Principal Investigator Philip Gschwend
Co-investigators Dara Entekhabi , Colette Heald , Daniele Veneziano , Sallie Chisholm , Elfatih Eltahir , Charles Harvey , Harold Hemond , Ruben Juanes , Ole Madsen , Dennis McLaughlin , Chiang Mei , Janelle Thompson , Jesse Kroll , Benjamin Kocar , Lydia Bourouiba , Heidi Nepf , Roman Stocker
Project Website https://cee.mit.edu/parsons-lab/
The Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has a long history of highly respected water and environmental research. From its inception as a hydrodynamics laboratory in the 1950s, the lab has evolved into a multidisciplinary research center focused primarily on natural waters and the environment.
The well-being, prosperity and sustainability of the human enterprise relies on the functioning of Earth’s natural systems and their complex physical, chemical and biological processes. Water is a central theme in terrestrial, oceanic, atmospheric, agricultural and industrial systems alike.
Environmental Chemistry: Philip Gschwend-environmental organic chemistry Colette Heald-environmental atmospheric chemistry Harold Hemond-environmental chemistry and wetland geochemistry Benjamin Kocar-soil science Jesse Kroll-environmental atmospheric chemistry
Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Coastal Engineering: E. Eric Adams-environmental fluid mechanics and water quality Lydia Bourouiba-fluid mechanics Ole Madsen-fluid mechanics, coastal engineering Chiang Mei-fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics Heidi Nepf-environmental fluid mechanics Roman Stocker-fluid mechanics and microfluidics
Environmental Microbiology: Sallie W. Chisholm-biological oceanography Edward DeLong-microbiology and environmental genomics Martin Polz-environmental microbiology Roman Stocker-fluid mechanics and microfluidics Janelle Thompson-environmental microbiology
Hydrology and Hydroclimatology: Elfatih Eltahir-hydrology and hydroclimatology Dara Entekhabi-hydrology and remote sensing Charles Harvey-hydrogeology, geochemical processes Ruben Juanes-energy resources engineering, CO2 sequestration Dennis McLaughlin-hydrology, data assimilation Daniele Veneziano-stochastic hydrology