HMEI-STEP Fellows: Awarded Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Zhang, Yan

    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

  • MacDonald, Luke

    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

  • Lin, Ning

    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

  • Yau, Siu-Chung

    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

  • Nogues, Juan P.

    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

  • Ellis, Brian

    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

  • Reid, Matthew

    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

  • Li, Dan

    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

  • Kang, Mary

    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