HMEI-STEP Fellows: Awarded Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • 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

  • Deng, Hang

    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

  • Dalin, Carole

    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

  • Huang, Xinwo

    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

  • Debats, Stephanie

    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

  • Konar, Megan

    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

  • Pal, David

    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