New England

Witnessing deforestation firsthand in Colombia motivated Natalia to become a conservation scientist. She now studies the connections between biodiversity, global change, and agriculture. Specifically, how climate and land-use change affect nature’s contributions to coffee production.

Asta combines social and natural science approaches to study the effects of contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and public health. Drawing upon environmental organic chemistry, trophic ecology, and public health he explores PFAS bioaccumulation in marine food webs.

Josephine Benson is an interdisciplinary scientist and communicator. In her role as Environment, Health and Safety Manager in the private sector, she combines her backgrounds in environmental science and healthcare to support manufacturing...

A polymer chemist, Abe studies polymer and supramolecular materials for next-generation batteries and sustainable plastics. Using organic and macromolecular synthetic methodologies, he designs polyelectrolytes, mechanochemically-active networks, and self-assembling graft copolymers.

Nick is an ecologist, educator, and naturalist studying how native bees cope with the impacts of climate change in order to develop strategies for bee conservation. His public education efforts reconnect people with urban nature and teach them to support pollinators in their own yards.

Nishaila studies urban resilience and the interdisciplinary role of policy. With experience in green infrastructure, she explores climate adaptation that prioritizes environmental justice. As a recent Revolutionary Power Fellow, she assisted with the Justice40 Initiative to ensure 40% of benefits flowed to disadvantaged communities nationally.

Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Josh studied Architecture at Arizona State University which laid a foundation of utilizing local materials, and imprinted the importance of designing for social impact. In 2017, Josh joined MASS Design...

Natalie is currently a graduate teaching assistant at the University of New Hampshire pursuing an MS in Natural Resource Management specializing in conservation and sustainability. As a New Hampshire Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellow, her...

Paloma received her Master of Science in Marine Policy and Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Climate Studies at the University of Maine. She was part of the J. Stoll Lab for Applied Socio-Ecological Research in Fisheries and Ocean...