Mar06
3:30 pm
5:00 pm
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.
Mar05
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
*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.
Mar01
3:30 pm
4:30 pm
Science Saturday at the Boston Public Library
CEE students and researchers lead a scientific exploration at the Boston Public Library. Participants will be guided through an interactive activity about coral reefs.
Feb28
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
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.
Feb24
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
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.
Feb11
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
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.
Feb07
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
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.
Dec05
5:00 pm
8:00 pm
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.
Dec03
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
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.
Nov22
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Seminar Series
Please join us for the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory Environmental Science Seminar Series with Tom Darrah from Ohio State University. The seminar is in-person at 15 Vassar Street, 48-316.