Chen Han (MET\u201924) knows what she wants long-term: to secure employment as a marketing or data analyst at a company she feels invested in. She hopes to make a positive difference with what she does\u2014particularly for women in the workplace. But first, the MSCIS alum has some work to do\u2014work that stands to make a real impact on the long-term quality of life of BU students.<\/p>\n
Han and a band of classmates recently got involved with the BU Campus Climate Lab after initially hearing about the lab\u2019s research opportunities via email and getting subsequent support from professors. The group has even secured fall funding for a research endeavor.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur project, \u2018Identifying High-Risk Residences of Interest for Climate-Responsive Technologies,\u2019 aims to identify high-risk residential units to recommend cooling technology implementations to the university,\u201d she says. \u201cBy targeting the most vulnerable housing units\u2014those with high student density, inadequate cooling infrastructure, and addressable facility needs\u2014we aim to improve living conditions and support the university’s sustainability goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the help of Manpreet K. Singh, the coordinator of the Campus Climate Lab, Gabrielle Brewer, who helped provide access to BU residential hall data, and CAS Master Lecturer James G. Baldwin, who advised on environmental studies and GIS mapping techniques, Han and her cohort will be hard at work using data to solve a pressing climate problem. She\u2019s passionate about this kind of work, she says, and hopes to make a \u201clifelong commitment\u201d to sustainability research as she continues the efforts even after her graduation.<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t conduct this project, however, without key lessons learned in her BU MET program. \u201cI applied data analytics and visualization skills from courses like Data Structures and Algorithms (MET CS 526)<\/a> and Foundations of Analytics and Data Visualization (MET CS 544),<\/a>\u201d Han explains. \u201cCourses such as Information Systems Analysis and Design (MET CS 682)<\/a> helped me understand data from a broader perspective, especially when dealing with large datasets and unfamiliar systems.\u201d<\/p>\n Now actively seeking further opportunities to contribute to climate change research, Chen Han is looking to the future. And she\u2019s grateful to her alma mater for the vital preparation it offered to embrace what challenges come next. \u201cThe most valuable thing BU MET has provided me is the courage to embrace every aspect of my life and the confidence to pursue what I love, regardless of others\u2019 opinions,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chen Han (MET\u201924) knows what she wants long-term: to secure employment as a marketing or data analyst at a company she feels invested in. She hopes to make a positive difference with what she does\u2014particularly for women in the workplace. But first, the MSCIS alum has some work to do\u2014work that stands to make a real impact on the long-term quality of life of BU students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21777,"featured_media":88244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40,103,132,37,240],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88242"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88246,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88242\/revisions\/88246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}