Ph.D. in Environment and Sustainability

Ph.D. Alumni

Chase Niesner

Class of 2024

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · UC Berkeley

At Home With Coyotes: An Exploration of Human-Coyote Relations in the Los Angeles ‘Ecology of Selves’

Multispecies anthropology, ecology, environmental justice

Edith de Guzman

Class of 2023

Water Equity and Adaptation Policy Cooperative Extension Specialist · University of California Cooperative Extension

Hot Climate, Cool Shade: Community-Based Methods for Urban Forest Equity and Heat Health

Heat mitigation and community resilience through urban forest stewardship

Noam Rosenthal

Class of 2023

Head of GTM · LGND AI

Exposure, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Heat and Wildfire in the Southwestern United States

Using remote sensing and machine learning to study compounding impacts of wildfire smoke and heat in cities

Paul Stainier

Class of 2024

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · University of Pennsylvania

Power and Adaptation to Climate Change

Using econometric data analysis to learn about climate change's impacts on labor markets

Tanner Waters

Class of 2023

Science Officer · California Ocean Science Trust

The Use of Environmental DNA in Evaluating Conservation Efforts within Southern California’s Marine Waters

Using environmental DNA for marine restoration and conservation

Viraj Sawant

Class of 2025

Air Pollution Specialist · California Air Resources Board

Life-cycle Assessment & Data Analytics for Industrial Sustainability, Quantitative Sociology and Scientific Review for Air Pollution Regulations

William Krantz

Class of 2024

Climate Scientist · Eagle Rock Analytics

Linking global and local scales of climate impacts, adaptation, and intervention