Energy, water, and environment

TIAI will participate in a global coalition dedicated to using AI to help combat environmental degradation and climate change.

Tufts engineers, artists, and their collaborators are envisioning a future in which offshore wind turbines are coated with a nutrient-enhanced material to help restore coral reefs.

With new sensors, farmers could use real-time information to manage crop conditions before visible signs of plant stress appear.

A water-quality expert explains how heat, nutrients, and climate change are fueling harmful blooms—and threatening freshwater supplies.

Professor of the Practice Brian Brenner explains what happens when bridges are decommissioned on Boston Public Radio's Curiosity Desk. (Interview begins at 2:24:08)

Louis Berger Chair and Professor Farshid Vahedifard and Ph.D. student Amirali Asadian led a study showing that extreme wildfire statistics require distinct modeling approaches that can more accurately estimate wildfire size and probability of occurrence.

Professor Shafiqul Islam and his team analyzed the hydrology and social narratives surrounding a flood in Bangladesh to help inform effective solutions to flooding and other environmental disasters.

Professors Farshid Vahedifard and Babak Moaveni will study how to better monitor and model important structures that are key to flood protection.

Johnson Lee, A98, a Tufts alumnus and CEO of E Ink Holdings Inc., delivered the 14th Dean’s Lecture where he discussed E Ink’s evolving role in the LCD screen business.