Happening @ Michigan

Sustainable Systems Forum

Influence of Geographic Factors on the Life Cycle Climate Change Impacts of Sustainable Energy Systems

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a valuable tool to measure the cradle-to-grave climate change impacts of sustainable energy systems that are...

NERS Colloquium: Travis Carless, RAND Corporation

Environmental Competitiveness, Passive Safety, Proliferation Considerations for Small Modular Reactors

Speaker: Travis Carless, RAND Corporation...

Michigan China Forum -- Environment Panel

China has experienced significant economic growth in the past few decades but with that has come a reputation for dangerous levels of...

Public Roundtable on Overcoming Challenges to Electric Vehicle Deployment

Hosted by the U-M Energy Institute and Ceres

Ceres and the Energy Institute at the University of Michigan are partnering to host a Public Presentation to discuss policies and...

Optimizing Traffic Signal Control with Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in the Traffic Stream

Lily Elefteriadou

The presentation will discuss on-going work to develop optimization algorithms,...

Agents of Change for Resilient Infrastructure

Thomas O’Rourke

The effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York City and subsequent programs to improve the City’s infrastructure are described in this...

Resolving the water balance of large lake systems

Drew Gronewold

Over the past decade, Dr. Gronewold has led research focused on understanding major components of the hydrologic cycle, with an emphasis on...

NERS Colloquium: Tom Mehlhorn, US Naval Research Laboratory

The Quest for Fusion: Will Modern Computing and Data Help Cut the Gordian Knot?

Eighth Annual Richard K. Osborn Lecture...

No COP-Out: The Path HoMe from the U.N. Climate Talks

Climate Blue Annual Spring Symposium

Join Climate Blue for its annual Spring Symposium in the Palmer Commons Forum Hall for a discussion of the recent international climate...

Using machine learning and internet of things to address the urban water cycle trilemma

Luis Montestruque

City’s water systems are experiencing the pressure of growing populations, shrinking budgets, climate change, and aging infrastructure....

Life-Cycle, Risk, Resilience and Sustainability of Infrastructure

Dan M. Frangopol, Ph.D.

Our knowledge to model, analyze, design, maintain, monitor, manage, predict and optimize the life-cycle performance of structures and...

CJS Noon Lecture Series | Toward the Denuclearized Future: Ruses of Safety Myth and Citizen’s Activisms since the Fukushima Disasters

Katsuya Hirano, Associate Professor of History, UCLA

Since the 3.11 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese government and the nuclear energy industries have been attempting to promote a new...

Modeling and simulation research on human interactions with advanced vehicle technologies

Heejin Jeong

Details TBA...

MiTSO Speaker Series: Workshop on VISSIM Traffic Simulation

Dr. Yiheng Feng

Curious about how traffic engineers simulate a traffic system? Analyze traffic conditions? Evaluate traffic control systems?...

EWRE Seminar

Upmanu Lall

A perspective on nonstationary climate and water risk, its predictability, simulation and on the use of financial instruments to manage such...

NERS Colloquium: Gautam Agrawal, Vision Radiology

NERS and My Accidental Entrepreneurship

Abstract: Opportunities exist in many shapes and forms and how we accept them is often molded by the people and environments around us....

Sustainable Living Experience End of Year Celebration

Mark the end of the year together with celebration! There will be food, fun and opportunities to reflect on our time together this past...

PhD Defense: Haining Zhou

Sparse Functional Expansion Based Method for Solving High-dimensional Uncertainty Quantification Problems and Its Application to the Nuclear Transient Test Reactor (TREAT)

Title: Sparse Functional Expansion Based Method for Solving High-dimensional Uncertainty Quantification Problems and Its Application to the...

Observation in Support of Analysis and Design of RC Structures

Santiago Pujol

The talk describes findings from numerical and experimental research as well as field work focused on the performance of RC structures. It...

PhD Defense: Jipu Wang

Application of the Method of Manufactured Solutions to Verify the Method of Characteristics for Reactor Analysis

Title: Application of the Method of Manufactured Solutions to Verify the Method of Characteristics for Reactor Analysis...

Water risks in agriculture supply chains: Material impacts and mitigation strategies from the food and beverage industry

Jacob London

In the face of mounting stresses on global water supplies, food and beverage companies are increasingly exposed to financial risks...

PhD Defense: Selman Mujovic

The Plasma Water Reactor: A Geometric Approach to Scale Discharges for Water Treatment

Title: The Plasma Water Reactor: A Geometric Approach to Scale Discharges for Water Treatment...

PhD Defense: Alexander Englesbe

Charge Dynamics in Femtosecond Laser Filaments

Title: Charge Dynamics in Femtosecond Laser Filaments...

PhD Defense: Xiao Wu

Tritium Control and Mitigation for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Title: Tritium Control and Mitigation for Advanced Nuclear Reactors Chair: Prof. Xiaodong Sun

PhD Defense: Tony Shin

Fast-Neutron Multiplicity Counting Techniques for Nuclear Safeguards Applications

Title: Fast-Neutron Multiplicity Counting Techniques for Nuclear Safeguards Applications...

Ann Arbor Charging Forward Workshop

Learn about installing electric vehicle charging stations at your business

Ann Arbor businesses— including property owners and managers, retailers and office buildings, government and universities— are invited...

PhD Defense: Steven Exelby

Design, Development, and Experiments on the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier

Title: Design, Development, and Experiments on the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier...

UROP Summer Research Symposium

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program’s culminating event for all students participating in UROP Programs. The event celebrates...

PhD Defense: Jiawei Xia

Title: Interaction Reconstruction in Digital 3-D CdZnTe Under Various Circumstances...

PhD Defense: Nanjun Chen

Understanding of Ion-Solid Interaction and Defect Evolution in Zinc-Blende Structured Materials

TITLE: Understanding of Ion-Solid Interaction and Defect Evolution in Zinc-Blende Structured Materials...

PhD Defense: Andrew McKelvey

Short-pulse Driven Transport Measurements in Dense Plasmas

Title: Short-pulse Driven Transport Measurements in Dense Plasmas...

Bicycling Safety in the Future of Mobility

Fred Feng

Bicycling is an important component of future mobility for its economic, environmental, and health benefits. However, the safety issues of...

ASCE Seminar Series: Sachse Construction

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Sachse Construction, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, offers premium commercial construction services nationwide that deliver projects on...

NERS Colloquium: Todd R. Allen, PhD

Department Welcome

Please join us for the NERS Colloquium Welcome given by Professor Todd Allen, Glenn F and Gladys H Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear...

Smart Stormwater Systems Workshop

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Environmental Research Seminar "Health & Household-Related Benefits of Weatherizing Low-Income Homes & Affordable Multifamily Buildings"

Bruce Tonn, PhD (Bruce Tonn, PhD, Co-Founder & President, Three3, Inc./ThreeCubed)

The federal government, states, and utilities administer programs to improve the energy efficiency of low-income homes and affordable...

Construction Seminar

Branden Clements

Branden is a Project Controls Manager at Barton Malow Company. He has an extensive background working with owners, facility operators,...

PhD Defense: Kenneth Engeling

Micro-Plasma in Porous Media and Dielectric Barrier Discharges with Advanced Agricultural Applications

Title: Micro-Plasma in Porous Media and Dielectric Barrier Discharges with Advanced Agricultural Applications...

Asymmetric interaction on dynamics in network connectivity among agents

Junji Urata

There is an increasing body of literature on understanding the process of evacuation, and it focuses both on people's behavior and...

ASCE Seminar Series: Aristeo

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Aristeo Construction Company has evolved into a full service general contractor offering a comprehensive suite of services across the U.S....

NERS Colloquium: Nicholas Brown, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Nuclear Fuel Safety Research at the University of Tennessee

Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy has been developing nuclear fuel and cladding candidates with potentially enhanced accident...

FocusCEE Info Session

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is a growing engineering field that looks at society, cities, the environment, and technology....

Construction Seminar

Ci-Jyun (Polar) Liang

TBD...

Earthfest!

Earthfest is designed to engage, entertain, and educate University of Michigan students, faculty, and staff on all aspects of...

Connectivity and Automation: Opportunities and Challenges for Transportation Engineering

Dr. Henry Liu

In the last decade, the rapid development of communication technology, coupled with artificial intelligence with big data, had significantly...

ASCE Seminar Series: Turner Construction

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Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. The...

The Fifth Annual Glenn F. Knoll Lecture: Adam Bernstein, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Detection and Measurement of Highly Penetrating Radiation

TITLE: Detection and Measurement of Highly Penetrating Radiation...

Construction Seminar

Maurice Traylor and Catherine Lund

TBD...

Toward Reliable Design of Facility Location: Addressing the Threat of Probabilistic Disruptions

Dr. Yanfeng Ouyang

Dr. Yanfeng Ouyang, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be giving a talk titled "Toward Reliable Design of...