Events

A series of talks on OR-related topics.
For more information see: https://orc.mit.edu/seminars-events/

Join us for a seminar with J-WAFS Visiting Scholar Khalil Walji!

Walji will explore the practical constraints countries face in implementing large-scale ecosystem restoration, with particular attention to the role of productive landscapes in sustaining food systems and water security. Drawing on wo

April 2026 marks the 10th annual Beyond the Cradle: Envisioning a New Space Age—MIT’s flagship event exploring humanity’s future beyond Earth.
For a decade, Beyond the Cradle has brought together space industry leaders, researchers, and visionaries to advance the shared mission of democratizing this

We’re excited to invite you to a seminar featuring Dr. Marc Doyle, who will share his career path from graduate school to industry leadership.



Marc is a chemical industry executive who earned his PhD in electrochemical engineering from UC Berkeley in 1995, where he co-developed the well-known Do

Multielectron Redox for High Energy Density

Battery Cathodes

Rechargeable Li-ion batteries have revolutionized portable energy storage but the limitations imposed by intercalation chemistry, cost associated with precursors of active materials, and critical nature of crucial elements drive the need

The outlook for global energy markets and implications for energy security, competitiveness, and sustainability



Please join the MIT Energy Initiative as we welcome Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.


Current global energy markets face rapid policy shifts, marke

Join us on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 4 pm in the Nexus, Hayden Library, for a talk led by Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental and climate justice activist bringing attention to the largely invisible problem of inadequate waste and water sanitation infrastructure in rural communities in the

Sustainability Connect brings together the community working to create a more sustainable MIT.

Join us for Sustainability Connect: MIT’s annual event for the MIT community focused on climate and sustainability!

Connect with colleagues across MIT (including staff, students and faculty) as we take s

Join us this spring for Day of Climate!

Register today! The event is free, but registration is required to attend.



Join us on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, for the MIT pK-12 Initiative’s second annual Day of Climate at the MIT Museum. The afternoon will be a lively, all-ages celebration focusing