Bamidele Aroboto
Bamidele Aroboto, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering. Aroboto’s research integrates data science, machine learning, and materials science to accelerate the design of advanced materials for energy generation and storage, with a particular emphasis on […]
Tati Fontana
Tati Fontana, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD Candidate in Accounting at Questrom School of Business. Fontana holds a BA in International Studies from Universidad ORT Uruguay, and an MBA from IESE Business School (Spain). Her industry experience includes +3 years in Sales & […]
Mohammadamin Hajikhodaverdian
Mohammadamin Hajikhodaverdian, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is researching energy-efficient dataflows that utilize vertical interconnects in 3D-designed chips (Monolithic 3D) to accelerate Transformer models due to their vast application in AI systems. His focus will be on […]
Melissa Martin
Melissa Martin, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Earth & Environment in the College of Arts & Sciences. Martin is studying the impact of heat islands in urban centers. Initial research will include assessing how increasing ambient temperatures could affect health outcomes. […]
Naa Korkoi Tackie
Naa Korkoi Tackie, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Emerging Media Studies in the College of Communication. She is conducting independent research to address how climate emotions within climate discourse influence engagement trends on social media with Reddit as the focus. She […]
Sophia Tigges
Sophia Tigges, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD candidate in Earth & Environment in the College of Arts & Sciences. As a researcher in coastal geomorphology, Tigges examines how saltmarsh and beach landscapes change over time in response to sea level rise, increased storminess, […]
Breanna van Loenen
Breanna van Loenen, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an MS student in Remote Sensing and Geospatial Science in the College of Arts & Sciences. She is developing new methods for satellite retrievals of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from fossil fuel development. She is interested in […]
Yikai Zhang
Yikai Zhang, a 2025 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in the Operations and Technology Management department at the Questrom School of Business. Zhang holds a Master of Analytics degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics […]