Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Projects
- Collaborative Research Network for Global SAF Supply Chain Development
- Environmental Impacts of High Altitude and Space Vehicle Emissions
- Noise Modeling of Advanced Air Mobility Flight Vehicles
- Integrated Noise and CO2 Standard Setting Analysis
- Hydrogen and Power-to-Liquid (PtL) Concepts for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
- Contrail Avoidance Decision Support and Evaluation
- Aircraft Noise Exposure and Market Outcomes in the US
- Improving Policy Analysis Tools to Evaluate Higher-Altitude Aircraft Operations
- Comparative Assessment of Electrification Strategies for Aviation
- Combustion Concepts for the Next-Generation Aircraft Engines
- Aircraft Noise Abatement Procedure Modeling and Validation
- Clean Sheet Supersonic Aircraft Engine Design and Performance
- Naphthalene Removal Assessment
- Analysis to Support the Development of an Engine nvPM Emissions Standards
- Surface Analysis to Support AEDT APM Development
- Airport Surface Movement Optimization
- Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization
- Aircraft Design and Performance Assessment Tool Enhancement
- Development of NAS wide and Global Rapid Aviation Air Quality
- Emissions Data Analysis for CLEEN, ACCESS, and Other Recent Tests
- Worldwide LCA of GHG Emissions from Petroleum Jet Fuel
- Analytical Approach for Quantifying Noise from Advanced Operational Procedures
- Improving Climate Policy Analysis Tools
- Rapid Fleet-wide Environmental Assessment Capability
- Cardiovascular Disease and Aircraft Noise Exposure
- Alternative Jet Fuel Supply Chain Analysis
Lead Investigators
Publications
- Block 2 Procedure Recommendations for Boston Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction
- Advanced Procedure Noise Model Validation using Airport Noise Monitor Networks
- Delayed Deceleration Approach Procedure Noise Modeling Validation using Noise Measurements and Radar Data
- Modeling of Delayed Deceleration Approaches for Community Noise Reduction
- Evaluation of the Impact of Transport Jet Aircraft Approach and Departure Speed on Community Noise
- Modeling, Assessment, and Flight Demonstration of Delayed Deceleration Approaches for Community Noise Reduction
- Advanced Operational Procedure Design Concepts for Noise Abatement.
- Approach for Representing the Aircraft Noise Impacts of Concentrated Flight Tracks
- Block 1 Procedure Recommendations for Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction
- Marginal Climate and Air Quality Costs of Aviation Emissions
- Evolution of Sectoral Emissions and Contributions to Mortality From Particulate Matter Exposure in the Asia-Pacific Region Between 2010 and 2015
- Aircraft Noise Modeling of Dispersed Flight Tracks and Metrics for Assessing Impacts
- Framework for Analyzing Aircraft Community Noise Impacts of Advanced Operational Flight Procedures
- Capturing Aromaticity in Automatic Mechanism Generation Software
- SCOPE11 Method for Estimating Aircraft Black Carbon Mass and Particle Number Emissions
- Using Dynamic Relative Climate Impact Curves to Quantify the Climate Impact of Bioenergy Production Systems Over Time
- Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Costs of Production of Diesel and Jet Fuel from Municipal Solid Waste
- Preliminary Development and Flight Trials of a Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization Decision Support Tool
- Data-Driven Flight Procedure Simulation and Noise Analysis in a Large-Scale Air Transportation System
- Enhancing Aircraft Fuel Burn Modeling on the Airport Surface
- Aviation CO2 Emission Reductions from the Use of Alternative Jet Fuels
- An Intercomparative Study of the Effects of Aircraft Emissions on Surface Air Quality
- Modeling Performance and Noise of Advanced Operational Procedures for Current and Future Aircraft
- Analytical Approach for Quantifying Noise from Advanced Operational Procedures
- Bioenergy and its Use to Mitigate the Climate Impact of Aviation
- Scenario based lifecycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum-derived transportation fuels in 2050
- Investigation of Aircraft Approach and Departure Velocity Profiles on Community Noise
- Development of Rapid Fleet-Wide Environmental Assessment Capability
- Stochastic techno-economic analysis of alcohol-to-jet fuel production
- The Costs of Production of Alternative Jet Fuel: A Harmonized Stochastic Assessment
- Optimal Control of Airport Pushbacks in the Presence of Uncertainties
- Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization Implemented in a Pilot Decision Support Tool
- Delayed Deceleration Approach Noise Assessment
- Environmental and Economic Assessment of Transportation Fuels from Municipal Solid Waste
- Impact of Aviation on Climate: FAA’s Aviation Climate Change Research Initiative (ACCRI) Phase II
- An Inter-comparative Study of the Effects of Aircraft on Surface Air Quality
- Aviation Environmental Policy and Issues of Timescale, Chapter 3
- Cruise Fuel Reduction Potential from Altitude and Speed Optimization in Global Airline Operations
- Black Carbon Emissions Reductions from Combustion of Alternative Jet Fuels
- Air Pollution and Early Deaths in the United States. Part II: Attribution of PM2.5 Exposure to Emissions Species, Time, Location and Sector
- Fuel Efficiency Benefits and Implementation Considerations for Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization in the National Airspace System
- Demonstration of Reduced Airport Congestion through Pushback Rate Control
- Commercial Airline Altitude Optimization Strategies for Reduced Cruise Fuel Consumption
- Methods for Assessing the Impacts of Aviation Environmental Policies on Public Health
- A Decision Support Tool for the Pushback Rate Control of Airport Departures
- Dynamic Control of Airport Departures: Algorithm Development and Field Evaluation
- Commercial Airline Speed Optimization Strategies for Reduced Cruise Fuel Consumption
- Airport Characterization for the Adaptation of Surface Congestion Management Approaches
- Development of a Response Surface Model of Aviation’s Air Quality Impacts in the United States
- Dynamic Control of Airport Departures: Algorithm Development and Field Evaluation
- Design, Testing and Evaluation of a Pushback Rate Control Strategy
- Demonstration of Reduced Airport Congestion through Pushback Rate Control
- Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Aircraft Noise and Emissions