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This lecture series is named for Charles L. Miller,
who joined the Civil Engineering faculty in 1955, and served as
head of the department from 1962-1969. Miller conceived a problem-oriented
computer language to support surveying and highway design (COGO
– Coordinate Geometry). He generalized this new tool into
ICES (Integrated Civil Engineering Systems) with applications
in structural engineering, highway design, project management
and many other fields. Remarkably, this software concept, developed
in the 1960s, is still in active use around the world and has
been a success as a change agent for both the academic field of
civil and environmental engineering and its commercial applications.
Miller’s tenure as department head in CEE
is notable for the renewal of that department through strategic
faculty appointments, expanded research funding and a host of
new ideas. In addition to ICES, Miller founded the Civil Engineering
Systems Lab (CESL) which, in many ways, was a precursor to the
Engineering Systems Division.
Complex Sociotechnical Systems: The Case for a New Field of Study (2012)
by Joseph Sussman
Interim Director, MIT Engineering Systems Division
JR East Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems
The Evolution of Engineering Systems: A Rich Past, an Exciting Future (2011)
The Charles L. Miller Symposium - Honoring Professor Daniel Roos
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Challenges and Opportunities Facing MIT: A View from the Provost's Office (2010)
by L. Rafael Reif
Provost, MIT
Great
Leaps, Persistence, and Innovation: The Evolving Story of Hyundai
(2009)
by John Krafcik
President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai Motor America
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on MIT World
The
Future of Science and Technology in Europe (2008)
by José Mariano Gago
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
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on MIT World
Geeks
and Chiefs: Engineering Education @ MIT (2007)
by Yossi Sheffi
Professor of Engineering Systems
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
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on MIT World
The
World Turned Upside Down: The Impact of the Return of India and
China to their Historical Global Weight (2006)
by Clyde V. Prestowitz Jr.
President, Economic Strategy Institute
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on MIT World
In
Charlie’s Vision: The Future of Engineering at MIT (2005)
by James Champy, '63, SM '65
Chairman of Consulting, Perot Systems Corporation
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on MIT World
Engineering
Systems- Past Perspectives and Future Visions (2004)
by Professor Daniel Roos
Associate Dean for Engineering Systems
Co-Director, MIT Engineering Systems Division
A CEE Department
for MIT for the 21st Century (2003)
by Dr. Patrick Jaillet
Professor and Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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