All HMEI-STEP Fellows
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Sun, Emily Wei-Hsin
‘19 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicPredicting Soil Carbon Flux in Response to Small-Scale Amendments for Integration into Climate Policy Frameworks
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Tim Searchinger
Thesis TopicFlow of Water and Organics Through Mineral Nanopores
Thesis Adviser(s)Ian Bourg
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Alexander, Celeste
‘12 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTAnthropology
HMEI-STEP TopicThe Production and Reception of Expert Knowledge Practices in a Tanzanian Wildlife Management Area
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)David Wilcove
Thesis TopicAn Ethnography of Community Engagement with Conservation and Development in a Tanzanian Wildlife Management Area
Thesis Adviser(s)Joao Biehl
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Baldwin, Jane
‘15 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
HMEI-STEP TopicCorrelated Risk of Climate Extremes with Global Warming and its Implications for Catastrophe Insurance
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicClimate Drivers and Environmental Sensitivity of Arid Regions in Asia
Thesis Adviser(s)Gabriel Vecchi
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Berg, Alexander
‘16 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTElectrical Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicPatent Internalization and Renewables Specialization in Emerging Economies
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicSilicon Heterojunction Solar Cells
Thesis Adviser(s)James Sturm
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Blaisdell-Pijuan, Paris
‘20 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTElectrical Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicAssessing Routes to Clean Hydrogen: Meeting the Norwegian Hydrogen Demand with Hydropower
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicInfrared Catalysis and Hydrogen
Thesis Adviser(s)Claire Gmachl
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Brunner, Claudia
‘19 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTMechanical and Aerospace Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicOffshore Wind Energy in the United States — From Burgeoning Technology to Competitive Market Force?
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Alex Glaser
Thesis TopicUnsteady Airfoil Aerodynamics with Applications to Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
Thesis Adviser(s)Marcus Hultmark
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Conley, Joe
‘02 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTHistory
HMEI-STEP TopicEmission trading for mercury? Addressing the 'hot spot' problem.
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicEnvironmentalism contained: A history of corporate responses to the environmental movement.
Thesis Adviser(s)Daniel Rodgers
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Dalin, Carole
‘12 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicPromoting Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Productivity in China Through Water Management and Agricultural Policies
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Denise Mauzerall
Thesis TopicThe Transfer of Water Resources through the Trade of Water-Intensive Products, or “Virtual Water Trade”.
Thesis Adviser(s)Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
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Debats, Stephanie
‘13 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicReducing Crop Yield Losses through Improved Food Security Forecasts and Agricultural Land-Use Policies
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicCrop Yield Variability in Dryland Agricultural Systems
Thesis Adviser(s)Kelly Caylor
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Deng, Hang
‘12 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicIncorporation 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 TopicEvaluation of Caprock Integrity and its Evolution Due to Brine-CO2-rock Interactions
Thesis Adviser(s)Catherine Peters
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Deutsch, Curtis
‘00 PEI RISE FellowDEPARTMENTAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
HMEI-STEP TopicOceanic iron fertilization and N2O production: global warming feedbacks.
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)David Bradford
Thesis TopicMarine nitrogen cycle.
Thesis Adviser(s)Jorge Sarmiento
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Dreyfus, Gabrielle
DEPARTMENTGeosciences
HMEI-STEP TopicAssessing the validity and implications of using MIS 11 as an analog for the unperturbed Holocene
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicIce core paleoclimatology using the composition of trapped air.
Thesis Adviser(s)Jean Jouzel
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Duguid, Andrew
‘03 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicRisk assessment of CO2 leakage through abandoned wells.
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicCO2 leakage through abandoned wells.
Thesis Adviser(s)Michael Celia
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Edwards, Ryan
‘15 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicExploring Environmental Policy and Regulation of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Internationally
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Denise Mauzerall
Thesis TopicEnvironmental Impacts and Opportunities of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Thesis Adviser(s)Michael Celia
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Edwards, David
‘03 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTChemistry
HMEI-STEP TopicMetal Risk in the environment: the Waste Minimization Prioritization Tool (WMPT)
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Valerie Thomas
Thesis TopicMolecular studies of siderophore complexes in aqueous solution.
Thesis Adviser(s)Satish Myneni
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Egleston, Eric
‘05 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicThe role of mechanistic models in regulatory risk assessment.
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Denise Mauzerall
Thesis TopicTrace metal accumulation in diatoms.
Thesis Adviser(s)Francois Morel
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Ellis, Brian
‘09 PEI RISE FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicInvestigation 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 TopicGeologic carbon sequestration–Investigation of brine acidification and ensuing water-rock interactions.
Thesis Adviser(s)Catherine Peters
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Escarra, Matthew
‘09 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTElectrical Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicThe implementation and use of remote measurements tovalidate CO2 Emissions reductions.
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicHigh performance quantum cascade lasers for spectroscopic applications.
Thesis Adviser(s)Claire Gmachl
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Feng, Kairui
‘20 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicEmpiric and Diagnostic Policies to Tame Hurricane and Climate Change Risks
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicAdaptive Decision-Making for Infrastructure-Human Systems Affected by Hurricanes and Climate Change
Thesis Adviser(s)Ning Lin
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Frazer, Michelle
‘16 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
HMEI-STEP TopicPolicy Implications of Regional Climate Responses to Stratospheric Aerosol Albedo Modification
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer, Robert Socolow
Thesis TopicToward Understanding the Role of Clouds in the Climate System
Thesis Adviser(s)Yi Ming
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Fuller, Emma
‘14 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTEcology and Evolutionary Biology
HMEI-STEP TopicThe Ecosystem Effects of Individual Transferable Quotas in US West-Coast Commercial Fisheries
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)David Wilcove
Thesis TopicSocial-Ecological Systems, Fisheries, Foraging Theory
Thesis Adviser(s)Simon Levin
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Ganguly, Aahana
‘13 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTChemistry
HMEI-STEP TopicResponsible Regulation of Engineered Nanomaterials under Risk Uncertainty: Evaluation of the Toxic Substances Control Act
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Michael Oppenheimer
Thesis TopicSurface Science Studies on Nanoparticle Catalysts
Thesis Adviser(s)Steven Bernasek
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Gerlein, Cynthia
‘14 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicUnderstanding the Impacts of Policy on Reducing Deforestation in Tropical Forests
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Denise Mauzerall
Thesis TopicEcohydrology
Thesis Adviser(s)Kelly Caylor
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Gregory, Nathan
‘04 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTEcology and Evolutionary Biology
HMEI-STEP TopicThe role of anthropogenic fire and livestock grazing in East African Savannas.
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Emmanuel Kreike
Thesis TopicThe role of anthropogenic Fire and Livestock Grazing in sustaining avian diversity in East Aftican Savannas
Thesis Adviser(s)David Wilcove
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He, Xiaogang
‘17 Perkins FellowDEPARTMENTCivil and Environmental Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicIncorporation 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 TopicFlood and Drought Risk Assessment
Thesis Adviser(s)Eric Wood
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Helm, Jermiah
‘00 PEI RISE FellowDEPARTMENTChemistry
HMEI-STEP TopicAnalysis of the cause and cure of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)David Bradford
Thesis TopicRamoplanin: structure-activity correlation.
Thesis Adviser(s)Suzanne Walker
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Hoang Lu, Jack
‘15 Ford FellowDEPARTMENTChemical and Biological Engineering
HMEI-STEP TopicModeling and Application of Antibiotic Pollution Mitigation Strategies to Address Resistance Development
HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)Bryan Grenfell
Thesis TopicMoving Beyond Antibiotics: Development and Translation of Next-Generation Antivirulence Therapies
Thesis Adviser(s)Robert Prud'homme
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Huang, Xinwo
‘13 Ford Fellow