Emily studies community wealth building in immigrant & BIPOC communities through economic and climate justice, and is working with the City of Boston on community-based participatory action research and worker cooperative ecosystems.
Sanjana is an engineer and environmental educator whose research focuses on process innovation and technical/policy boundaries of renewable energy systems and the electric grid.
Nicole explores the intersection of affordable housing and climate equity, including building energy retrofit strategies that can reduce energy burden, prevent displacement, and target climate investments to low-income communities of color.
Ataya (Ute, Assiniboine, Lakota) examines the complex and contradictory relationships between oil and gas development, tribal sovereignty, and environmental justice on the northern Ute reservation.
Nia aims to create efficient, solar-powered catalysts to transform groundwater nitrate contaminants into useful products, spanning the gap between research and application.
Selena combines data analysis with a commitment to community health, ecological restoration, and environmental stewardship to develop innovative solutions for healthy forests in California.
Patrick is an organizer and activist whose studies are focused on energy grid and building decarbonization, and community wealth building in low-income and working communities of color.
Rafeed's research focuses on offshore wind development perceptions and impacts on coastal communities. Although Rafeed has a brain trained in natural and social sciences, his heart lies in photography and science communication.
DeNarae investigates factors influencing the consumption of hair care products in Black communities and strives to facilitate the equitable transfer of information and resources needed to create and promote viable, sustainable consumption efforts in underrepresented communities.
Dyanna is studying policies to guide long-haul economic transition pathways to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. Before graduate school, Dyanna organized with grassroots movements to design and win climate policy for over a decade.
