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FALL LECTURE AND LUNCHEON ”Seeing Music in Nature” Featuring Professor Markus J. Buehler October 23, 2014 Concord, MA ERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON Hosted by Ellen Faran Director, MIT Press December 4, 2014 Cambridge, MA
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DIRECTOR’S NOTE Inside Cover FALL LECTURE AND LUNCHEON 2 EVENT PHOTOS 6 ERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON 8 TAKE A SEAT! 12 FALL 2014 NEWSLETTER DEAR FRIENDS,
s I write, the streets of Boston Watch your mailbox and your inbox for and Cambridge are relatively invitations to interesting events. We wel- A quiet, but across the country come and encourage you to participate in and indeed around the globe, excited MIT club activities in your region, to join us first-year students from the incoming at a gathering on or off campus, and to call Class of 2018 are gathering at Summer or write anytime. I look forward to hearing Sendoffs sponsored by their local MIT from you soon! Alumni Association clubs. By September, these exceptional Yours sincerely, young men and women will have arrived on campus, filling halls, classrooms, and dormitories, and beginning their own personal journeys. Along the way, they’ll make lifelong connections—with each other, with faculty, and with MIT. Nancye Mims Through the Emma Rogers Society, Director we strive to help you stay connected to 617-253-8059 the Institute in whatever way suits your [email protected] interests and needs. Throughout the year, we offer a variety of opportunities P.S. Do we have your email address? If not, to hear from top-notch faculty, alumni, and please send it to [email protected] so we can students. At our gatherings, you will find keep you up to date on the latest news people like you—who understand what it from the Emma Rogers Society and MIT. means to be an MIT spouse and who have an appreciation for this great institution. Be sure to check our calendar of upcoming events and visit our website: emmarogers.alumgroup.mit.edu.
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1 JOIN US FOR A FALL LECTURE AND LUNCHEON IN CONCORD, MA
Seeing Music in Nature: From spider webs to tangled proteins, finding the connections between mathematics, molecules, and materials with Professor Markus Buehler. October , : a.m.–: p.m. Nashawtuc Country Club, A native of Germany, Professor Concord, MA Buehler earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University MARKUS BUEHLER of Stuttgart, a master’s degree in engi- neering mechanics at Michigan Tech, rofessor Markus J. Buehler, head and a doctorate in materials science of MIT’s Department of Civil and (chemistry) at the Max Planck Institute Environmental Engineering, for Metals Research at the University of P Stuttgart. He was a postdoctoral scholar leads the Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics. at the California Institute of Technology A materials scientist and chemical from - and joined the MIT engineer by training, Professor Buehler faculty in . works on making bio-inspired nano - technology sustainable and scalable for large-volume materials applications. In this talk, he will connect his research with his passion for music and musical composition. Buehler has authored or co-authored more than research publications and has won honors, including MIT’s Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award and the Alfred Noble Prize of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He serves as an editor or editorial board member of professional publications, including the Professor Markus J. Buehler, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of head of MIT’s Department Biomedical Materials. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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3 A BRIEF HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AT MIT
lasses in civil engineering have Sanitary Engineering, and in , the been offered at MIT since the name of the department was changed C Institute opened in , just to Civil and Sanitary Engineering. In after the Civil War, according to the , the Building and Engineering department’s website. Since that time, Department was absorbed into Civil the department’s name and curriculum and Sanitary Engineering, and early in have changed several times in keeping the s, Sanitary Engineering was with the evolving needs of humanity. dropped from the department name. The course was first called Civil and In , the department was renamed the Topographical Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental focus was on surveying and building Engineering, in recognition of the new infrastructure: roads, railways, bridges, combined discipline and its added canals, and drinking water systems. In emphasis on environmental chemistry , Civil Engineering merged with and biology.
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4 AT A GLANCE: MIT’S DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
2013–2014 Enrollment Faculty and Researchers • 99 Doctoral students • 43 professors (some with joint and dual • 32 Master of Science students appointments with other departments) • 56 Master of Science in • 8 emeritus professors Transportation students • 31 research and teaching staff • 42 Master of Engineering students members • 36 Civil Engineering • 61 postdoctoral researchers undergraduate majors • 25 Environmental Engineering One National Medal of Science Science undergraduate majors Winner • 8 Civil and Environmental • Professor Sallie W. (Penny) Chisholm Engineering (Undesignated) undergraduate majors Two National Academy of Sciences members 145 Degrees Awarded in 2012–2013 • Professor Sallie W. (Penny) Chisholm • 13 Doctorates • Professor Edward DeLong • 24 Master of Science • 34 Master of Science in Transportation Six National Academy of Engineering • 47 Master of Engineering Members • 27 Bachelor of Science • Professor Cynthia Barnhart (14 Environmental Engineering Science, • Professor Emeritus Pete Eagleson 10 Civil Engineering, three Civil and • Professor Emeritus Charles Ladd Environmental Engineering) • Professor Emeritus Chiang Mei • Professor Emeritus Robert Whitman • Professor Andrew J. Whittle
5 SPRING LECTURE AND LUNCHEON Merion Cricket Club Haverford, PA April ,
On April , the Emma Rogers Society joined the Cardinal and Gray Society in Haverford, PA, for a lecture and luncheon with Diana Mackie SM ’ , SM ’, a Philadelphia health care entrepreneur and member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research advisory board. She provided an overview of MIT’s Koch Institute and an update on some of the newest therapies being developed there. For more information, visit: ki.mit.edu.
6 SPRING INSIDER SERIES April , of Economics—that uses rigorous, randomized testing of social policy On April , the Emma Rogers to evaluate aid programs for the Society gathered at McCormick Hall poor. Through this work, J-PAL is on the MIT campus for a morning revolutionizing the way philanthropy and afternoon luncheon with Rachel is delivered at home and abroad. Glennerster, PhD, executive director For more information, visit: of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty povertyactionlab.org. Action Lab (J-PAL), and Shawn Powers, MPA, MPhil, a policy associate at J-PAL. They described J-PAL’s groundbreaking work—much of it pioneered in MIT’s Department
TECH REUINIONS June,
Members of the Emma Rogers Society were on campus in early June for Tech Reunions. On Saturday, June , we gathered for the traditional ERS luncheon in the Maclaurin Room overlooking Killian Court.
7 ERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON MIT Press, Cambridge, MA December ,
o you love to read? Ever wonder Registration begins November . how a book makes its journey Parking will be available at the nearby Dfrom writer to publisher into Galleria Mall and on campus. For more stores and on the web? On Thursday, information, contact Nancye Mims at December , hear firsthand how a book -- . travels from author to acquisitions, manuscript editing, production, marketing, and then into a reader’s hands. What choices are made along the way? What to leave in, what to leave out? Digital or print? Title? At this ERS-exclusive event hosted by Ellen Faran, director of MIT Press, you will enjoy a panel discussion of editors and production staff who will describe the inner workings of an academic press. And you will get a sneak preview of an e-book, currently in production, by an ERS member. The presentation will be followed by a delicious luncheon, inter- esting discussion with Ellen and her staff, and lots of fun. MIT Press books will be available for purchase. Ellen Faran
8 ABOUT THE MIT PRESS Cambridge, MA
he MIT Press is the only university press in the United States whose T list is based in science and technology. Committed to the edges and frontiers of the world—to exploring new fields and new modes of inquiry—MIT Press publishes about new books and over journals per year. It is a major publishing presence in fields as diverse as architecture, social theory, economics, cognitive science, and computational science. For more information, please visit: mitpress.mit.edu.
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9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014–2015
October 23 Fall Lecture and Luncheon Nashawtuc Country Club, Concord, MA
December 4 ERS Holiday Luncheon MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
April Spring Lecture and Luncheon Washington, D.C.
May ERS Spring Insider Series Cambridge, MA
June MIT Tech Reunions Cambridge, MA
July ERS Summer Luncheon Cohasset Harbor Resort, Cohasset, MA
10 WANTED: EMAIL ADDRESSES Dear Friends, As we continue to explore ways to keep you connected throughout the year, we need your help. Of the nearly , members of ERS worldwide, we have e-mail contact information for just over . Contacting you digitally allows us to provide the most up to date information and helps the Institute save money.
We won’t flood your Inbox, but we will let you know when there are opportunities to view lectures online and hear the latest news. And we’ll also let you know when MIT is coming to your area.
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10 11 SUPPORT THE MIT LIBRARIES—TAKE A SEAT!
re you looking for a memorable and meaningful way to honor A a family member, a professor, an alumnus, or a friend? Consider making a gift to the MIT Libraries in someone’s name by buying a chair for one of our reading rooms. Study spaces and furniture in the MIT Libraries are well used and loved by MIT students. The Libraries are actively up- grading furniture and equipment as part of a continuous effort to ensure that they are safe, comfortable, and welcoming for the thousands of students who rely on them. A gift of $ , will allow for the purchase and “naming” of an ergonomi- cally sophisticated and durable work chair Linda Hutchins with a chair she that will be used and appreciated by MIT donated in memory of her husband students for decades. Albert G. Hutchins III, ’. The Libraries will permanently affix a brass plaque to the chair, including the name of the honoree, their class year (if an alumnus), and your name.
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12 EMMA ROGERS CARDINAL AND GRAY SOCIETY SOCIETY
Activities of the Emma Rogers Society Founded in 1985, the Cardinal and Gray provide opportunities for friendship, Society honors all alumni who have intellectual stimulation, mutual support, reached the 50th anniversary of their and fun. Our membership is diverse, graduation from MIT. While the Emma representing many age groups with a Rogers Society and the Cardinal and Gray multitude of interests and needs. Whether Society are separate organizations, we your spouse stayed involved with MIT or share some of the same goals—engaging had little connection after graduation, and informing our members about what is you’ll feel welcome at ERS events, where happening at MIT. To that end, we partici- our common denominator is our apprecia- pate in some of the same programming, tion for MIT. Please join us at programs including the Spring and Fall Lecture and planned by and for our members. Guests Luncheons and Tech Reunions activities are always welcome. such as the Cardinal and Gray Academy TEAR ALONG PERFORATION TEAR and the Cardinal and Gray Dinner Dance. WHO WAS EMMA ROGERS? The Emma Rogers Society newsletter is published twice a year by the MIT Alumni Emma Savage Rogers (1824–1911) was the Association. wife of MIT’s founder and first president,
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FALL LECTURE AND LUNCHEON ”Seeing Music in Nature” Featuring Professor Markus J. Buehler October , Concord, MA ERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON Hosted by Ellen Faran Director, MIT Press December , Cambridge, MA
IN THIS ISSUE
DIRECTOR’S NOTE Inside Cover FALL LECTURE AND LUNCHEON EVENT PHOTOS ERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON TAKE A SEAT!