Past Events

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: TBD

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series. This seminar is in person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: Sensors in cities – how variable is urban air quality, and how can sensor networks support different types of urban decision making?

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series with Dr. Amy Mueller, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. This seminar is in person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Abstract:

The health implications, and associated disparities, of air pollution in urban environments - as well as the shortcomings in using regulatory monitoring networks to quantify these - are both well recognized. The iSUPER (Intelligent Solutions to Urban Pollution for Equity and Resilience) project is partnered with two Boston-area communities (Brookline and Chelsea, Massachusetts) to pilot very high density air quality sensor networks, understand connections between infrastructure operations/changes and air quality, and develop tools that support communities in designing, deploying, and leveraging air sensor networks as part of the portfolio of urban decision making support. The network of 150+ multi-parameter air quality sensors was co-designed to capture both spatial heterogeneity (hotspots in space and time) as well as provide data to generate insight relative to specific collaborator questions, such as the relationship between air quality and greenspaces, transportation interventions such as addition of bicycle and bus lanes, impact of freight traffic, etc. At a moment where many municipalities are considering the potential benefits of deploying air quality sensor networks, this talk will provide a “behind-the-scenes” look at the realities of sensor network deployments from a practical, data quality, and insight generation point of view, connecting this to spatial and social disparities, urban renovation, and the cutting-edge science and data science needed to support these insights.

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Henry L. Pierce Laboratory Seminar: Chemomechanics At Interfaces: New Insights Into Environment-Driven Deformation And Degradation Of Materials And Geostructures 

Please join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 for the Pierce Seminar at 4 pm in Room 1-131 with Prof. Yida Zhang from University of Colorado Boulder.

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CEE Admissions Info Session

Learn to solve the toughest global scale problems facing our planet, society, and infrastructure with a graduate degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Join us for our graduate admissions webinar to learn more about the degree programs offered in CEE.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: TBD

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series with Edward Adams from MIT. This seminar is in person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Science Saturday at the Boston Public Library

Explore science with the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering! We'll tackle different science questions each month with hands-on learning and demonstrations. Each month, we'll introduce a new topic, talk about your questions, and play some games to explore more! Ages 6-8.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: TBD

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series. This seminar is in person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Transportation Admissions Info Session

The Interdepartmental Program in Transportation degree programs emphasize the complexity of transportation and its dependence on the interaction of technology, operations, planning, management and policy-making. Join us to learn more about this exciting degree program!

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: TBD

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series. This seminar is in person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: From the brain to water uptake of roots to fuel cells—Porous Media are “almost” everywhere 

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series with Rainer Helmig from University of Stuttgart. This seminar is in person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

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