The MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative’s (ESI’s) Seed Grant Program supports novel faculty research that holds potential for significant impact on pressing problems in climate, environment, and sustainability.
The ESI aims to expand and accelerate progress toward environmental solutions in three vital domains:
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Climate Science and Earth Systems
Cities and Infrastructure
Improved Climate Modeling through Machine-learning and Data-driven Approaches
PIs: Paul O’Gorman (Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences), Elfatih Eltahir (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Genetically Engineered Solutions to Environmental Nitrogen Paradoxes
PI: Andrew Babbin (Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences)
Achieving Water Affordability in America’s Shrinking Cities: Solutions for Financial Sustainability and Social Equity
PIs: Lawrence Susskind and Gabriella Carolini (Urban Studies and Planning)
Decarbonized Energy Systems for the New Volpe Cente
PIs: Leslie Norford and Christoph Reinhart (Architecture), David Hsu (Urban Studies and Planning)
Sustainability of Autonomy-enabled Transportation Systems
PIs: Steven Barrett and Sertac Karaman (Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Beneficial Use of Industrial Wastes in the Built Environment
PIs: Elsa Olivetti (Materials Science and Engineering), John Ochsendorf (Civil and Environmental Engineering)