Air Pollution Archives

Study finds natural sources of air pollution exceed air quality guidelines in many regions

June 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

MIT research highlights the opportunity to rethink global air quality guidelines. Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for […]

Sidhant Pai: Graduate Spotlight

March 17, 2022 | Graduate Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Hometown: Pune, India and Acton, MA Degree program: PhD, Atmospheric Chemistry and Composition Modeling, June 2022 Advisor: Professor Colette Heald How did you first become interested in Civil and Environmental Engineering? I was first exposed to […]

Projects from Professor Jesse Kroll and Professor Colette Heald receive funding from the Tata Center

April 14, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Associate Professor Jesse Kroll and Professor Colette Heald each received funding from the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design for two new research projects that can make an impact on the developing world. Kroll received […]

Professor Colette Heald participates in Global Food+ symposium

February 17, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Associate Professor and Associate Department Head of CEE Colette Heald participated in the Global Food+ symposium on February 16. Heald spoke about the impact of particulate matter on crops, particularly maize, wheat and rice. The symposium […]

Colette Heald Discusses Air Pollution Prediction Challenges

November 5, 2014 | 2014 News in Brief | ceemit

By 2030, air pollution will become the leading environmental cause of premature mortality. On November 7, Professor Colette Heald will discuss some of the key challenges and uncertainties in estimating exposure to atmosphere particulate matter, a […]