HMEI-STEP Fellows: Awarded 2023

  • Finke, Kelly

    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

  • Menemenlis, Sofia

    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

  • Sima, Matthew

    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

  • Tjo, Hansen

    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