had implications for mask and respiratory design, social distancing recommendations, and other public health interventions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Research
Turning microbiome research into a force for health
A diverse group of MIT researchers is working to turn new discoveries about the trillions of microbes in the human body into treatments for a range of diseases. Read more
CEE Profiles
Solving for resiliency
Systems engineer and MIT professor Saurabh Amin focuses on making transportation, electricity, and water infrastructure more resilient against disruptions. Read more