Happening @ Michigan

NERS Colloquium: Anna Barnett, University of Sussex, UK

Space: The Ultimate Nuclear Measurements Laboratory

TITLE: Space: The Ultimate Nuclear Measurements Laboratory...

North Campus Sustainability Hour V

Come enjoy lunch while learning more about sustainability!...

Listening & Watch Event: Sustainability and the Environment

The Sustainable Living Experience and Residential College are co-hosting a media festival featuring select podcast and video shorts (4-5...

Sustainable Office Kitchens Workshop

Join the Planet Blue Ambassador program and the Office of Campus Sustainability for a workshop on how to make your office kitchen more...

Foamed Glass Aggregate: An Ultra-Lightweight Fill and Insulation Alternative

Dr. Theresa Andrejack Loux

Foamed Glass Aggregate (FGA) is a lightweight fill and insulation alternative that has been widely used in Europe over the past three...

NERS Colloquium: Rachel Slaybaugh, University of California, Berkeley

Creating the Future of Nuclear Energy

Title: Creating the Future of Nuclear Energy...

Beyond Carbon Neutral Seed Funding Final Outcomes Meeting

As the Energy Institute's Beyond Carbon Neutral Project merges into the Global CO2 Initiative, this mini-symposium will summarize the...

Eliminating the Path to Energy Poverty: Collaborations with the Michigan Energy Waste Reduction Low Income Workgroup

Various

Join the state’s prominent working group on creating solutions for energy challenges facing low-income residents. The Michigan Energy...

Real-Time Sensor Anomaly Detection and Recovery in Connected Automated Vehicle Sensors

Yiyang Wang

Details TBA Yiyang Wang is a PhD candidate in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Michigan.

Advanced Laboratory Testing to Characterize Stiff, Geologically Aged Clays

Richard Jardine

This lecture is part of a webinar series sponsored by International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering....

The answer is blowin' in the wind: Do American attitudes on energy and economic willingness to pay for renewables reflect behavioral outcomes?

Lauren Knapp, PhD

University of Michigan Energy Institute Postdoctoral Seminar...

Research Lab Open House

The Graduate and Undergraduate Student Advisory Councils

Come inside GG Brown and EWRE’s most exclusive doors and “hunt down” its best kept secrets. Make new connections with faculty and...

General Electric Informational Interviews - Ask Us Anything!

General Electric representatives will hold virtual Informational Interviews on Friday, January 25....

Towards Energy Justice: Exploring the Production and Persistence of Residential Urban Energy Disparities

Tony Reames

U.S. government action at the intersection of energy and equity is typically driven by either geopolitical or economic crises that affect...

NERS Colloquium: Jeff Harper, X-Energy

Generation IV Nuclear Reactors: "Liángjī" for Global Nuclear X-energy: A Model for Nuclear Innovation

Title: Generation IV Nuclear Reactors: "Liángjī" for Global Nuclear X-energy: A Model for Nuclear Innovation...

ELPP Lecture Series: Opportunity and Action in Federal Environmental Policy

Doug Parker, President of Earth & Water Law Group

The Trump administration has drastically changed how federal environmental policy is shaped and implemented. Beyond this obvious headline,...

NERS Colloquium: Paul Wilson, University of Wisconsin- Madison

From Individual Neutrons to Fleets of Reactors: Software Tools for Analyzing Complex Nuclear Energy Systems

Title: From Individual Neutrons to Fleets of Reactors: Software Tools for Analyzing Complex Nuclear Energy Systems...

Whole Earth, Fractured Planet: Geohistory, Climate Justice, and the Crisis of Capitalism

Jason Moore, Phd - Binghamton University

“We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Cartoonist Walt Kelly’s iconic poster for the first Earth Day (1970) captured the zeitgeist of...

New Perspectives on Classical Soil Mechanics

Xiong (Bill) Yu, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

The classical soil mechanics has been founded to support practice-driven geotechnical engineering solutions. In terms of fundamental soil...

Future Scenario Modeling to Evaluate the Environmental Impacts of New Technology

Shelie Miller

Estimating environmental impacts of a system at an early design stage provides insights into the overall impact of a new technology and...

NERS Colloquium: Félicie Albert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

X-ray Sources from Laser-Plasma Acceleration: Development and Applications for High Energy Density Sciences

Abstract: Bright sources of x-rays, such as synchrotrons and x-ray free electron lasers (XFEL) are transformational tools for many fields of...

International Climate Change Diplomacy

Professor Jennifer Haverkamp

Join us for a student workshop lunch and conversation with Professor Jennifer Haverkamp discussing about International Climate Change...

On the supply function of ride-hailing systems

Zhengtian Xu

Details TBA Zhengtian Xu is a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan.

Geotechnical Seminar

Sam Swartz & Jake Facey

Conveyance systems for drinking water to major cities are critical infrastructure components. Most systems utilize a combination of...

Instantaneous Airborne Bacteriophage MS2 and Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv) Inactivation by Non-thermal Plasma

Tian Xia

Dr. Tian Xia works in Prof. Herek Clack’s lab and graduated last August as a PhD in Environmental Engineering from UM-CEE. His research is...

NERS Colloquium: Jennifer Uhle, US Nuclear Energy Institute

Jennifer Uhle, PhD...

Mock UNFCCC Climate Negotiations

Join Climate Blue for an exciting event to learn about how global climate negotiations actually take place. Participants will walk through...

Wind-resilient and sustainable architectural engineering

Girma T. Bitsuamlak

Sustainable and wind-resilient building design requires realistic modelling of urban microclimate interaction with building at various...

The 2nd Annual Data for Public Good Symposium

Do you have experience in working alongside community partners in data analysis or program evaluation? Do you want to connect with others...

Litigating Trump's Environmental Deregulation

ELPP Lecture Series: Sean H. Donahue of the law firm Donahue, Goldberg & Weaver, LLP

Please join us for the latest installment of the ELPP Lecture Series, featuring Sean Donahue of the law firm Donahue, Goldberg & Weaver,...

Building a Movement: Climate Action on Campus

The University of Michigan and the City of Ann Arbor must work together in the pursuit of a clean energy future. This is where we start....

Smart city logistics: Trends in sustainable deliveries

Monireh Mahmoudi

Details TBA...

Geomechanics of Sinkholes

Liangbo Hu

Sinkholes pose a major threat to environment, infrastructure, and human safety. They can develop via a cluster of inter-related processes,...

Smith Lecture: Metabolites of the Ocean Carbon Cycle

Mary Ann Moran, University of Georgia

One quarter of all photosynthesis on Earth is cycled through the pool of organic compounds dissolved in seawater. This large and...

Forum on Climate Change & Health -- What the Science Says & What We Can Do

John Balbus (NIEHS); Kim Knowlton (Natural Resources Defense Council & Columbia Univ) with Dean F. DuBois Bowman (UM School of Public Health)

The program includes: a keynote discussion (3:30-5:00 pm) in Forum Hall followed by a reception concluding the event (5:00-6:00 pm). The...

A decentralized game theoretical approach for vehicle platooning under economic concern

Xiaotong Sun

Details TBA Xiaotong Sun is a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan.

Evaluating Site Seismic Parameters for Construction

Larry Jedele

Geotechnical engineers are frequently faced with addressing seismicity issues...

Effects of charging infrastructure and non-electric taxi competition on electric taxi adoption incentives in NYC

Jae Young Jung

Details TBA Jae Young Jung is a technical expert in operations research at the Ford Motor Company.

Geotechnical Seminar

Charles Roarty

Details TBA....

No Victory Without Optimism: Advancing Climate Action in 2019 and Beyond

Christiana Figueres

Architect of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement...

NERS Colloquium: Dr. John E. Kelly, American Nuclear Society

Perspectives on the future of nuclear power in the United States

Title: Perspectives on the future of nuclear power in the United States...

Can We Price Carbon?

And Can We Reduce Emissions Through Taxes or Cap and Trade?

According to the latest IPCC report, the world must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions drastically if it is to keep global warming below...

PhD Defense: Crystal Green

Automated Deformable Mapping Methods to Relate Corresponding Lesions in 3D X-ray and 3D Ultrasound Breast Images

Title: Automated Deformable Mapping Methods to Relate Corresponding Lesions in 3D X-ray and 3D Ultrasound Breast Images...

PhD Defense: Bennett Williams

Applications of Principal Component Analysis for Position-Sensitive Semiconductor Detectors

Title: Applications of Principal Component Analysis for Position-Sensitive Semiconductor Detectors...

Ford Mobility Routing Solutions

Crystal Wang

Details TBA. Crystal Wang is a Routing Product Supervisor for the Ford Motor Company.

Geophysical imaging of bedrock weathering profiles: A case study in the Nepal Himalayas

William Medwedeff and Logan Knoper

This seminar will include two shorter presentations; Mr. William Medwedeff will talk on “Geophysical imaging of bedrock weathering...