HMEI-STEP Fellows: Awarded Perkins

  • 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

  • Ricks, Wilson

    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

  • Phillips, Erin

    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

  • Schwoerer, Michael Patrick

    Perkins Fellow
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    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

  • Anand, Shashank

    Perkins Fellow
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    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

  • Blaisdell-Pijuan, Paris

    Perkins Fellow
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    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

  • Sun, Emily Wei-Hsin

    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

  • Powis, Tasman

    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