IoES graduate students—becoming tomorrow's environmental leaders
Our graduate programs offer a diverse education that empowers specific, expert focus on today's complex problems. Meet our current students from the D. Env. and Ph.D. programs.
D. Env. Current Students
Regina Adigwe
Integrated and sustainable solutions for water and sanitation challenges
Jenny Aleman-Zometa
Improving ecological restoration to revitalize the Los Angeles River
Nickie Cammisa
Addressing climate impacts on ecosystems and equity through emerging urban ecology methods
Kelly Clark
Improving water management through technical solutions in business and government
Mason Gamble
Managing resources sustainably by bridging the gap between science, policy and economics
Maggie Isied
Making air healthier to breathe for disadvantaged communities through engagement and local scale analysis
Xinyue Li
Minimizing energy impacts through a data-driven systems approach
Oscar Neyra
Advancing renewable energy through environmental policy
Peggy Nguyen
Serving the public and environment by teaming up with policymakers, scientists, engineers and more
Shannon Pankratz
Enhancing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management of aquatic resources in the Arid West by understanding functions, policy and politics
Alison Partie
Managing L’Oréal’s water, waste and climate efforts through market-based solutions
Lia Protopapadakis Flynn
Helping coastal habitats with adaptation to sea level rise
Robert Reny
Improving water management in Southern California through excellent understanding of climate impacts and broad contexts
Amanda Wagner
Making coastal ecosystems healthier through climate adaptation
Li Zhang
Preventing air pollution— including from e-cig aerosols— through research and design
Lucy Sing-Yee Lin
Yareli Sanchez
Ph.D. Current Students
Emma Barnosky
Environmental decision making & theories of societal change
Elijah Catalan
Harnessing eDNA to inform ocean justice
Edith de Guzman
Community resilience through urban forest stewardship, civic ecology, and ‘sense of place’
Lorena De la Puente Burlando
Mining governance for the energy transition in the Andes
Narayan Gopinathan
Using technology and policy to advance deep decarbonization
Jessica Heckman
Coastal resilience and equitable coastal decision making
Danielle Hoague
Improving public health through scientific knowledge and community exchange
William Krantz
Climate engineering and international environmental law
Chase Niesner
Multispecies ethnography & urban ecologies
Noam Rosenthal
Wildfire risk and land use
Rachel Sheinberg
Advancing clean energy through technology and policy
Viraj Sawant
Air quality and urban transportation systems in developing countries
Paul Stainier
Using econometric data analysis to learn about food access and climate change
Tanner Waters
Using environmental DNA for marine restoration and conservation
Tyson Timmer
Evaluating and influencing corporate practice