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SUMMARY:Engineers Week: Can AI Models Advance Our Understanding of Exposure to Local Scale Mobile Source Pollutants in Highly Urbanized Areas?
DESCRIPTION:The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department presents Distinguished Seminar speaker Deb Niemeier for this year’s Engineers Week events. \n\nLocation: This event is virtual\, free\, and open to the NU community. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \n\nCan AI Models Advance Our Understanding of Exposure to Local Scale Mobile Source Pollutants in Highly Urbanized Areas? \nDeb Niemeier\, PhD \nDeb Niemeier\, Ph.D.\nClark Distinguished Chair in Energy and Sustainability\, University of Maryland\, College Park \nABSTRACT: The surface topography\, emission source variation\, and population distribution of urban landscapes all lend themselves to highly variable air pollutant concentrations in urban areas; concentrations that can vary dramatically even within short distances. The spatial variations in air pollutant concentrations can be as large as the contrast between cities and epidemiological studies clearly show that within-city PM exposure is larger than the between-city effect. One of the critical gaps in our understanding is how to best characterize within-city air pollutant concentration gradients\, which is crucial for exposure assessment\, urban planning\, air pollution monitoring\, and environmental equity. The development of high accuracy portable pollution sensing instruments and Global Positioning System (GPS) technology\, the use of vehicles for mobile air pollution monitoring can be used to tackle some of the challenges of estimating pollutants based on stationary monitoring sites. These mobile sensors can typically achieve high spatial resolution for air pollutants measurement\, but generate incredible amounts of data. This talk explores the trade-offs between using different ML approaches to produce credible micro-scale estimates for regional or hotspot modeling. \nBIO: Deb Niemeier is the Clark Distinguished Chair in Energy and Sustainability at the University of Maryland\, College Park and serves as a professor in the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She has extensive expertise in understanding the spatial properties of mobile source emissions\, developing new methods for improving vehicle emissions inventories\, and accelerating the implementation of regulatory guidance to better identify vulnerable populations and environmental health disparities. Her research is currently focused on understanding infrastructure features that give rise to inequitable outcomes in the built environment\, particularly with the onset of climate change. In 2014\, Niemeier was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for “distinguished contributions to energy and environmental science study and policy development.” In 2015\, she was named a Guggenheim Fellow for foundational work on pro bono service in engineering. In 2017\, she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Niemeier received a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Texas (1982)\, her M.S. from the University of Maine and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Washington (1994). \nDownload Flyer (pdf)
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/engineers-week-can-ai-models-advance-our-understanding-of-exposure-to-local-scale-mobile-source-pollutants-in-highly-urbanized-areas/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T200000
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SUMMARY:CEE Department Graduate Student Social
DESCRIPTION:Join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department’s Graduate Student Council (CEE GSC) for our annual Chinese New Year Social on February 12\, at 6 PM EST\, on zoom. \nWe will hang out\, play games\, and maybe explore some virtual environments.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/cee-department-graduate-student-social/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T064518
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SUMMARY:CEE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Smoke\, Satellites\, and Storage Bins: AER’s Research in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce the second event in our Lunch & Learn Seminar Series. \nThis event will feature Matthew Alvarado of AER\, discussing “Smoke\, Satellites\, and Storage Bins: AER’s Research in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases.” \nIf you are planning to attend\, please RSVP for this event so we may get a proper headcount and share it with your colleagues and post-docs who you think may be interested. Details on how to attend will be sent to those who RSVP. \nRSVP for this event \n\n\nAbout Lunch & Learn: \n\n\nThis bimonthly seminar series focuses on convergent research\, bringing together Northeastern colleagues and collaborators to think big/bold\, explore ideas that build cooperation and foster transformative innovation within CEE and across disciplines beyond CEE. \n\n\nBelow\, you may find participation information. This event is virtual via Microsoft Teams- RSVP to receive the link. Please contact Professor Yang Zhang (ya.zhang@northeastern.edu) with any questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopic: CEE Lunch & Learn:  \nSmoke\, Satellites\, and Storage Bins: AER’s Research in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime: February 12\, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (Boston) \nThis talk will discuss three topics from AER’s recent and on-going research into air quality and greenhouse gases. First we will discuss the efforts at AER to improve our ability to model the impacts of biomass burning on ozone and PM2.5\, with a focus on the chemistry that takes place within the smoke after emission. We will then discuss the use of satellite observations in air quality studies and monitoring\, including work at AER to better constrain sources of ammonia\, carbon dioxide\, and methane. Finally\, we will discuss a recent consulting project where we looked into the physics and chemistry of smoke from fires at eclectic storage facilities and made recommendations for how to model the impacts for planning and emergency response purposes. We will also discuss how AER has partnered with universities\, national labs\, and other organizations in pursuing these research topics.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/cee-lunch-learn-seminar-series-smoke-satellites-and-storage-bins-aers-research-in-air-quality-and-greenhouse-gases/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T110000
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SUMMARY:Experiential Learning: Northeastern Co-op and Career Services - Civil and Environmental Engineering
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University is pleased to present to you the third installment in our Graduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering Webinar Series. \n\n\nThis webinar\, titled Experiential Learning: Northeastern Co-op and Career Services\, will introduce you to the cornerstone of the educational experience at Northeastern: our premier Cooperative Education (Co-op) program. Co-op is an educational model whereby students alternate periods of academic study and full-time employment to gain hands-on\, professional experience in their field of interest\, and build personal connections and contacts. \n\n\nGraduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering Webinar 3: Experiential Learning: Northeastern Co-op and Career Services \n\nThursday\, February 8\, 2021 \n\n\n10:00 – 11:00 AM EST \n\n\nRegister Here \n\n\n\nHosted by Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Co-op Coordinator Cheryl Arruda\, this webinar will help you understand: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is co-op for MS students? How is co-op different than an internship?\nWhere can I go on co-op?\nWho can participate in Co-op\, and what is the process like for international students?\nWhat is available in Northeastern’s Career Services office\, frequently ranked #1 in the US?\nHear experiences from current MS students about their co-ops\, and ask your questions.\nAnd more!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocated in Boston\, Massachusetts\, New England’s largest city\, Northeastern University is a wonderful place to study and live. Our city is home to world-class entertainment\, restaurants\, and sporting venues\, a diverse and dynamic economy\, and a thriving community of academic institutions. \n\n\nApply now! \n\n\nThis webinar content will be useful for both those who have already applied and those still considering applying. An application fee waiver code for those who have not yet applied will be included. Check the deadlines for applying for graduate study.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/experiential-learning-northeastern-co-op-and-career-services-civil-and-environmental-engineering/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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SUMMARY:Caracoglia Part of International Panel to Discuss Bridge Aerodynamics
DESCRIPTION:The fourth in the series of international seminars organized by the University of Birmingham\, UK and sponsored by the IAWE (International Association for Wind Engineering)\, will take place on Thursday 7th January  2021 at 12.00 noon UK time. \nThe seminar is entitled “Developments in Bridge Aerodynamics”. The program will be as follows. \nMain Speaker: Prof John Owen\, School of Engineering\, University of Nottingham\, United Kingdom\, The Response of Bridges to Wind – Some Lessons from Monitoring Large Bridges \nShort presentations: \nProf. Steve Cai\, Louisiana State University\, USA\, Time domain simulation of turbulence effects on the aerodynamic flutter of long span bridges. \nProf. Claudio Mannini\, University of Florence\, Italy\, Nonlinear modelling of self-excited forces for a long-span bridge under turbulent wind. \nProf. Ole Andre Øiseth\, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Lessons learned from long-term wind and acceleration monitoring of the Hardanger Bridge. \nProf. Luca Caracoglia\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, USA\, Relevance of Uncertainty Quantification to Study Wind Load Variability and its Effects on Long-Span Bridge Aeroelasticity. \nThis is a tremendous achievement. The top researchers in the world\, in the field of long-span bridge aerodynamics\, will talk to an audience of experts and PhD students from around the world (usually 300 people)\, who will be connected via ZOOM. \nRefer to seminar page for more information including instructions for seminar registration\, abstracts of the talks and biographical details of the speakers\, including Prof. Luca Caracoglia.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/caracoglia-part-of-international-panel-to-discuss-bridge-aerodynamics/
CATEGORIES:use the department, audience, and topic lists
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T100000
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SUMMARY:Grad Applicant Webinar: Emerging Fields in Civil and Environmental Engineering
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University is pleased to present to you the second installment in our Graduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering Webinar Series. \nThis webinar\, titled Emerging Fields in Civil and Environmental Engineering\, will provide you with a deep-dive led by our professors into our MS in Engineering and Public Policy\, MS in Sustainable Building Systems\, and our Data and Systems concentration for our MS and PhD in Civil Engineering. Come learn how these unique interdisciplinary programs are preparing students for pressing societal challenges and emerging opportunities. \nThis webinar is hosted by Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman\, developer of the MS in Engineering and Public Policy\, Associate Professor David Fannon\, Faculty Advisor for the MS in Sustainable Building Systems\, and the Faculty Advisor for our Data and Systems program\, Assistant Professor Amy Mueller. \nLocated in Boston\, Massachusetts\, New England’s largest city\, Northeastern University is a wonderful place to study and live. Our city is home to world-class entertainment\, restaurants\, and sporting venues\, a diverse and dynamic economy\, and thriving community of academic institutions. \nThis webinar will feature an application fee waiver code for those who have not yet applied. Please be aware of our application deadlines. Therefore\, it is highly recommended that you prepare your application materials as soon as possible. \nGraduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering Webinar 2: Emerging Fields in CEE \nThursday\, January 7\, 2021 \n10:00 – 11:00 AM EST \nRegister Here
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/grad-applicant-webinar-emerging-fields-in-civil-and-environmental-engineering/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T193000
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SUMMARY:CEE Graduate Student Game Night
DESCRIPTION:Join the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Graduate Students for a Game Night!\n12/18 @ 6 PM on Zoom. \nOur plan is to have three breakout rooms of games including trivia\, scribble\, and among us. Members of GSC will be in the lobby chatting and coordinating break out rooms. Come hang & play with us!
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/cee-graduate-student-game-night/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T110000
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SUMMARY:Research and Funding Opportunities in Civil and Environmental Engineering
DESCRIPTION:As you consider pursuing graduate school\, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University would like to invite you to the first in our new Graduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering Webinar Series.\n\nThis first webinar will provide you an overview of research and funding opportunities with our department\, as well as how our interdisciplinary programs are preparing students for both traditional and emerging fields in civil and environmental engineering.\n\nHosted by our Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Associate Professor Andrew Myers and the Faculty Advisor for our Data and Systems program\, Assistant Professor Amy Mueller\, attendees will learn about fellowships\, current research\, past graduates’ successes\, and have an opportunity to ask questions from our faculty presenters.\n\nLocated in Boston\, Massachusetts\, New England’s largest city\, Northeastern University is a wonderful place to study and live. Our city is home to world-class entertainment\, restaurants\, and sporting venues\, a diverse and dynamic economy\, and thriving community of academic institutions.\n\nWhile the deadline for PhD applicants is December 15\, attendees for this webinar will receive both a deadline extension and an application fee waiver code. MS applicant deadlines remain the same.\n\nGraduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering Webinar 1: Research and Funding Opportunities\nMonday\, December 14\, 2020\n10:00 – 11:00 AM EST\nRegister Here
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/research-and-funding-opportunities-in-civil-and-environmental-engineering/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T130000
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SUMMARY:CEE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Research Affairs Committee (RAC) is pleased to announce our newest seminar series: Lunch & Learn. This bi-monthly lunchtime event will explore interdisciplinary engineering issues\, encouraging collaboration amongst Northeastern colleagues and collaborators on transformative ideas related to CEE and beyond. \n\n\nWe would like to invite you to join us for the inaugural event in this series\, a discussion with CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly and Dr. Evan Kodra of risQ. Their presentation\, Convergent Academic Research to Socially Motivated Startup: the case of Northeastern-spinout risQ\, will explore the development of risQ as a viable business entity capable of maintaining its social mission. 30 minutes of Q&A will follow the presentation. \n\n\n\nTopic: CEE Lunch & Learn: Drs. Ganguly and Kodra \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime: Nov 12\, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \n\nPlease RSVP to receive a link to participate in this event.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/cee-lunch-learn-seminar-series/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T220000
DTSTAMP:20260417T064518
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SUMMARY:Halloween Themed Presentations with CEE GSC
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the Civil and Environmental Department Graduate Student Halloween Social\nThursday 10/29 @ 8 PM on Zoom\nCostumes and custom zoom backgrounds are encouraged!! To accommodate for the virtual environment\, we are going to do Presentation Karaoke with a winner’s prize. \nPresentation Karaoke is where volunteers improvise some funny stories over a presentation as if they’d designed it. The theme for Presentation Karaoke will be ‘Halloween.’ \nFeel free to simply attend and listen to the fun presentations and stories if you don’t want to actively participate.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/halloween-themed-presentations-with-cee-gsc/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200720T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200720T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T064518
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SUMMARY:Civil and Environmental Engineering Solutions to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Panel Series
DESCRIPTION:Summer 2020 \nDuring these unprecedented times\, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and its Industrial Advisory Board present a series of panel discussions on Civil and Environmental Engineering solutions addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on all facets of life necessitates a broadly interdisciplinary approach to combating the disease\, mitigating its economic impacts\, and building a more resilient world against future threats. Drawing on the deep expertise of our faculty and industry leaders\, these discussions will explore the ways in which we may respond to the pandemic’s impact on our health\, society\, and economy. Questions from the audience will be incorporated into each panel discussion. \nUrban Mobility and the Gig Economy: The Future of Urban Life and Work with COVID-19\nMonday\, July 20\, 2020 at 12pm EST\nRegister and Learn More \nThe Future of Transportation Resilience: Transportation Systems in the Age of COVID-19\nWednesday\, July 29\, 2020 at 12pm EST\nRegister and Learn More \nEnvironmental Health in a Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on Water Systems\nWednesday\, August 12\, 2020 at 12pm EST\nRegister and Learn More
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/civil-and-environmental-engineering-solutions-to-the-covid-19-pandemic-panel-series/2020-07-20/
CATEGORIES:use the department, audience, and topic lists
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T064518
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SUMMARY:DURABLE Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:DURABLE is an exhibition about sustainability in the built environment curated by CEE faculty David Fannon and Matthew Eckelman\, as well as Architecture faculty Michelle Laboy and Peter Wiederspahn. Precedent buildings\, physical objects\, and LCA data illustrate how buildings that endure for generations while constantly adapting to ever-changing human needs sustain both human life\, and the planet on which we build. \nThe exhibition runs from February 21 to May 31 at BSA Space at 290 Congress Street\, Boston. All are welcome at the opening reception\, on Thursday\, February 27th from 6-8pm\, please RSVP here.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/durable-exhibition-opening/
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T064518
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SUMMARY:Engineers Week: Anticipating The Future Built Environment
DESCRIPTION:Gerald E. BuckwalterChief Operating and Strategy Officer\,American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) \nIn celebration of National Engineers Week\, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University will host American Society of Civil Engineers Chief Operating and Strategy Officer Gerald Buckwalter for a Distinguished Seminar. \nThis event is brought to you in partnership with the Boston Association of Structural Engineers (BASE)\, Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (BSCES)\, and the Structural Engineers Association of Massachusetts (SEAMASS). \nThis seminar takes place in 102 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC)\, located at 805 Columbus Avenue\, Boston\, MA 02120\, a short walk from the Ruggles Orange Line station. \nAnticipating the Future Built Environment \nABSTRACT: From climate change to autonomous vehicles\, engineers are confronting a variety of environmental challenges\, demographic shifts and technological changes that will require a drastic rethinking of how we build\, operate\, and maintain our infrastructure systems. Planning for the future is difficult for nearly every organization. ASCE decided to launch the Future World Vision project to help meet this challenge. We compiled and winnowed more than 100 global macrotrends to examine six important sociopolitical\, economic\, environmental\, and technological trends as key drivers of change for future built infrastructure. Our desire is that the Future World Vision project will establish ASCE and civil engineers as bold thought leaders\, provide a platform to envision the future built environment and ultimately optimize future system performance and the benefit to society\, and be a next-generation tool that interacts and resonates with those who will create the future built environment—the next generation of civil engineers. The Future World Vision platform is an immersive computer model\, using gaming engines\, that will create virtual future worlds with evocative visuals\, multiple characters and rich narratives that explore holistic city\, community and neighborhood systems\, including the cultural\, social\, economic\, political\, ethical and environmental aspects at different scales. This platform will enable engineers to ask the right questions about a future built environment that doesn’t exist yet\, contemplate solutions\, postulate the resulting benefit to society – well in advance of starting to design those solutions. This will enable us to better prepare engineers today for possible future needs and challenges. \nBIO: Gerald (Jerry) E. Buckwalter has more than 35 years of varied executive leadership in general management\, business development\, strategy and innovation\, program operations and policy development spanning military\, government\, international\, and commercial domains. He is the Chief Operating and Strategy Officer of ASCE\, overseeing all aspects of internal operations including Finance\, Administration\, Engineering\, Lifelong Learning\, and Human Resources. Prior to joining ASCE\, Mr. Buckwalter was a Northrop Grumman Corporate Director of Strategy. His responsibilities included reshaping the company’s business portfolio\, mergers and acquisitions\, long-term strategies\, innovation initiatives\, and professional development. Among many distinguished service positions\, Mr. Buckwalter was a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council reporting to the White House from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Buckwalter earned a degree in Physics from Monmouth University and has extensive continuing education at George Washington University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/engineers-week-anticipating-the-future-built-environment/
LOCATION:102 ISEC\, 360 Huntington Ave\, 102 ISEC\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T160000
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SUMMARY:Planned and Unintended Consequences of  Environmental Change: COE Distinguished Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Planned and Unintended Consequences of Environmental Change\nSeizing Science to Meet 21st Century Engineering Challenges\nThe 2019 Northeastern University College of Engineering \nDistinguished Seminar\nHosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering \nwith Dr. Ana Barros\, Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, Duke University \n  \nABSTRACT: On the 50th anniversary of the National Environmental Policy Act\, we revisit the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in the light of recent advances in our understanding of complex environmental systems. \nIn  particular\, research will be presented that investigates the emergent space-time organization of water cycle processes by climate\, topography\, landform\, and  land-cover in the Andes and in the Amazon basin which in turn determines regional freshwater supplies\, material fluxes\, and extreme events. The results show that small-scale anthropocentric land-use change (mining\, agriculture\, and others) can impact the viability of macro-engineering projects (e.g. dam construction) and lead to continental-scale environmental change. Examples of engineering projects over CONUS will be reviewed emphasizing the differences between evidence of impacts (planned consequences) and evidence of feedbacks including long–range dependencies (unintended consequences). Finally\, we argue that EIA tools need to be expanded and updated to incorporate the most recent science and modeling capabilities (e.g. Earth System Models). \nFurther\, the case is made to link the EIA and the engineering project development processes is necessary to achieve adaptation\, sustainability and resilience needs of coupled human-natural systems in a changing climate. \nBio: Dr. Ana P. Barros is the Edmund T. Pratt\, Jr. School Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University. Her primary research interests are in Hydrology\, Hydrometeorology and Environmental Physics with a focus on water-cycle processes in regions of complex terrain\, remote sensing of the environment\, and predictability and risk assessment of extreme events. Her research relies on intensive field and laboratory experiments\, large–scale computational modeling\, nonlinear data analysis and environmental informatics. Prof. Barros has served in multiple national committees over the years\, such as the Space Studies Board of the National Research Council\, the Water Science and Technology Board\, the Board of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate\, and the US National Committee for the International Hydrology Program (IHP) of the UNESCO. She was a Senior Fellow at the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) 2011-2015\, and she is a founding member of the ASCE committee on Climate Change and Adaptation. Currently\, Dr. Barros is Chair of Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences at AAAS\, and President-Elect of the Hydrology Section of AGU. \nPlease arrive early for seating.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/planned-and-unintended-consequences-of-environmental-change-coe-distinguished-seminar/
LOCATION:103 Churchill\, 103 Churchill Hall\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T130000
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SUMMARY:Molecular Tools to Provide Insights into the Fate of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Systems
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for a seminar with Dr. Allison MacKay\, Professor and Chair of Civil\, Environmental\, and Geodetic Engineering at Ohio State University. \nMolecular Tools to Provide Insights into the Fate of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Systems\nABSTRACT: Environmental engineers have long been concerned with the fate of organic contaminants in aquatic systems\, including both natural systems such as lakes and engineered systems such as drinking water treatment plants.  Existing fate prediction models tend to fail for so-called ‘emerging’ contaminants (recently quantified\, unregulated contaminants with suspected toxic activity) because these contaminants undergo more complicated processes in the environment.  We have been exploring how advances in molecular level characterization tools from the pharmaceutical and biochemical sciences may offer new opportunities to understand the underlying mechanisms of contaminant fate processes for contaminants with complex chemical structures.  This presentation will focus on: (i) our applications of computational chemistry tools to obtain insights into the role of electron distributions in positively-charged organic contaminant binding to clays and organic matter in environmental systems\, and (ii) our recent use of high-resolution mass spectrometry to probe alterations of complex organic matter following drinking water treatment processes.  Insights gained from these approaches can lead to refinements of contaminant fate models and ultimately\, better management of aquatic systems. \nBIO: Dr. Allison MacKay is Professor and Chair of Civil\, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering at Ohio State University. Her research program is directed toward the fate of contaminants in engineered and natural aquatic systems. Current project examples include developing better guidance for drinking water plant operators to manage the treatment of toxins from algae in reservoirs\, and integrating advanced molecular computation tools to identify the binding mechanisms of contaminants in sediments and soils. \nShe currently serves on the Board of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. Dr. MacKay holds Doctoral and Master degrees in Environmental Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Engineering Science (Chemical Option) from the University of Toronto.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/molecular-tools-to-provide-insights-into-the-fate-of-organic-contaminants-in-aquatic-systems/
LOCATION:103 Churchill\, 103 Churchill Hall\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T170000
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SUMMARY:Thoughts on Our Future Vision for Structural Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Thoughts on Our Future Vision for Structural Engineering\nFrom the Structural Engineering Institute’s New President\nNortheastern  University Alumni Center\, 6th Floor. \n5PM – 7PM \nJoin us for this Northeastern University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Distinguished Seminar\, hosted by the Northeastern SEI Graduate Student Chapter. \nGlenn Bell\, the Structural Engineering Institute’s New President\, will be delivering remarks at 6pm\, following a 5pm reception. \nABSTRACT: \nA future world where society is increasingly affected by massive population growth\, changing demographics\, scarce resources\, and a planet damaged by human activity presents great opportunities for structural engineers.  Simultaneously massive advances in technology promise to completely disrupt structural engineering as we know it today.   In response to this\, in 2013 the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) created and published A Vision for Structural Engineers and Structural Engineering: A Case for Change\, and has embarked on programs to achieve ambitious goals to bring about exciting change in our profession.  Since 2013 we have made gratifying advances in areas like promotion of performance-based design\, globalization\, and the engagement of the next generation of structural engineers. \nIn 2019 SEI updated its Vision and worked with the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations and the Council of American Structural Engineers to create and collaborate on a joint Vision.  New or enhanced future goals include developing future structural engineers as leaders\, resilience/sustainability\, and achieving greater diversity in our profession.  At the same time ASCE has embarked on an inspiring and thought-provoking Future World Vision to advance all of Civil Engineering. Glenn will report on SEI’s and ASCE’s ambitious plans and offer his own thoughts on initiatives he will stress as SEI’s President.  These include engaging and empowering the next generation of structural engineers\, strengthening the interaction between practice\, research\, and academia\, and reform in structural engineering education. \nBio:\nGlenn Bell’s term as SEI President commenced on 1 October 2019. \nGlenn is a Senior Principal of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger.  He has worked his entire 45-year career at SGH\, in creative structural design and in leading major investigations of structural distress and failure.  He was SGH’s CEO from 1995 through 2016.   Glenn is also Galletly-Dickson Visiting Scholar at the University of Bath in the UK. \nGlenn is a Board Trustee of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) in the UK\, a Director of The Charles Pankow Foundation\, and a Director of the newly formed Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety in the US (CROSS-US).  For his professional leadership Glenn received the 2018 SEI President’s Award and the 2019 SEI Tewksbury Award.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/thoughts-on-our-future-vision-for-structural-engineering/
LOCATION:Alumni Center\, 716 Columbus Ave\, 6th Floor\, Boston\, MA\, 02120\, United States
CATEGORIES:use the department, audience, and topic lists
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190930T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190930T130000
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SUMMARY:Traffic-Based Framework for Measuring the Resilience of Ground Transportation Systems under Normal and Extreme Conditions
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for the first Distinguished Seminar of the semester with Dr. Jesus de la Garza of Clemson University. \nABSTRACT: Ground transportation systems are essential for the mobility of people\, goods and services. Thus\, making sure these systems are resilient to the impact of natural and man-made disasters has become a top priority for engineers and policy makers. One of the major obstacles for increasing the resilience of ground transportation systems is the lack of a measuring framework. Such measuring framework is critical for identifying needs\, monitoring changes\, assessing improvements\, and performing cost-benefit analysis. This research addresses this problem by developing a traffic-based framework for measuring the resilience of ground transportation systems under normal and extreme conditions. The research methodology consisted of: (1) creating a microscopic traffic model of the road under study\, (2) simulating different intrusions and interventions\, and (3) measuring the resilience of the system under the different scenarios using the framework developed. This research expanded the current definition of infrastructure resilience\, which includes the assessment of system performance versus time\, to add a third dimension of resilience for ground transportation system’s applications\, namely: location. This third dimension considers how the system changes along the different locations in the network\, which reflects more accurately the continuous behavior of a ground transportation network. The framework was tested in a 24 km segment of Interstate 95 in Virginia\, near Washington\, D.C. Four hazard conditions were simulated: inadequate base capacity\, traffic incidents\, work zones\, and weather events. Intervention strategies tested include ramp meters and the use of the shoulder lane during extreme events. Public policy was also considered as a powerful intervention strategy. The findings of this research shed light over the current and future resilience of ground transportation systems when subject to multiple hazards\, and the effects of implementing potential interventions. \nBio: Dr. Jesús M. de la Garza is Professor and Chair of the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University.  Prior to joining Clemson\, he was the holder of the Vecellio Endowed Professorship in Construction Engineering and Management at Virginia Tech.  Dr. de la Garza has been inducted into the National Academy of Construction.  He has received the Faculty of the Year award from the ASCE’s student chapter\, ASCE’s Peurifoy Construction Research Award\, ASCE’s Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize\, ASCE’s Best Paper Award from the Technical Council on Computer Practices\, and has been elected to the grade of Distinguished Member of ASCE.  Dr. de la Garza has received CII’s Outstanding Researcher Award\, CII’s Distinguished Professor Award\, CII’s Outstanding Instructor Award and CII’s Richard L. Tucker Award for Leadership and Service.  Dr. de la Garza is a Fellow of the Construction Management Association of America and a Fellow of the Project Management College of Scheduling.
URL:https://cee.northeastern.edu/event/traffic-based-framework-for-measuring-the-resilience-of-ground-transportation-systems-under-normal-and-extreme-conditions/
LOCATION:103 Churchill\, 103 Churchill Hall\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
CATEGORIES:use the department, audience, and topic lists
ORGANIZER;CN="Civil & Environmental Engineering":MAILTO:civilinfo@coe.neu.edu
GEO:42.3387735;-71.0889235
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