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Chasing Coral
Dava Newman, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Jan/25 | Thu | 07:00PM-09:00PM | 35-225, Open to the public |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Join us for a special screening of the original documentary Chasing Coral and witness a journey to reveal how the greatest impact of Earth’s changing climate may be hidden beneath the surface of our oceans. There is inspiring work being done around the world to protect and preserve Earth's marine ecosystems. Take the first step to be a part of this great transformation.
Plot Synopsis:
Chasing Coral taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a self-proclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse camera to record bleaching events as they happen. Unfortunately, the effort is anything but simple, and the team doggedly battles technical malfunctions and the force of nature in pursuit of their golden fleece: documenting the indisputable and tragic transformation below the waves. With its breathtaking photography, nail-biting suspense, and startling emotion, Chasing Coral is a dramatic revelation that won’t have audiences sitting idle for long.
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6fHA9R2cKI
Learn more at: http://www.chasingcoral.com/
Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics, Environmental Solutions Initiative
Contact: Jeremy Stroming, (425) 466-7759, stroming@mit.edu
Decision Support Models for Low-Carbon Electric Power Systems
Karen Tapia-Ahumada, Research Scientist
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Jan/16 | Tue | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/17 | Wed | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/18 | Thu | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/19 | Fri | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/22 | Mon | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/23 | Tue | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/24 | Wed | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/25 | Thu | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
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Jan/26 | Fri | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E51-376, Bring your laptop. |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Also available for credit as IDS.S31.
This 9-session intensive activity presents power system analysis techniques that will help in modeling and understanding the role of electric power systems in a carbon-constrained economy. The massive deployment of intermittent renewables, the anticipated surge of active demand response or the development of smart grids are among the challenges that have to be faced by the mathematical models for optimization, analysis and simulation of the complex decision making processes in power systems. Apart from a theoretical description of the models, the instructors will provide the students with a collection of prototypes that will allow them to run study cases and to understand the effect of the different mathematical formulations on the outcomes. The use of these models in some real-world applications will also be presented.
Part I: Models for the short term
1. Introduction to power systems.
2. Optimal power flow in electricity networks & nodal pricing.
3. Unit commitment of generation plants with RES
Part II: Models for the medium term
4. Mid-term hydro-thermal coordination
5. Modeling the behavior of participants: equilibrium models.
Part III: Stochastic short and mid-term models
6. Stochastic unit commitment of generation plants
7. Mid-term stochastic hydro-thermal coordination
Part IV: Models for the long term
8. Generation expansion planning.
9. Expansion of electricity transmission networks
Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division, MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Karen Tapia-Ahumada, katapia@mit.edu
DIY Sustainability With UA Sustain
Rebecca Grekin
Enrollment: please email ua-sustainability-outreach@mit.edu to confirm your spot!
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Come join members of the Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability learn how to make DIY projects that will help you live life more sustainably!
Projects include:
Come learn how to make reusable sandwich containers from milk jugs! They're light enough to carry anywhere, easy to clean, and you'll always have a way to take advantage of left over free food!
Can't get that last bit of chapstick out? Don't worry! Save money and learn how to make your own chapstick (and reuse your old chapstick/lipstick containers along the way).
Come spend some fun time with your fellow students trying to give your old career fair t shirts a new life! The lesson includes introduction to sewing and making an awesome and sustainable bag. You’ll be take on confidently torn shirts and buttons after this class!
Dryer sheets can't be reused and have toxins in them that can get on your skin. Learn how to make dryer balls to use instead of dryer sheets. They are safe, and you can reuse them for up to 5 years!
Limited to 30 participants, please email UA-Sustainability-Outreach@MIT.edu to confirm your spot!
Sponsor(s): Undergraduate Association
Contact: Rebecca Grekin, RGREKIN@MIT.EDU
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Jan/10 | Wed | 07:30PM-08:30PM | Location TBD |
Come learn how to make reusable sandwich containers from milk jugs! They're light enough to carry anywhere, easy to clean, and you'll always have a way to take advantage of left over free food!
Ava Waitz
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Jan/17 | Wed | 07:30PM-08:30PM | Location TBD |
Can't get that last bit of chapstick out? Don't worry! Save money and learn how to make your own chapstick (and reuse your old chapstick/lipstick containers along the way).
Vivian Song
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Jan/24 | Wed | 07:30PM-08:30PM | Location TBD |
Come spend some fun time with your fellow students trying to give your old career fair t shirts a new life! The lesson includes introduction to sewing and making an awesome and sustainable bag. You'll be take on confidently torn shirts and buttons after this class!
Rebecca Grekin
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Jan/31 | Wed | 07:30PM-08:30PM | Location TBD |
Dryer sheets can't be reused and have toxins in them that can get on your skin. Learn how to make dryer balls to use instead of dryer sheets. They are safe, and you can reuse them for up to 5 years!
Valerie Muldoon
EarthHack: An Environmental Hackathon
Dava Newman, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Jan/26 | Fri | 09:00AM-05:00PM | 33-116, Bring your laptop, charger, and best ideas. |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/24
The Earth is at a tipping point. The decisions we make and actions we take in the next 10 years will affect the next 1000 years. Join us on Friday, January 26th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in 33-116 for a hackathon event to generate technology and design based solutions to Earth's environmental and climate challenges. We are driven by these questions:
We're rethinking the ways people engage with the overwhelming amount of climate and environmental information, and we'd love your help. At EarthHack, you'll collaborate with students, faculty, & professionals: spending the day brainstorming and designing. Meals will be provided. You can continue working with our team to use these solutions to transform environmental engagement. Top ideas will receive support to turn them into reality!
REGISTER HERE: EarthHack
Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Jeremy Stroming, stroming@mit.edu
Fundamentals of Science and Technology Public Policy Making: MIT Sci/Tech Policy Bootcamp
William Bonvillian, Director, MIT DC Office
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/11
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants should attend all sessions but it is not mandatory
Examines the public policy behind, & the government's role in science and technology-based innovation system. Emphasis placed on US S&T system, but international examples discussed. Seminar aims to equip those planning careers in and around science and technology with basic background for involvement in science policymaking.
Issues: 1) drivers behind S&T support: growth economics, direct, indirect innovation factors, innovation systems theory, the "valley of death" between R&D and public-private partnership models; 2) organizing framework behind US science agencies, and the DARPA model as an alternative; 3) how innovation is organized when it's face-to-face; 4) barriers and challenges to health science advance; 5) the energy technology challenge - how the science/tech innovation system needs to be organized to meet it within an existing and established complex economic sector; and 6) upcoming competitiveness challenge in advanced manufacturing.
Undergraduate and graduate students from all schools are welcome
Enrollment is limited. Accepted students MUST commit to attend all sessions to earn a spot in the class
Please fill out this web form by December 11 to participate in activity:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHxJYVN_x8SbOIn6CWYprfZqGDwezqPyOlSTtGGK27CHC-VQ/viewform
Sponsor(s): Political Science, MIT Science Policy Initiative
Contact: Quantum Wei, qwei@mit.edu
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Jan/22 | Mon | 09:00AM-03:00PM | 56-114 |
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Jan/23 | Tue | 09:00AM-03:00PM | 56-114 |
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Jan/24 | Wed | 09:00AM-03:00PM | 56-114 |
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Jan/25 | Thu | 09:00AM-03:00PM | 56-114 |
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Jan/26 | Fri | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 56-114 |
Health and Safety Issues of Nanomaterials
Marilyn Hallock, Susan Leite, Iraj Aalaei
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Feb/01 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:30PM | N52-496 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
The exciting field of nanotechnology is creating the next industrial revolution in engineering. It is also creating the new field of nanotoxicology. Are nanoparticles more toxic than dust particles we normally work with? Could carbon nanotubes possibly be the next asbestos? Come find out what we know and don't know and how to work safely in your laboratory with nanomaterials. No prerequisite.
Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Marilyn Hallock, N52-496, x3-0344, hallock@mit.edu
MIT Green Labs
Niamh Kelly, EMP Officer, EHS Office, Pam Greenley, Associate Director, EHS Office, Lisa Anderson, Postdoctoral Associate
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Jan/30 | Tue | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 76-659 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 40 participants
Informational session about MIT's Green Labs Program. Will include details on the assessment process for certification, participating in the LEAC energy assessment program and review information on lab recycling.
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-green-labs-information-session-tickets-39942980530
Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office, Department of Facilities, Office of Sustainability
Contact: Niamh Kelly, niamhk@mit.edu
MIT Joint Program 2018 IAP Lectures and Talks
Sika Gazanku, SM Candidate in Technology and Policy
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
The Mit Joint Program talks will start with an overview of climate science and the economics of climate changes. The second day, we will learn about the mechanism of the climate system and how the weather relates to climate change. The policy of climate change will take us to the challenges of designing a global climate policy that is effective in terms of cost and implementation. Here we will learn how political values drive climate policy.
Three of our speakers decided to take on the challenging task of predicting what the weather would be like decades from now by looking at certain processes of the climate.
Our final session will explore the costs and competitiveness of various energy generation technologies in a low-carbon future.
Please use the following lik to sign-up
You can sign-up for all the courses or just select the courses that you would like to attend. These are non-credit courses.
SING-UP HERE
Sponsor(s): Joint Program/Science and Policy of Global Change
Contact: Dimonika Bray, E19-411R, 617 324-7375, DBIZI@MIT.EDU
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Jan/16 | Tue | 05:30PM-06:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
An overview of climate science: what comprises climate, relevant factors in climate system, how climate has changed in the past versus how it is changing now.
Ellen Lalk, Meghana Ranganathan - Physicist
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Jan/16 | Tue | 06:30PM-07:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
In order to address climate change, policy makers must be able to address the economics of implementation, risk uncertainty, and information assessment. This session will give a brief overview of these tools and their relationship to the foundation of climate policy.
Sika Gazanku - SM Candidate in Technology and Policy, Anthony Fratto Olyler
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Jan/17 | Wed | 05:30PM-06:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
Climate feedbacks and tipping points
Embedded within the climate system are many nonlinear feedback systems and possible tipping points in the climate system, making prediction of future climate difficult. We will discuss such mechanism of the climate system, Earth system models; role of clouds, oceans, land cover, and biology in the climate system, and how extreme weather relates to climate change.
Ali Ramadhan, Warittha Panasawatwong
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Jan/17 | Wed | 06:30PM-07:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
A global perspective
Political values and priorities drive climate policy. In this session, we will use examples from the European Union and African countries to highlight the very real challenges of designing effective climate policy.
Sika Gazanku - SM Candidate in Technology and Policy, Anthony Fratto Olyler
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Jan/18 | Thu | 05:30PM-06:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
When weather forecasting is difficult enough
The weather in a few days can be difficult to predict, especially with certain processes such as thunderstorms. So how can we trust climate projections over several decades? We'll discuss the similarities and differences between predicting next week's weather and the climate in 2100 and how they allow us to make confident climate projections.
Ali Ramadhan, Warittha Panasawatwong
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Jan/18 | Thu | 06:30PM-07:30PM | Bldg E51, Room 325 |
The role of energy efficiency
Local governments are uniquely positioned to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This discussion will review policies and programs in energy efficiency and their important role in mitigating climate change.
Philip Eash-Gates - Director of Projects for CVAL Innovations
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Jan/19 | Fri | 05:30PM-06:30PM | bldg E51, Room 325 |
This section will explore the costs and competitiveness of various energy generation technologies (including fossil-fuels, renewables, nuclear, and newer technologies) in a low-carbon future and give participants tools to be able to analyze other technologies. Included in this discussion will be topics on intermittency, energy storage, and distributed generation.
Jessica Farrell
PURPOSE LAB: DISCOVERING YOUR PURPOSE
Ashley Heacock
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs
Are you one of the crazy ones who wants to bring change to your community? Are you searching for your purpose in life and hoping to reach your potential? You’ve come to the right place!
Purpose Lab is a two-day workshop where we will ask the questions: Who am I, Why am I here, and What can WE do together?
With the help of experienced coaches from Harvard and MIT, you will be pushed to examine yourself and the world in new and exciting ways, leading you on your path towards a more purpose-filled life. You will come away from this workshop with a commitment to action and a renewed sense of self. You will feel empowered, be more connected and aware, and be ready to take the next step towards creating a world that works for more people.
Day 1 will entail discovering your purpose, and Day 2 will explore fulfilling your purpose. Sign up for one or both days.
Apply by 01/07/2018 using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/UPjMkDspoDmF20Cn2
Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: Ashley Heacock, ashleyheacock@gmail.com
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Jan/20 | Sat | 10:00AM-05:00PM | E62-233 |
Ashley Heacock
PURPOSE LAB: FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE
Ashley Heacock
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs
Are you one of the crazy ones who wants to bring change to your community? Are you searching for your purpose in life and hoping to reach your potential? You’ve come to the right place!
Purpose Lab is a two-day workshop where we will ask the questions: Who am I, Why am I here, and What can WE do together?
With the help of experienced coaches from Harvard and MIT, you will be pushed to examine yourself and the world in new and exciting ways, leading you on your path towards a more purpose-filled life. You will come away from this workshop with a commitment to action and a renewed sense of self. You will feel empowered, be more connected and aware, and be ready to take the next step towards creating a world that works for more people.
Day 1 will entail discovering your purpose, and Day 2 will explore fulfilling your purpose. Sign up for one or both days.
Apply by 01/07/2018 using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/UPjMkDspoDmF20Cn2
Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: Ashley Heacock, ashleyheacock@gmail.com
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Jan/21 | Sun | 10:00AM-05:00PM | E62-233 |
The Future of Climate Policy: Experts Discuss Carbon Pricing in Massachusetts
Wilbur Li, Claire Halloran
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Jan/25 | Thu | 04:00PM-06:00PM | 32-123 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
Sign-up: https://goo.gl/forms/2v6xoQJ5HfzsPwIo2
Did you know Massachusetts is at the forefront of climate policy, with a chance to lead the nation in implementing carbon pricing legislation?
Experts across the political spectrum agree that putting a fee on carbon pollution is the most cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, incentivizing a flexible shift toward clean energy. Right now, two bills moving through the Massachusetts state legislature could bring carbon pricing to our state.
Come join MIT Climate Action for a panel discussion on climate policy and carbon pricing in Massachusetts, featuring leading voices on the issue from politics and academia. Bertucci's pizza will be served at a reception following the talk. Our panelists are:
* Sen. Michael Barrett, author of MA carbon pricing bill
* Rep. Jennifer Benson, author of MA carbon pricing bill
* Prof. John Reilly, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
* Prof. Christopher Knittel, MIT Sloan economics
* Dr. Marc Breslow, research and policy director for Climate XChange
* Prof. Janelle Knox-Hayes, MIT urban studies and planning
See you there!
Contact: Ben Harpt, benharpt@mit.edu
Waste management 101: Where Does Our Trash Go?
Hugo Uvegi, Karine Ip
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
This 3-day session will run through the end-of-life treatment of all types of waste--trash, recycling, and compost--following their path from the trash receptacle to their ultimate end.
By the end, you will walk away with a greater awareness and understanding of materials as they run through the disposal and recycling parts of their lifecycle.
RSVP is required by January 16, 2018.
Please RSVP here:
https://goo.gl/forms/soTBM2WNIWRS9Axg2
Day 1 & 2 will focus on the ins and outs of waste streams in our MIT community and beyond. Speakers will address the situation regarding MIT waste, household waste and current waste research.
Day 3 of this course will be an interactive brainstorming session on what it takes to bring innovative ideas to fruition in the waste space.
When: Tue. Jan 23 - Thu. Jan 25, 2018
1-4pm each day
Where: 4-265
Sponsor(s): MIT Waste Alliance, Graduate Student Council
Contact: Karine Ip, KARINEIP@MIT.EDU
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Jan/23 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 4-265 |
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Jan/24 | Wed | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 4-265 |
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Jan/25 | Thu | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 4-265 |
Hugo Uvegi, Karine Ip
Water Management for Future Climate Scenarios
Andi Sutton, Communications and Program Manager, J-WAFS
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Jan/31 | Wed | 03:30PM-05:00PM | E51-095, Light refreshments provided |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Water quality and water supply reliability are challenged by climate change in ways that affect livelihoods and ecosystems alike. In fact, climate’s influence on water can already be seen through declining groundwater recharge; increased sedimentation and water contamination; intensified droughts, as well as many other indicators. While examples of these challenges manifest at an increasing rate across the globe, demand for water rises as well. Given the short- and long-term uncertainty and regional-differences in ways climate affects water systems, what is to be done? Join the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) for a panel that features research by MIT graduate students and postdocs that addresses this challenging water management issue.
Presenters include:
Sarah Fletcher, PhD candidate, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, and 2017-2018 Rasikbhai L. Meswani Fellow for Water Solutions
Julian Koelbel, Postdoc, Sloan School of Management
Cristina Logg, MCP candidate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Cindy Noe, MPA/MBA candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Sloan School of Management
Tyler Swingle, M.Arch candidate in the Department of Architecture
Panel moderated by Janelle Heslop, dual degree SM/MBA candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Sloan School of Management
Sponsor(s): Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Sec Lab
Contact: Andi Sutton, E70-1283, 617 715-4222, ARSUTTON@MIT.EDU
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