Seminar Series

Pierce Laboratory Seminar Series: Sprain energy and other consequences of the gap test for fracture and damage mechanics

Please join us for the Henry L. Pierce Laboratory Seminar Series with Zdeněk Bažant, Distinguished McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University. This seminar is in person in Building 1 Room 131.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: Addressing the dual challenges planetary resilience and supply chain fragility

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Professor Inez Hua from Purdue University. This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

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**CANCELLED** Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Izabela Aleixo from INPA Brazil. This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Tina Chow from University of Columbia, Berkeley who will discuss "Atmospheric boundary layer simulations for wind energy." This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

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Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Elie Bou-Zeid from Princeton University who will discuss, "The Polisphere: How Humans, Infrastructure and Nature Shape the Emerging Environment of Cities." This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Kristen DeAngelis from UMass Amherst. This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: Indoor Air Quality Development and Challenges

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Professor Frank Shuncheng Lee from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). In this seminar, Lee will examine recent advancements and challenges in IAQ management, focusing on the integration of nanotechnology-based advanced oxidation with hybrid adsorption-catalysis systems for energy efficient air purification. This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series: “One fish, two fish, warm fish, cool fish: New insights and tools to detect how climate change is reshuffling marine communities

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Jon Lefcheck, Research Scientist at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. In this seminar, Lefcheck explores how rising temperatures are contributing to the northward expansion of the pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) into one of the largest and most established seagrass restoration sites in South Bay, Virginia. This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Alan T. Stone, Professor of Environmental and Aquatic Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University, who will discuss "Aqueous Chemical Speciation in Bioreactors: Design, Management, and Consequences." This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

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Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series

Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Professor Roland Hatzenpichler from Montana State University, who will discuss "New players in an old pathway: Biology of methanogens within the Thermoproteota." This seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.

Responsible Use of ChatGPT in Scientific Writing

Led by Comm Fellow and PhD candidate Teja Jammalamadaka, this hands-on workshop will examine academic and journal policies regarding GenAI usage in scientific writing. Activities will guide participants through responsible logging and disclosure practices. This event is in-person in 48-316. 

Master’s Thesis Writing Workshop

Led by Comm Lab manager Jared Berezin, this workshop will present approaches for writing and organizing each section of your MEng/SM thesis. Drawing upon examples from prior theses, several guided activities will bring you closer to your first full draft. This event is in-person in 48-316.

Demystifying the CEE General Exam Part 2

Led by Comm Fellow and PhD candidate Michelle Zhang, this Comm Lab workshop will provide information and guidance on the entire General Exam Part 2 process. This event is in-person in 1-236.

*CANCELLED* C.C. Mei Distinguished Speaker Series: Trent Northen

Please join us for the C.C. Mei Distinguished Speaker Series with Dr. Trent Northen, Senior Scientist and Deputy Director at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, who will give a talk titled "The Chemical Underground: Are Rhizosphere Microbes Hooked on Root Exudates?" The seminar is in-person in Room 2-190.

Pierce Laboratory Seminar Series & MMEC Seminar Series:  Analysis and Optimization of Extruded Thin-Walled Beams

Please join us for the Henry L. Pierce Laboratory Seminar Series with Haim Waisman, Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University. In this talk, Waisman will address "Analysis and Optimization of Extruded Thin-Walled Beams." Thin-walled beams are widely used in engineering due to their favorable stiffness-to-volume ratio, but they are also prone to complex mechanics like buckling, warping, and fracture. In this seminar, he will present a new topology optimization framework for designing thin-walled beams manufactured by extrusion  This seminar is in person in 3-370.