HMEI-STEP Fellows

All HMEI-STEP Fellows

• Sun, Emily Wei-Hsin

  ‘19 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Predicting Soil Carbon Flux in Response to Small-Scale Amendments for Integration into Climate Policy Frameworks

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Tim Searchinger

  Thesis Topic

  Flow of Water and Organics Through Mineral Nanopores

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Ian Bourg

• Alexander, Celeste

  ‘12 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Anthropology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The Production and Reception of Expert Knowledge Practices in a Tanzanian Wildlife Management Area

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

  Thesis Topic

  An Ethnography of Community Engagement with Conservation and Development in a Tanzanian Wildlife Management Area

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Joao Biehl

• Anand, Shashank

  ‘21 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Indicators of Soil Erosion and Landscape Sustainability with Implications for Land-Use Policy

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Simon Levin

  Thesis Topic

  Landscape Dynamics as a Co-Evolution of Ecohydrological and Geomorphological Processes

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Amilcare Porporato

• Baldwin, Jane

  ‘15 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Correlated Risk of Climate Extremes with Global Warming and its Implications for Catastrophe Insurance

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Climate Drivers and Environmental Sensitivity of Arid Regions in Asia

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Gabriel Vecchi

• Berg, Alexander

  ‘16 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Electrical Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Patent Internalization and Renewables Specialization in Emerging Economies

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  James Sturm

• Blaisdell-Pijuan, Paris

  ‘20 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Electrical Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Assessing Routes to Clean Hydrogen: Meeting the Norwegian Hydrogen Demand with Hydropower

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Infrared Catalysis and Hydrogen

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Claire Gmachl

• Brunner, Claudia

  ‘19 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Offshore Wind Energy in the United States — From Burgeoning Technology to Competitive Market Force?

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Alex Glaser

  Thesis Topic

  Unsteady Airfoil Aerodynamics with Applications to Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Marcus Hultmark

• Chua, Glen

  ‘21 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Ways to Mitigate Potential Risks of a Hydrogen Economy from a Chemistry-Climate Perspective

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Studying the Climate and Composition Impacts and Feedbacks of Methane Emissions in a Chemistry-Climate Model

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Larry Horowitz

• Chung, Maya

  ‘22 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Integrating Climate and Disease Modeling to Forecast Airborne-disease Risk

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Bryan Grenfell, Jessica Metcalf

  Thesis Topic

  Effects of Sea-surface Salinity and Climate Change on the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Gabriel Vecchi

• Conley, Joe

  ‘02 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  History

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Emission trading for mercury? Addressing the 'hot spot' problem.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Environmentalism contained: A history of corporate responses to the environmental movement.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Daniel Rodgers

• Dalin, Carole

  ‘12 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Productivity in China Through Water Management and Agricultural Policies

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  The Transfer of Water Resources through the Trade of Water-Intensive Products, or “Virtual Water Trade”.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe

• Debats, Stephanie

  ‘13 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Reducing Crop Yield Losses through Improved Food Security Forecasts and Agricultural Land-Use Policies

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Crop Yield Variability in Dryland Agricultural Systems

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Kelly Caylor

• Deng, Hang

  ‘12 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Incorporation of CCS – and Nuclear Energy Related Risks in Current Energy Economic Model and its Implications to Energy Policy

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Evaluation of Caprock Integrity and its Evolution Due to Brine-CO2-rock Interactions

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Catherine Peters

• Deutsch, Curtis

  ‘00 PEI RISE Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Oceanic iron fertilization and N2O production: global warming feedbacks.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Bradford

  Thesis Topic

  Marine nitrogen cycle.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Jorge Sarmiento

• Dreyfus, Gabrielle

  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Geosciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Assessing the validity and implications of using MIS 11 as an analog for the unperturbed Holocene

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Ice core paleoclimatology using the composition of trapped air.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Jean Jouzel

• Duguid, Andrew

  ‘03 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Risk assessment of CO2 leakage through abandoned wells.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  CO2 leakage through abandoned wells.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Michael Celia

• Edwards, David

  ‘03 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Chemistry

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Metal Risk in the environment: the Waste Minimization Prioritization Tool (WMPT)

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Valerie Thomas

  Thesis Topic

  Molecular studies of siderophore complexes in aqueous solution.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Satish Myneni

• Edwards, Ryan

  ‘15 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Exploring Environmental Policy and Regulation of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Internationally

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Environmental Impacts and Opportunities of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Michael Celia

• Egleston, Eric

  ‘05 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The role of mechanistic models in regulatory risk assessment.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Trace metal accumulation in diatoms.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Francois Morel

• Ellis, Brian

  ‘09 PEI RISE Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Investigation of the impact of carbon dioxide gas stream purity regulations on competitiveness of CCS technologies in the energy market.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Geologic carbon sequestration–Investigation of brine acidification and ensuing water-rock interactions.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Catherine Peters

• Escarra, Matthew

  ‘09 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Electrical Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The implementation and use of remote measurements tovalidate CO2 Emissions reductions.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  High performance quantum cascade lasers for spectroscopic applications.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Claire Gmachl

• Feng, Kairui

  ‘20 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Empiric and Diagnostic Policies to Tame Hurricane and Climate Change Risks

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Adaptive Decision-Making for Infrastructure-Human Systems Affected by Hurricanes and Climate Change

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Ning Lin

• Finke, Kelly

  ‘23 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Enabling Community-based Approaches for Lasting Cultural Change: A Department Climate Pledge System for Academic Institutions

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Elke Weber

  Thesis Topic

  Cultural Evolution and Rapid Cultural Transitions

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Corina Tarnita

• Frazer, Michelle

  ‘16 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Policy Implications of Regional Climate Responses to Stratospheric Aerosol Albedo Modification

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer, Robert Socolow

  Thesis Topic

  Toward Understanding the Role of Clouds in the Climate System

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Yi Ming

• Frye, Lucas

  ‘22 Kelley Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Chemistry

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Groundwater Depletion and Climate Migration in the High Plains

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Hydrogen Atom Transfer at Macrocyclic Metal Catalysts

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  John Groves

• Fuller, Emma

  ‘14 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The Ecosystem Effects of Individual Transferable Quotas in US West-Coast Commercial Fisheries

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

  Thesis Topic

  Social-Ecological Systems, Fisheries, Foraging Theory

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Simon Levin

• Ganguly, Aahana

  ‘13 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Chemistry

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Responsible Regulation of Engineered Nanomaterials under Risk Uncertainty: Evaluation of the Toxic Substances Control Act

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Surface Science Studies on Nanoparticle Catalysts

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Steven Bernasek

• Gerlein, Cynthia

  ‘14 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Understanding the Impacts of Policy on Reducing Deforestation in Tropical Forests

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Ecohydrology

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Kelly Caylor

• Gregory, Nathan

  ‘04 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The role of anthropogenic fire and livestock grazing in East African Savannas.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Emmanuel Kreike

  Thesis Topic

  The role of anthropogenic Fire and Livestock Grazing in sustaining avian diversity in East Aftican Savannas

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

• He, Xiaogang

  ‘17 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Incorporation of Human Dimensions into the Hydrological Model and its Implications to Policy-Making for Drought Adaptation in California

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Flood and Drought Risk Assessment

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Eric Wood

• Helm, Jermiah

  ‘00 PEI RISE Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Chemistry

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Analysis of the cause and cure of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Bradford

  Thesis Topic

  Ramoplanin: structure-activity correlation.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Suzanne Walker

• Hoang Lu, Jack

  ‘15 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Chemical and Biological Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Modeling and Application of Antibiotic Pollution Mitigation Strategies to Address Resistance Development

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Bryan Grenfell

  Thesis Topic

  Moving Beyond Antibiotics: Development and Translation of Next-Generation Antivirulence Therapies

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Robert Prud'homme

• Huang, Xinwo

  ‘13 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Regulation of Subsurface Systems in China: Is it Possible for both Shale Gas Production and Carbon Sequestration to Coexist

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Model Complexity for Subsurface Porous Medium Flow

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Michael Celia

• Jacobson, Anna

  ‘21 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Examining Reforestation Potential of Agricultural Land in the Continental United States

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Optimization of Energy Systems Models

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Simon Levin, Stephen Pacala

• Jorden, William

  ‘00 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Electrical Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  An analysis of distributed benefits of building integrated photovolaics for commerical buildings on the power grid and associated policy implications.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Robert Williams

  Thesis Topic

  Macroelectronics

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Sigurd Wagner

• Kang, Mary

  ‘12 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Methane Leakage Due to Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: Exploring Technical and Policy Mitigation Options

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Multi-Scale Modeling of Fluid Leakage through Faults in Subsurface Environments

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Michael Celia

• Konar, Megan

  ‘10 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Projections of International crop trade under a changing climate.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Virtual Water Trade

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe

• Lee, Jeffrey

  ‘20 Kelley Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Molecular Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Investigating the State of Antibiotic Research and Development — From Industry to Policy

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Andrew Dobson, Laura Kahn

  Thesis Topic

  Gut Microbiome and Antimicrobial Peptides

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Mohamed Donia

• Li, Dan

  ‘11 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Can the Hydro-Climatic impacts of Urbanization be Mitigated by Urban Planning Policies?

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Boundary Layer Meteorology

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Elie Bou-Zeid

• Liao, Wenying

  ‘18 Kelley Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Designing Optimal Trading Network to Reduce Global Nitrogen Pollution From Nitrogen Fertilizer Use While Sustaining Food Yield

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Management of Global Nitrogen Cycle: From Understanding Natural Forests to Re-Designing Agricultural Practices

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Lars Hedin, Simon Levin

• Lin, Ning

  ‘07 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Impact of climate change on hurricane-related risk and decision making.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Hurricane surface wind field and damanage analysis.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Erik VanMarcke

• Little, Christopher

  ‘07 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Geosciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Constraining eustatic sea-level rise with a hierarchy.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Constraining ocean circulation and basal melting under ice shelves.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Anand Gnanadesikan

• Lloyd, Ian

  ‘09 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Geoengineering - hurricanes, climate change and global governance.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Hurricane - climate interaction.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Gabriel Vecchi

• Lockwood, Joseph

  ‘22 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Geosciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Public-Private Strategies to Reduce Coastal Flood Risk in a Changing Climate

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Ning Lin

  Thesis Topic

  Modeling Compound Flood Hazard in an Era of Sea-level Rise and Storm Climatology Change

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

• Loh, Yeong

  ‘01 PEI RISE Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Physics

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Erik VanMarcke

  Thesis Topic

  Variations in earth surface temperature.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Machael Strauss

• Losh, Jenna

  ‘10 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Geosciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Investigating the challenges and prospective for U.S. ocean policy, with recommendations for a successful regime.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  The response of marine phytoplankton to increase CO2 under nitrogen limitation.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Francois Morel

• Luxum, Katja

  ‘18 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Geosciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Transferring Expertise From Geoscientists to Decision-Makers: Applying Choice Architecture to Design Optimal Factsheets

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Elke Weber

  Thesis Topic

  Converting Nitrogen Gas into Fertilizer: Physiological Implications of Mo-Independent Nitrogen Fixation

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Xinning Zhang

• MacDonald, Luke

  ‘07 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  An effective, sustainable treatment strategy to halt the fluorosis endemic in rural villages of Jharkhand State, India.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Burton Singer

  Thesis Topic

  The kinetics of microbially mediated iron reduction and an investigation of related plant-driven redox controls on arsenic and lead mobility in a contaminated wetlan

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Peter Jaffé

• Majkut, Joseph

  ‘11 Kelley Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Implications of Learning about the Carbon-Climate Feedback

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Climate-Carbon Cycle Dynamics

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Jorge Sarmiento

• Menemenlis, Sofia

  ‘23 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Flood Risk and Tort Law in New York City

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Precipitation Extremes and Tropical-Extratropical Interaction in a Changing Climate

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Gabriel Vecchi

• Mignone, Bryan

  ‘01 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Geosciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Political economy of International environmental agreements.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Physical controls on the oceanic uptake and storage of anthropogenic carbon.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Jorge Sarmiento

• Ming, Yi

  ‘01 PEI RISE Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Cooling potential of aerosol in global climate change.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Bradford

  Thesis Topic

  Climate impacts of aerosols.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Lynn Russell

• Nogues, Juan P.

  ‘08 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  How well input distributions reduce leakage uncertainty in models of CO2 geological sequestration.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Multi-scale methods in carbon capture and storage.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Michael Celia

• Ntelekos, Alexandros

  ‘06 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The implications of ubanization on flood policy: the case of Baltimore, MD.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Flooding of urban environments / modification of weather by urban environments.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  James Smith

• Pal, David

  ‘14 Kelley Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Improving Methane Leakage Mitigation Efforts from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Environmental Engineering and Water Resources - Methane Mitigation from Wetlands

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Peter Jaffé

• Pan, Da

  ‘16 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Investigation of Monitoring Strategies of Atmospheric Ammonia for Ammonia Regulation in the United States

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics/Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Emissions of Ammonia and Nitrous Oxide from Agriculture

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Mark Zondlo

• Persad, Geeta

  ‘13 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  International Policy Implications of the Nonlocal Climate Impacts of Asian Aerosol Emissions

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Aerosol/Climate Interactions

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Venkatachalam Ramaswamy

• Phillips, Erin

  ‘22 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Examining the Political, Social and Economic Barriers to Species Reintroductions

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

  Thesis Topic

  Evaluating the Impact of Apex Carnivore Reintroduction on Savanna Mesocarnivores

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Robert Pringle

• Powis, Tasman

  ‘18 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Paving the Way for the Safe Commercialization and Peaceful Use of Nuclear Power in Outer Space

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Frank von Hippel

  Thesis Topic

  Enabling Future High-Performance Electric Propulsion

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Igor Kaganovich, Mikhail Shneider

• Ray, Sujata

  ‘04 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Surface water pollution control in Pakistan.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Bradford

  Thesis Topic

  Microbial responses to chemical stress.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Catherine Peters

• Reid, Matthew

  ‘11 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Economic Incentives for Wetland Restoration through Carbon Offset Markets

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Environmental Biogeochemistry of Wetlands

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Peter Jaffé

• Ricks, Wilson

  ‘22 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Building Zero-carbon Energy Systems Through Forward-looking Policy

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Alexander Glaser

  Thesis Topic

  Evaluation and Optimization of Emerging Zero-carbon Energy Technologies

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Jesse Jenkins

• Rosenzweig, Bernice

  ‘04 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The development of economically attainable urban watershed management schemes to reduce estuarine nutrient lands.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Modeling the biogeochemical dynamics of storm-water detention basins.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Peter Jaffé

• Satterfield, Barclay

  ‘ Kelley Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Chemical Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Applications of fuel cell technology: vehicles vs. distributed (stationary) generation.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  PEM fuel cell performance.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Jay Benziger

• Schwoerer, Michael Patrick

  ‘21 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Molecular Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Utilizing Insect-Specific Viruses as a Means of Biocontrol

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

  Thesis Topic

  Arthropod Vector Tropism in Flaviviruses

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Alexander Ploss

• Sekar, Nitin

  ‘10 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  The effects of direct payments for conservation on local development in India.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Atul Kohli

  Thesis Topic

  Predicting how the loss of Asian elephants may affect the dispersal of fruiting trees in India.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Andrew Dobson

• Shrestha, Junu

  ‘03 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Developing effective mitigation banking policies based on modeling and experimental studies.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

  Thesis Topic

  Cumulative effects of vegetation and nitrates on the redox chemistry of Riparian Wetlands.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Peter Jaffé

• Sima, Matthew

  ‘23 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  PFAS Forever Chemicals: Policy Evaluation and Recommendations

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Investigating the Coupling of Feammox Process and PFAS Biodegradation in Batch Incubation and Constructed Wetland Mesocosms by Experiments and Modeling

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Peter Jaffé

• Smyth, Jane

  ‘19 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Assessing Vulnerabilities of the Brazilian Energy System to Projected Changes in the South American Monsoon

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Investigating the Physical Mechanisms of Monsoon Variability with a Hierarchy of Climate Models

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Yi Ming

• Spokas, Kasparas

  ‘17 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Policies to Promote Dispatchable, Low-Carbon Electricity Generation to Complement Intermittent Renewable Energy Growth: Evaluation of the Limitations of a Carbon Tax and Alternative Policy Mechanisms to Incentivize CO2 Capture for Flexible Fossil Fuel Power Plants

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Eric Larson, Tom Kreutz

  Thesis Topic

  Geochemistry of Reactive Fluids from Subsurface Energy Technologies

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Catherine Peters

• Tagkopoulos, Ilias

  ‘06 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Electrical Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Long-term effects of genetically modified organisms: towards an effective risk assessment methodology.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Lee Silver

  Thesis Topic

  Emerging patterns in dynamically changing artificial organisms.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Saeed Tavazoie

• Tao, Yiheng

  ‘18 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Projecting the Energy Landscape in the Midwestern United States in the Next Two Decades

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Modeling Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Michael Celia

• Tilman, Andrew

  ‘15 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Climate Action Via a Small but Powerful Coalition Climate Action Via a Small but Powerful Coalition

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Common-Pool Resource Management in Fisheries

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Simon Levin

• Tjo, Hansen

  ‘23 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Chemical and Biological Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Land Use Impacts of Lignocellulose-derived Ethanol Production on Corn Farming

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

  Thesis Topic

  Advancing Genetic and Metabolic Engineering Strategies for Cellulosic Biofuels Production in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Jonathan Conway

• Tong, Tiffany

  ‘08 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Electrical Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Technology adoption in rural African communities: formulating an evidence-based policy strategy from a study of a model community in Kenya.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Light-emitting devices and photovoltaics for developing regions.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Winston Soboyejo

• Treuer, Tim

  ‘15 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Can Fertilization of Abandoned Fields Help Stop Climate Change? Additionality, Mechanisms, and Scalability of a Novel Carbon Offset Scheme

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Regenerating Tropical Forests

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  David Wilcove

• Turnbull, David

  ‘10 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Nuclear-weapon proliferation risks associated with fusion-fission hybrids

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Alexander Glaser

  Thesis Topic

  Ultra-intense laser amplification via raman backscattering - a potential fast ignitor for inertial fusion energy.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Szymon Suckewer

• Wang, Tao

  ‘09 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Economics

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Production and consumption based greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories - an incentive and efficiency analysis.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Frictions and externalities in international trade.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Gene Grossman

• Xian, Siyuan

  ‘16 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Impact and Value of Information on Flood Risk Reduction Decisions

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Michael Oppenheimer

  Thesis Topic

  Coastal Resilience through an Integrated Approach

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Ning Lin

• Xu, Shangping

  ‘01 PEI RISE Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Methane emission from flooded rice paddy soils and wetland sediments: dynamic modeling and optimal resolution strategy search.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  David Bradford

  Thesis Topic

  Methane emissions from rice paddies.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Peter Jaffé

• Yang, Huiyan

  ‘02 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Geosciences

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Chinese household energy usage and the black carbon emissions.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Eric Larson

  Thesis Topic

  Global black carbon distribution and its impact on tropospheric photochemistry.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Hiram Levy

• Yau, Siu-Chung

  ‘08 Perkins Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Government policy and financial mitigation in catastrophe risk management.

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Greg van der Vink

  Thesis Topic

  Wind-induced loss estimation of structures.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  Erik VanMarcke

• Zhang, Yan

  ‘07 Ford Fellow
  
  

  DEPARTMENT

  Civil and Environmental Engineering

  HMEI-STEP Topic

  Impacts of atmospheric aerosols on weather and public health - science and policy of China's air quality

  HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

  Denise Mauzerall

  Thesis Topic

  Precipitation climatology in urban environment.

  Thesis Adviser(s)

  James Smith