Seminars

Spring 2026 Seminar Series

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series is an excellent opportunity to learn about exciting projects in the field. Seminars include research and practical topics and are given by alumni, professionals, and academics working in the fields of civil and environmental engineering.

Unless listed otherwise, all Civil and Environmental Engineering seminars are hosted in Robinson Hall, Room 253 at 12:00 PM.
 

Friday, January 23
Title: The Story of the MBTA
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 253
Speaker: Brendan Casey - Project Manager MBTA
 

Friday, January 30
Title: The Challenge to Deliver Quality of Life Improvement Sustainably
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 253
Speaker: Shaffiq Jaffer
 

Friday, February 20
Title: Sensors in Cities – How Variable is Urban Air Quality, and How Can Sensor Networks Support Different Types of Urban Decision Making?
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 253
Speaker: Amy Mueller - Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Northeastern University
 

Friday, March 6
Title: Navigating Equity: Mobility and Access in an Aging Society
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 253
Speaker: Ryan Wang - Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University

Friday, March 27
Title: Engineering in the Middle of a Crisis
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 253
Speaker: Andrew Whelton - Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering and Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Purdue University
 

Friday, April 3
Title: TBA
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 253
Speaker: Professor Paul Dombrowski - Part-time Lecturer, Tufts University, Civil and Environmental Engineering
 

Friday, April 10
Title: Earthquakes and Earthquake Design: A History of Seismic Hazard Modeling and its Role in Seismic Safety Policy in the United States
Location: Robinson Hall, Room 253
Speaker: Andrew Makdisi - Research Civil Engineering, USGS