Prof. Desiree Louise Plata
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Co-Director, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium
Primary DLC
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
MIT Room:
48-423
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Environmental Chemistry
Environmentally and Economically Sustainable Design
Industrially-Important Processes and Materials
Energy Technologies (Fossil and Low-Carbon)
Advanced Materials Synthesis and Manufacture
Environmentally and Economically Sustainable Design
Industrially-Important Processes and Materials
Energy Technologies (Fossil and Low-Carbon)
Advanced Materials Synthesis and Manufacture
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Projects
September 24, 2021Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Plata Lab: Environmental Sustainability
Principal Investigator Desiree Plata
August 3, 2020MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC)
Principal Investigators Anantha Chandrakasan , Desiree Plata , Elsa Olivetti
May 14, 2019Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringMaterials for Carbon Sequestration
Principal Investigator Desiree Plata
May 14, 2019Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringEnergy and Water Resources: Searching for Synergy in Natural Gas Extraction
Principal Investigator Desiree Plata
May 14, 2019Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringPhotochemical Transformations of Nanomaterials in Natural Systems
Principal Investigator Desiree Plata
May 14, 2019Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringNovel Techniques for Detecting Nanomaterials in the Environment
Principal Investigator Desiree Plata
May 14, 2019Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringImproving Resource Use in Carbon Nanotube Synthesis
Principal Investigator Desiree Plata
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Video
11.15-16.23-RD-Plata
The Race to Mitigate Methane Emissions Methane Research Takes on New Urgency at MIT
Desiree Plata
Gilbert W. Winslow (1937) Career Development Professor in Civil Engineering;
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering4.13.22-Build.nano-Desiree-Plata
Desirée Plata
Winslow Career Development Professor, Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering2022-Japan-Desiree-Plata
Desirée Plata
Winslow Career Development Professor, Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringDesirée Plata - 2019 RD Conference
Simultaneous optimization of environmental and technical performance in materials and process design
Delayed optimization of environmental metrics in material design and industrial practice can lead to costly redesign and remediation needs. Higher-throughput environmental assessment tools and predictive strategies may help guide design for more economically and environmentally sustainable industrial process and practices. Plata will discuss specific examples from oil and gas development, nanomaterial synthesis, and recent efforts in improved polymers and plastics for environmental compatibility.
2019 MIT Research and Development Conference
