Graduates win Council of University Transportation Centers awards
Alexandre Jacquillat (supervised by Prof. Amedeo Odoni) won the Milton Picarsky Memorial Award for the best dissertation in the field of science and technology in transportation studies. Maite Pena-Alcaraz (co-supervised by Prof. Joseph Sussman) won the Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award for the best dissertation in the field of policy and planning in transportation studies.
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A Path for Climate Change, Beyond Paris
Engineering Systems PhD student Jesse Jenkins quoted in this article on what's next for climate change policy.
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MIT undergrad attends Paris climate talks
Joseff Kolman, who has taken Noelle Selin’s class (in which students review different negotiations that are expected to achieve certain goals) is attending the Paris climate conference.
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MIT students share perspectives on Paris climate talks
The students in Professor Noelle Selin’s ESD.S30 class are following the COP-21 proceedings via webcast, and are blogging and tweeting (#MITCOP21) about them.
READ MOREWhat really drives you crazy about waiting in line (it actually isn’t the wait at all)
Richard Larson (a.k.a. "Dr. Queue") comments on the psychology of waiting in line. (Includes video animation.)
READ MORENations and billionaires pledge money for clean energy
Jessika Trancik quoted in segment on Paris climate summit.
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New climate negotiations could increase use of low-carbon energy technologies
New report by Jessika Trancik and co-authors explores potential impact of anticipated voluntary commitments to greenhouse gas reductions during the 2015 Paris climate negotiations.
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New algorithm accelerates complex modeling
Youssef Marzouk and co-authors develop new algorithm that speeds up complex modeling from days to hours.
READ MOREAlexandre Jacquillat receives two awards at INFORMS
Recent Engineering Systems PhD graduate Alexandre Jacquillat was awarded the George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award and the Transportation Science and Logistics section dissertation prize at INFORMS. His dissertation was entitled, “Integrated Allocation and Utilization of Airport Capacity to Mitigate Air Traffic Congestion,” and was supervised by Prof. Amedeo Odoni.
READ MOREDevavrat Shah and co-authors receive INFORMS award
Devavrat Shah, along with co-authors Vivek Farias of MIT Sloan and Srikanth Jagabathula of NYU Stern, received the Revenue Management and Pricing section prize at INFORMS, for their paper, “A Nonparametric Approach to Modeling Choice with Limited Data.”
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