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CEE Commencement Tent Celebration

We invite you to join us in celebrating the incredible accomplishments of the Class of 2025! All students, postdocs, faculty, and staff are welcome to drop by and celebrate all CEE graduates! This event takes place at Eastman Court (Between Bldg. 14 and 18) Tent K. Please RSVP by May 19.

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CEE Awards Ceremony

Please join us for our CEE Awards Ceremony as we recognize students, postdocs, faculty and staff who have contributed significantly to our department's mission and vision. Please RSVP by April 29.

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CEE Annual Research Day: Understanding the Biodiversity-Climate-Infrastructure nexus 

To improve human well-being and to make it accessible to all humans, we need to develop sustainable infrastructure coupled with a deep understanding of its relationship with climate and biodiversity. This year’s event brings together the CEE community for a thought-provoking experience and great opportunity to highlight CEE work increasing our understanding of the infrastructure-climate-biodiversity nexus. This event will consist of lightning-fast research talks and poster presentations by CEE faculty, students, and postdocs. It will also include light food and drinks during the poster presentation reception hours. This event will be held in the Samberg Conference Center, 7th Floor.

CEE Holiday Party

Join us for our annual CEE Holiday Party on Thursday, December 5 from 5-8 PM in the Media Lab (E14-648). Please RSVP by November 28.

Course 1 Halloween Party

Time to get spooky! Our annual Halloween Party is right around the corner. We've prepared an exciting lineup of activities and treats including pumpkin carving, costume contest, cookie decorating, and a photo wall. Munch on some delicious pizza and indulge in seasonal apple cider donuts! Beer and hard cider will be served, so make sure to bring your ID if you'd like one of those. This event takes place in Sala de Puerto Rico (W20-202).

Special Seminar: Rewilding the forest microbiome as a natural climate solution

Please join us for a special seminar with Colin Averill, founder and CEO of Funga Earth, who will be discussing "Rewilding the forest microbiome as a natural climate solution." The seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

CEE Graduate Student Seminar Series

Join us for the CEE Graduate Student Seminar Series with Vindula Jayawardana from the Wu Lab, LIDS, and EECS who will be discussing "Mitigating Metropolitan Carbon Emissions with Semi-autonomous Vehicles" and Dat Quoc Ha from the Carstensen Group who will be discussing "Playing video games as a profession - a perspective." This seminar is in 48-316.

Student Stories of Sustainability

Join us for an engaging discussion with students who will share their insight and work on sustainability challenges both at MIT and around the globe. Speaker Sophia Chen ('24, Course 2A and 4B) will give a talk titled "How water is key to women's empowerment." Speaker Runako Gentles ('24, Course 1) will give a talk titled "Helping Jamaica adapt to climate change." This event is in room 1-236 and hosted by MIT Chapter of Chi Epsilon in collaboration with the MIT Office of Sustainability, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . Food will be provided.

Student Stories of Sustainability

Join us for an engaging discussion with students who will share their insight and work on sustainability challenges both at MIT and around the globe. Speaker Lilly Heilshorn ('25, Course 2A) will give a talk titled "Enhancing quality of life through sustainable water practices in Madagascar." Speaker Robert Fetell (PhD, Course 1) will give a talk on "The mining race to net zero." This event is hosted in room 1-131 by the MIT Office of Sustainability, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, and MIT Chapter of Chi Epsilon. Food will be provided.

Student Stories of Sustainability

Join us for an engaging discussion with students who will share their insight and work on sustainability challenges both at MIT and around the globe. Speaker Kathleen Julca ('25, Course 11) will give a talk on "Indigenous water technology and sovereignty in Andean Highlands." Speaker Melissa Stok ('24, Course 3 and 6-2) will give a talk titled "Stories of designing out waste at MIT." This event is hosted in room 1-236 by the MIT Office of Sustainability, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, and MIT Chapter of Chi Epsilon. Food will be provided.

Student Stories of Sustainability

Join us for an engaging discussion with students who will share their insight and work on sustainability challenges both at MIT and around the globe. Speaker Jayashabari Shankar ('27, Course 5-7, 9) will give a talk on "Briquettes: Creating eco-friendly sources of fuel from waste material in Chisinga, Malawi." Speaker Megan Lim ('24, Course 15-1) will give a talk on "Engaging in climate action as a student - get involved in current efforts." This event is in room 1-131 and hosted by the MIT Chapter of Chi Epsilon, in collaboration with the MIT Office of Sustainability, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Food will be provided.

Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Moala Bannavti from MIT. The seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Sutanu Sarkar from University of California, San Diego who will be discussing "Oceanic flows at bottom topography." The seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Professor Ying Sun from Cornell University who will discuss "Probing Global Photosynthesis for Climate Mitigation and Food Security: New Insights from Innovative Tracers through Remote Sensing and Earth System Models." The seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

CEE Annual Research Day: CEE Across Environments

This event brings together the CEE community for a thought-provoking experience and a great opportunity to discuss civil and environmental solutions across environments through lightning-fast research talks and poster presentations by CEE faculty, students, and postdocs. It will also include light food and drink during the poster presentation reception hour.

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