Category: environmental engineering
When epidemiological studies suggested that an increased risk of bladder cancer accompanied the use of chlorinated water for drinking and, most recently, swimming, Bill Mitch, associate professor of
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake in the Bay Area, which caused 63 deaths and $10 billion in damage and halted the 1989 World Series.
In the 2,000 or so years since the Roman Empire employed a naturally occurring form of cement to build a vast system of concrete aqueducts and other large edifices, researchers have analyzed the molecular structure of natural materials and created entirely new building materials such as steel, which
Scientists worry that rising global temperatures accompanied by melting permafrost in arctic regions will initiate the release of underground methane into the atmosphere.
The Station fire, which has destroyed 21 homes and killed two firefighters, and which threatens UCLA's 150-foot solar tower at the Mt. Wilson Observatory, continues to burn, fueled by hot weather and dry conditions. UCLA has experts on fire-related topics and the Mt.
Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project has initiated an international collaboration with the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and two Chinese universities to address fundamental issues associated with large-scale sequestration of carbon dioxide in China's saline aquifers.
The MIT Corporation's Executive Committee has approved 71 faculty for tenure, effective July 1, 2009. Additionally, 25 faculty members were promoted from assistant professor to associate professor without tenure.
All recent faculty promotions and appointments with tenure are as follows:
