HMEI-STEP Fellows: Awarded Ford

  • Boyd, Ryan

    Ford Fellow
    DEPARTMENT

    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    HMEI-STEP Topic

    Observation-Informed Future Exposure Assessments to Inform Climate and Health Policies in Southeast Asia

    HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

    Wei Peng

    Thesis Topic

    Air Pollution in Asia

    Thesis Adviser(s)

    Mark Zondlo

  • Singer, Emily

    Ford Fellow
    DEPARTMENT

    Molecular Biology

    HMEI-STEP Topic

    Analysis of policies to facilitate the replacement of synthetic fertilizers with synthetic symbiotic relationships between plants and bacteria

    HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

    Denise Mauzerall

    Thesis Topic

    Plant microbiome: interactions between bacteria and plant roots

    Thesis Adviser(s)

    Jonathan Conway

  • Ordorica Arango, Marcela

    Ford Fellow
    DEPARTMENT

    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    HMEI-STEP Topic

    A Behavior-Based Framework for Epidemic Control and Policy Assessment

    HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

    Bryan Grenfell

    Thesis Topic

    Mathematical Models for Epidemic Spread

    Thesis Adviser(s)

    Naomi Leonard

  • Obi, Godwin

    Ford Fellow
    DEPARTMENT

    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    HMEI-STEP Topic

    Oxy-Combustion and the Future of Nigeria’s Power Grid: Aligning Technology, Policy, and Sustainable Development

    HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

    Benjamin Bradlow

    Thesis Topic

    Modeling the Future of Clean-Firm Energy: Oxy-Combustion Systems for Grid Decarbonization and Global Development

    Thesis Adviser(s)

    Jesse Jenkins

  • Poupon, Mathieu

    Ford Fellow
    DEPARTMENT

    Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

    HMEI-STEP Topic

    International and Domestic Regulation Frameworks for Climate Change Mitigation via Ocean Geoengineering

    HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

    Michael Oppenheimer

    Thesis Topic

    Understanding, Modeling and Quantifying the Ocean Carbon Pump

    Thesis Adviser(s)

    Laure Resplandy

  • Lau, Michael

    Ford Fellow
    DEPARTMENT

    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    HMEI-STEP Topic

    Community Energy Compass

    HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

    Elke Weber

    Thesis Topic

    Modelling to Generate Alternatives Methods Development and Demonstration

    Thesis Adviser(s)

    Jesse Jenkins

  • Huang, Xinjie

    Ford Fellow
    DEPARTMENT

    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    HMEI-STEP Topic

    Assessing the co-benefits of new mobility for air quality, heat abatement, and carbon mitigation

    HMEI-STEP Adviser(s)

    Denise Mauzerall

    Thesis Topic

    Urban climate

    Thesis Adviser(s)

    Elie Bou-Zeid

  • 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

  • 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