{"id":12779,"date":"2022-08-03T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/?page_id=12779"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:03:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:03:47","slug":"climate-action-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/get-involved\/students\/campus-climate-lab\/climate-action-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Janetos Climate Action Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><\/p>\n<h3>Honor Tony&#8217;s Legacy<\/h3>\n<p>Support the Prize Fund to celebrate student award-winners&#8217; achievements for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&#038;gid=2&#038;pgid=412&#038;cid=1044&#038;dids=1080&#038;bledit=1&#038;appealcode=WEBAGC' class='button button-primary'>Donate<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize, presented each spring, recognizes a student or team of students participating in a BU Campus Climate Lab project that demonstrates the greatest potential to advance BU\u2019s Climate Action Plan goals and promote more sustainable University operations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2019\/anthony-janetos-obituary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Anthony Janetos<\/a> chaired the 2017 Climate Action Plan Task Force, which led to the creation of the Plan and Campus Climate Lab. To both honor and continue Tony\u2019s legacy, Boston University established this student award to recognize Tony&#8217;s leadership and commemorate the significance of those efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\" bu-callout aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<h3>2025 Janetos Climate Action Prize Winners<\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_22287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22287\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/igs\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4628-636x481.jpg\" alt=\"Two students with their faculty mentor hold an air quality monitor\" width=\"636\" height=\"481\" class=\"wp-image-22287 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4628-636x481.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4628-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4628-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4628-1536x1162.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4628-2048x1549.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Primah Muwanga, Celine Chen, Thomas Little. Photo Credit: Sarah Cruz.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><span>A group of Boston University College of Engineering (ENG) students is w<\/span><span>orking to improve indoor air quality in academic buildings, starting right here at BU. The team won this year\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/campus-climate-lab\/climate-action-prize\/\"><span>Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0for their work pioneering continuous indoor air monitors with the support of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/campus-climate-lab\/\"><span>Campus Climate Lab (CCL)<\/span><\/a><span> funding. Using low-cost sensors, their project set out to more quickly and economically identify which BU rooms would benefit from improved heating, cooling, and ventilation systems.<\/span><span>\u00a0The 2025 winners include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Celine Chen (Electrical and Computer Engineering)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Primah Muwanga (Computing and Data Science)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Ellen Zheng (Electrical and Computer Engineering)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe Climate Action Prize review committee also applauds the leadership of faculty mentor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/thomas-little\/\">Thomas Little<\/a>, an ENG\u00a0professor and associate dean of Educational Initiatives, as well as former students who contributed to the project, Maribel Boujaoude (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Yangyang Zhang (Electrical and Computer Engineering), who have since graduated.<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/2025\/04\/23\/announcing-the-2025-anthony-janetos-climate-action-prize-winners\/' class='button button-primary'>Read Article<\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Award Recipients<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2024: Bluebike mounted air pollution monitor<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lorenzo Barale<\/strong> (Mechanical Engineering, ENG &#8217;25)<br \/>\n<strong>Luisa DiLorenzo<\/strong> (Mechanical Engineering, ENG &#8217;24)<br \/>\n<strong>Sofiya Filippova<\/strong> (Mechanical Engineering, ENG &#8217;24)<br \/>\n<strong>Maya Lobel<\/strong> (Mechanical Engineering, ENG &#8217;24)<br \/>\n<strong>Leon Long<\/strong> (Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENG &#8217;24)<br \/>\n<strong>Benjamin Pedi<\/strong> (Mechanical Engineering, ENG &#8217;25)<br \/>\n<strong>Kai Raina Tung<\/strong> (Mechanical Engineering, ENG &#8217;24)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/campus-climate-lab\/research-projects\/\"><em>Bluebike Mounted Air Pollution Monitor<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Undergraduate students from the College of Engineering, under the guidance of Dr. Emily Ryan, Associate Director, IGS and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, developed portable, compact air pollution monitoring devices that can be attached to bicycles to gather street-level air pollution data. These prototype sensor packs measure particulate matter such as methane, nitrous oxides, and carbon dioxide. The team is in talks with the municipal owners of Bluebikes about a pilot program to gather air quality data from bike trips around Boston. Their data is ultimately intended to help inform policy topics including transportation, green space, and public housing. Read the full story in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2024\/air-quality-sensors-could-be-coming-to-a-bicycle-near-you\/\"><em>The Brink<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2023: Establishing sustainable laboratory practices and standard operating procedures that offset waste production in biomedical research<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carly Golden<\/strong> (Molecular &amp; Translational Medicine, CAMED \u201927)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/campus-climate-lab\/research-projects\/\"><em>Establishing sustainable laboratory practices and standard operating procedures that offset waste production in biomedical research<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Golden\u2019s research contributions, in collaboration with Dr. Angie Serrano, Saylor Williams (Serrano Lab Manger), and Greg Miller (CReM Lab Manager), aim to reduce plastic waste and energy consumption in biomedical research. To date, the team has diverted 556 pounds of plastic over a 5-month period that would have otherwise been sent to the landfill; 418 pounds of plastic were remanufactured into research materials; and 138 pounds were recycled through different means. They have also recycled 100 Styrofoam boxes and counting in 2023 through BU facilities. In the process, the team provided BU with valuable knowledge about waste production in its research labs and helped establish clear standard operating procedures to sustainably manage biomedical waste. Read the full story in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/how-to-make-research-labs-more-sustainable\/\"><em>The Brink<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2022: Quantifying Scope 3 Emissions Associated with Employee Travel at Boston University<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivia Henning <\/strong>(Environmental Analysis and Policy, CAS \u201822)<br \/>\n<strong>Lucia Vilallonga <\/strong>(Statistics and Computer Science, CAS \u201822)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/2021\/01\/01\/quantifying-scope-3-emissions-associated-with-employee-travel-at-boston-university-report\/\"><em>Quantifying Scope 3 Emissions Associated with Employee Travel at Boston University<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Henning and Vilallonga&#8217;s research, which they conducted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/profile\/jacqueline-ashmore\/\">Dr. Jacqueline Ashmore<\/a>, aims to address Scope 3 emissions at Boston University. This research advances University accounting for air travel emissions and addresses a key gap in the implementation of the Climate Action Plan. The research team collaborated with Questrom students, and the results from this project will touch the lives of many on campus.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2021: Developing Heating Electrification Strategies to Decarbonize Boston University's Charles River Campus<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gayatri Sundar Rajan <\/strong> (Mechanical Engineering, ENG \u201922)<br \/>\n<strong>Keeley Bombard <\/strong>(Earth &amp; Environment, CAS \u201922)<br \/>\n<em>Developing Heating Electrification Strategies to Decarbonize Boston University&#8217;s Charles River Campus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sundar Rajan and Bombard&#8217;s research, conducted with Professors Michael Gevelber and Nathan Phillips, aims to significantly reduce BU greenhouse gas emissions by developing strategies to electrify the Charles River Campus. Their project developed a preliminary strategy to electrify 52% of BU\u2019s fossil-based heating energy use, identified system design requirements, compared electrification system configurations, and developed an initial electrification plan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize, presented each spring, recognizes a student or team of students participating in a BU Campus Climate Lab project that demonstrates the greatest potential to advance BU\u2019s Climate Action Plan goals and promote more sustainable University operations. 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