Chris Musei-Sequeira, PMP

Chris Musei-Sequeira, PMP

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    New York, New York, United States

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    New York City Metropolitan Area

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    New York, United States

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    New York City Metropolitan Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Cambridge, MA, USA

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Cambridge, MA, USA

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    Cambridge, MA, USA

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    Brussels Area, Belgium

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Activities and Societies: MIT Chapter of Graduation Pledge Alliance, Students for Global Sustainability, MIT Flying Club

    Concurrent Masters Degree with Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro)

    Coordinator, MIT Chapter of Graduation Pledge Alliance, Cambridge, MA, 2007:
    Reestablished the MIT chapter of GPA to encourage graduating students to develop commitments to sustainability. Authored a case study of Graduation Pledge for MIT’s Education Task Force and Graduation Pledge Alliance; the case study was shared with all GPA chapters. Oversaw planning and coordination of two dinner events and a presence at…

    Concurrent Masters Degree with Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro)

    Coordinator, MIT Chapter of Graduation Pledge Alliance, Cambridge, MA, 2007:
    Reestablished the MIT chapter of GPA to encourage graduating students to develop commitments to sustainability. Authored a case study of Graduation Pledge for MIT’s Education Task Force and Graduation Pledge Alliance; the case study was shared with all GPA chapters. Oversaw planning and coordination of two dinner events and a presence at two MIT environmental fairs to introduce the Graduation Pledge concept to students.

    President, MIT Flying Club, Cambridge, MA, 2005 – 2007
    Reestablished and directed this student group to boost MIT community involvement in general aviation; created organizational structure and bylaws. Organized efforts to provide aircraft rides, outings, and reduced-cost access to flight training.

  • Activities and Societies: MIT Chapter of Graduation Pledge Alliance, Students for Global Sustainability, MIT Flying Club

    Concurrent Masters Degree with Technology and Policy Program (TPP)

    Coordinator, MIT Chapter of Graduation Pledge Alliance, Cambridge, MA, 2007:
    Reestablished the MIT chapter of GPA to encourage graduating students to develop commitments to sustainability. Authored a case study of Graduation Pledge for MIT’s Education Task Force and Graduation Pledge Alliance; the case study was shared with all GPA chapters. Oversaw planning and coordination of two dinner events and a presence at two…

    Concurrent Masters Degree with Technology and Policy Program (TPP)

    Coordinator, MIT Chapter of Graduation Pledge Alliance, Cambridge, MA, 2007:
    Reestablished the MIT chapter of GPA to encourage graduating students to develop commitments to sustainability. Authored a case study of Graduation Pledge for MIT’s Education Task Force and Graduation Pledge Alliance; the case study was shared with all GPA chapters. Oversaw planning and coordination of two dinner events and a presence at two MIT environmental fairs to introduce the Graduation Pledge concept to students.

    President, MIT Flying Club, Cambridge, MA, 2005 – 2007
    Reestablished and directed this student group to boost MIT community involvement in general aviation; created organizational structure and bylaws. Organized efforts to provide aircraft rides, outings, and reduced-cost access to flight training.

  • Activities and Societies: MIT Student Pugwash, Design That Matters, Engineers for a Sustainable World

    President, MIT Chapter of Student Pugwash USA, Cambridge, MA, 2004 – 2007
    Directed this student group to promote social responsibility in science and engineering careers. Forged coalitions with other energy- and environment-related student groups. Oversaw fund-raising and planning of events exploring ethical issues in biotechnology, sustainability, nuclear technologies, science-based public policy, and other technical areas.

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) Mentor

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    - Present 10 months

    Education

    Supporting students entering MIT UPOP, a career skills development program for MIT sophomore students.

Publications

  • After Revel's Retreat, Whither the Motorcycle in NYC?

    Streetsblog NYC

    The experience of the Revel e-scooter service showed the need for better safety education. But, with proper rules and encouragement, motorcycles could enhance mobility while reducing the need for cars.

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  • Should We Toll Motorcycles Like SUVs?

    Streetsblog NYC

    With the coming of congestion pricing to Manhattan's Central Business District, we should explore how the choice of vehicle affects congestion. Size matters on crowded streets — and, in this case, smaller is better. Could we reduce congestion even further by incentivizing smaller vehicles, such as motorcycles?

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  • Relationships Between Emissions-Related Aviation Regulations and Human Health

    Presented at the 10th PARTNER Advisory Board Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, March 15, 2008

    Citation: Sequeira, C. (2008). Relationships Between Emissions-Related Aviation Regulations and Human Health. Presented at the 10th PARTNER Advisory Board Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, March 15, 2008.

    Commercial aviation allows the rapid transport of people and goods globally and generates jobs worldwide. This includes the activities of aircraft, ground support equipment, and transport to and from airports. The aviation industry contributes 5.4% of GDP (approximately $640 billion) in the…

    Citation: Sequeira, C. (2008). Relationships Between Emissions-Related Aviation Regulations and Human Health. Presented at the 10th PARTNER Advisory Board Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, March 15, 2008.

    Commercial aviation allows the rapid transport of people and goods globally and generates jobs worldwide. This includes the activities of aircraft, ground support equipment, and transport to and from airports. The aviation industry contributes 5.4% of GDP (approximately $640 billion) in the United States as of 2007 and is also a strong contributor to U.S. exports. Aviation activity is also a source of air emissions, and some emissions have negative impacts on the environment and human health through impacts on local and regional air quality. Specifically, influences on ambient concentrations of tropospheric ozone and particulate matter below 2.5 µm in size (PM2.5) are correlated with incidences of respiratory and cardiovascular illness as well as premature mortality. Because the U.S. demand for aviation may triple by 2025, potentially increasing aviation emissions, an understanding of aviation emissions, air quality impacts, health impacts, and relationships to aviation regulations is critical.

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  • An Assessment of the Health Implications of Aviation Emissions Regulations

    Master's Degree Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Engineering Systems Division. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Citation: Sequeira, C. J. 2008. An assessment of the health implications of aviation emissions regulations. S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Inventories of aircraft emissions from the year 2005 were assessed. It was estimated that aircraft were responsible for 140 to 160 yearly incidences of premature mortality from exposure to ambient PM2.5. Ammonium sulfate concentrations caused 46% to 69% of the incidences, while ammonium nitrate caused 18% to 20%. Organics-related…

    Citation: Sequeira, C. J. 2008. An assessment of the health implications of aviation emissions regulations. S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Inventories of aircraft emissions from the year 2005 were assessed. It was estimated that aircraft were responsible for 140 to 160 yearly incidences of premature mortality from exposure to ambient PM2.5. Ammonium sulfate concentrations caused 46% to 69% of the incidences, while ammonium nitrate caused 18% to 20%. Organics-related volatile primary PM caused 6% - 18%, nonvolatile primary PM caused 5% - 14%, and sulfates-related volatile primary PM caused 0% to 4% of the incidences. A policy strategy that reduces fuel sulfur content to 15 ppm would reduce incidences by 38% and may be cost-beneficial.

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  • Quantifying the relationship between air traffic management inefficiency, fuel burn and air pollutant emissions

    Paper presented at 7th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM 2007, Barcelona, Spain.

    Citation: Ohsfeldt, M., Thrasher, T., Waitz, I., Ratliff, G., Sequeira, C., Thompson, T., Graham, M., Cointin, R., Gillette, W., & Gupta, M. (2007). Quantifying the relationship between air traffic management inefficiency, fuel burn and air pollutant emissions. 234-242. Paper presented at 7th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM 2007, Barcelona, Spain.

    Worldwide air travel demand has increased significantly over the past 30 years, leading to an…

    Citation: Ohsfeldt, M., Thrasher, T., Waitz, I., Ratliff, G., Sequeira, C., Thompson, T., Graham, M., Cointin, R., Gillette, W., & Gupta, M. (2007). Quantifying the relationship between air traffic management inefficiency, fuel burn and air pollutant emissions. 234-242. Paper presented at 7th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM 2007, Barcelona, Spain.

    Worldwide air travel demand has increased significantly over the past 30 years, leading to an increased number of flights, associated delays, fuel consumption, and aircraft air pollutant emissions. Demand for aviation is expected to grow three-fold over the next two decades and could potentially lead to an increase in aviation related emissions of air pollutants. This study quantifies the contribution of aircraft emissions at 148 airports that lie within the air quality non-attainment or maintenance areas to the county-level emissions inventories. We also quantify how inefficiency in air traffic management contributes to increased aircraft-related fuel burn and emissions. A baseline fuel burn and emission inventory is presented, consisting of realistic aircraft operations and including delays due to air traffic management inefficiencies. At most of the evaluated airports (~52%), aircraft emissions are a relatively small contributor (<1%) to county level emissions of the criteria pollutants considered in this analysis. Reducing ground delays can significantly impact those airports with high taxi times, leading to potential airport reductions of between 10% and 25% in fuel burn and emissions. A sample efficiency initiative is used to demonstrate the potential reduction in delays, and hence, in fuel burn and emissions.

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  • Comparing aerodynamic models for numerical simulation of dynamics and control of aircraft

    44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2006-1254, Reno, Nevada

    Citation: Sequeira, Christopher & Willis, David & Peraire, J.. (2006). Comparing Aerodynamic Models for Numerical Simulation of Dynamics and Control of Aircraft. 10.2514/6.2006-1254.

    Stability and control derivatives are routinely used in the design and simulation of aircraft, yet other aerodynamics models exist that can provide more accurate results for certain simulations without a large increase in computational time. In this paper, several aerodynamics models of varying fidelity are…

    Citation: Sequeira, Christopher & Willis, David & Peraire, J.. (2006). Comparing Aerodynamic Models for Numerical Simulation of Dynamics and Control of Aircraft. 10.2514/6.2006-1254.

    Stability and control derivatives are routinely used in the design and simulation of aircraft, yet other aerodynamics models exist that can provide more accurate results for certain simulations without a large increase in computational time. In this paper, several aerodynamics models of varying fidelity are coupled with a six degrees of freedom rigid body dynamics simulation tool to model various geometries under a number of different initial conditions. The aerodynamics models considered are: stability derivatives, strip theory methods, quasi-steady vortex lattice methods, and unsteady panel methods. Through dynamic simulations using a virtual wind tunnel, differences between the various aerodynamics models are examined.

    The simulations that were examined were primarily concerned with the short period mode in the longitudinal direction. Initial examinations were performed on single-surface geometries and showed good agreement between all models. The follow-up simulations of conventional- and canard-type aircraft configurations showed variations due primarily to the inclusion of a wake model for domain vorticity in the vortex lattice and unsteady panel methods. Although dynamics are considered, the simulations performed did not show unsteady aerodynamics effects causing significant differences in short-period responses. This suggests that the quasi-steady approaches traditionally considered are adequate for the majority of stability and control simulations. The use of unsteady panel methods is only required when reduced frequencies increase to the point where Theodorsens lag function contributes significantly to the aerodynamic behavior. This would be the case for high frequency forced flapping flight, but is generally not the case for aircraft.

    Other authors
    • David J. Willis
    • Jaime Peraire
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Courses

  • Duke University - Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act

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  • ExecOnline - Applied Experience Platform

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  • FAA - The National Environmental Policy Act & Air Traffic Applications

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  • HMMH - Airport Noise Control Practices

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  • McKinsey Academy - Black Management Accelerator

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  • Project Management Academy - PMP Certification Training

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  • Strength-Based Winning

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  • The Regulatory Group - Regulatory Drafting and Process

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  • The Shipley Process

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Projects

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Transportation Research Board

    Member, Standing Committee on Environmental Issues in Aviation (AV030)

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  • Project Management Institute (PMI)

    Member

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    Member of one of the world’s best institutions for project management professional development.

  • Project Management Institute (PMI) New York City (NYC) Chapter

    Member

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    Member of the PMI chapter focusing on project management professionals in the New York City region.

  • Community Air Mobility Initiative

    Expert Contributor

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    CAMI Expert Contributor specializing in environmental policy and community engagement for Advanced Air Mobility.

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