Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Ph.D. Student, Department of Systems Engineering Research Summary: My research work examines the decision making behaviors of electric vehicle (EV) owners. I am focusing on EV disengagers (a population hindering sustainable transportation). This group encompasses

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Atmospheric Science and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL) Research Summary: I study how wildfires impact water quality and aquatic ecosystems. During my PhD, I collected downstream water and biological samples following

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Ph.D. Student, Department of Economics and Center for New Energy Economy (CNEE) Research Summary: I study how environmental factors shape local economies and consumer behavior. My research focuses on two key areas: electric vehicle (EV)

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Ph.D. Student, Department of Sociology Research Summary: My research explores how Maine lobster-fishers use cooperation formally and informally as a tool for managing lobster populations and fishing practices. To do this, I will evaluate publicly

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Atmospheric Science Research Summary: My research focuses on the sources, transformation and fate of reactive nitrogen compounds in the tropospheric boundary layer. Reactive nitrogen pollution harms both human and ecosystem health,

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 PhD Student, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (GDPE) Research Summary: My research uses satellite imagery to improve surface water monitoring across the Great Plains. This region is home

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship and Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Research Summary: My research explores how wildfire outcomes are influenced by forest management activities like logging and prescribed burning. I use data

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences Research Summary: The transition to renewable energy has raised concerns about the displacement and degradation of agricultural and rangelands, especially with more land-intensive solar energy. My research

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2025-2026 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Summary: My research explores how early-career engineers navigate ethical challenges as they transition from school to the workplace and how these experiences shape their professional growth.