Grace Betts
Grace Betts, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Environmental Health in the School of Public Health. Betts is conducting research to evaluate energy and cost implications in Boston for two heat decarbonization scenarios. She will analyze these outcomes across neighborhood and housing […]
Sharon Casey
Sharon Casey, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Epidemiology in the School of Public Health. Casey will use electronic health records to investigate the association between residential high ambient temperatures in early pregnancy and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, a range […]
Sheida Hooshmandi
Sheida Hooshmandi, a 2026 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. Hooshmandi’s research explores how climate justice is conceptualized, implemented, and contested within climate adaptation aid and emerging loss and damage frameworks, with a focus […]
Xinyi Hu
Selena Hu, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Computing & Data Sciences. Hu’s research focuses on multi-agent reinforcement learning and data-efficient exploration. Her work develops learning algorithms that enable efficient decision-making, with applications to real-world systems such as building energy optimization. She […]
Feven Lencha
Feven Alena Lencha, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an MPH candidate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics with a focus on Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Hawassa University in Ethiopia and has clinical experience […]
Dorsa Mohammadi
Dorsa Mohammadi, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Earth & Environment at Boston University, where she applies remote sensing and GIS to analyze flood impacts and post-flood agricultural recovery across major crop systems. Her research leverages satellite data to reveal crop-specific patterns […]
Seongje Park
Seongje Park, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences. Park is conducting research on how β-carotene changes when placed within the strong light-matter coupling regime. More specifically, on how the ultrafast photophysics of the […]
Alexander Rocca
Alexander Rocca, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a MS student in Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering. Rocca is investigating how the polymer composition of a novel carbon dioxide sorbent material governs heat transfer through integrated experimental measurement and computational modeling. This work aims to […]
Jena Santi
Jena Santi, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Accounting at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. Her research lies at the intersection of financial accounting, corporate disclosure, and institutional investor behavior, with a focus on how informational, incentive, and political frictions shape […]
Jiguang Yu
Jiguang Yu, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in the Division of Systems Engineering. Yu’s research specializes in algorithmic game theory, optimization, and complex network systems, with a primary focus on solving resource allocation challenges. He is currently developing innovative, physics-based economic mechanisms […]