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ESI’s Seed Grant program supports novel faculty research that holds potential for significant impact on pressing problems in climate, environment, and sustainability.
Improved Climate Modeling through Machine-learning and Data-driven Approaches Genetically Engineered Solutions to Environmental Nitrogen Paradoxes Achieving Water Affordability in America’s Shrinking Cities: Solutions for Financial Sustainability and Social Equity Decarbonized Energy Systems for the New Volpe Center Sustainability of Autonomy-enabled Transportation Systems Beneficial Use of Industrial Wastes in the Built Environment Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tropical Peatlands: Biogeochemical Processes and Mitigation Strategies Opportunities for Mitigating CH4 and other Non-CO2 energy-technology-related GHG Emissions Developing Solutions for Human and Environmental Health Risks Created by Exponentially Increasing Exposures to Lanthanide Metals Fostering Sustainable Consumption in U.S. Cities Improved Management of Common Pool Resources Clearer Skies in Beijing: Collecting and Interpreting Relevant Spatio-temporal Data for Air Quality Assessment Will New Limits on Coal use in China Reduce Toxic Air Pollutants across Asia? Metals and Minerals for the Environment Digging Deep: An Integrated Approach for Assessing the Impacts of Deep-sea Mining
2017 Seed Grants
2017 Research Seed Grants
CLIMATE SCIENCE AND EARTH SYSTEMS
PIs: Paul O'Gorman (Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences), Elfatih Eltahir (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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PI: Andrew Babbin (Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences)
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PIs: Lawrence Susskind and Gabriella Carolini (Urban Studies and Planning)
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PIs: Leslie Norford and Christoph Reinhart (Architecture), David Hsu (Urban Studies and Planning)
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PIs: Steven Barrett and Sertac Karaman (Aeronautics and Astronautics)
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PIs: Elsa Olivetti (Materials Science and Engineering), John Ochsendorf (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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2015 Seed Grants
2015 Research Seed Grants
CLIMATE SCIENCE AND EARTH SYSTEMS
PIs: Charles Harvey, Benjamin Kocar and Martin Polz (Civil & Environmental Engineering), Shuhei Ono and Roger Summons (Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences)
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PIs: Jessika Trancik (Engineering Systems Division), Francis O’Sullivan (MIT Energy Initiative)
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PIs: John Essigmann (Biological Engineering and Chemistry), Bevin Engelward (Biological Engineering), Harold Hemond (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
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PI: Eran Ben-Joseph (Urban Studies & Planning)
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PIs: Dennis McLaughlin (Civil & Environmental Engineering), Parag Pathak (Economics)
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PIs: Marta Gonzalez (Civil & Environmental Engineering) and Jinhua Zhao (Urban Studies & Planning)
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PIs: Valerie Karplus (Sloan) and Noelle Selin (Engineering Systems Division and Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences)
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PIs: Antoine Allanore (Materials Science & Engineering), T. Alan Hatton (Chemical Engineering)
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PIs: Thomas Peacock and Pierre Lermusiaux (Mechanical Engineering), Glenn Flierl (Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences)
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