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Harvard SEAS student Manav Bansal in front of plants

Senior profile: Manav Bansal

May 28, 2025

Bridging environmental engineering and climate activism

Rubber that resists cracking

May 22, 2025

Improved process makes material 10 times stronger

A group of Harvard SEAS students and professors standing on steps in the Science and Engineering Complex

A sustainable future for data centers

May 23, 2024

SEAS students tackle the engineering implications of the ever-increasing need for data centers

Harvard SEAS students Ray Noh, Faith Schmidt and Josh Halberstadt behind a set of rations pouches and a can of pears

Senior project spotlight: Josh Halberstadt, Ray Noh, Faith Schmidt

June 6, 2025

A lightweight group rations pouch for soldiers

AI for power, and power for AI

June 5, 2025

Inaugural symposium unites researchers across SEAS

A green energy facility featuring solar panels, wind turbines, and a building with a prominent recycling symbol on the roof. The facility is surrounded by water and greenery.

Sustainable computing project awarded $12 million from NSF

May 23, 2024

Multi-institution research initiative aims to reduce computing’s carbon footprint by 45% within the next decade

Seven SEAS seniors with dean David Parkes

Seven seniors recognized with Dean’s Awards for outstanding capstone projects

May 20, 2025

Topics include a breathalyzer for detecting lung cancer and a hybrid drone for aerial and underwater travel

Harvard SEAS GSD students Akhil Dayal and Darren Chin in front of rows of potted plants

Designing a better farm-to-market

May 27, 2025

MDE students design AI tools to promote local agriculture

Harvard SEAS alum Yinka Ogunbiyi with president Alan Garber and Innovation Labs staff

Halo Braid wins President’s Innovation Challenge grand prize

May 22, 2025

MS/MBA alum takes home $75,000

Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) is one of the healthiest and most energy-efficient laboratory buildings in the world. It was certified by two international sustainable building programs: the International Living Future Institute (Living Building Challenge Materials, Beauty, and Equit...

Photo gallery: Scenes from the SEAS Sustainability Fair

December 13, 2022

Investing in a sustainable future

July 16, 2020

Climate Change Solutions Fund grants bet on new ideas for the next generation

Office of Facilities - Allston SEC Sustainability Information

Evoking sustainability, striking photo wins top honors

February 19, 2010

Sung Hoon Kang and colleagues place first in the 2009 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge

Physical and Economical Operations of Sustainable Energy Systems

ENG-SCI 215
2025 Fall

Le Xie
Tuesday, Thursday
11:15am to 12:30pm

This course introduces graduate students to operational issues in sustainable electric energy systems. The first part covers basic electrical engineering, optimization, and economic concepts. The second part examines the “modular” view of energy processing components (e.g., generators, transmission ...