Doctoral Students and Post-doctoral Fellows
Glen Chua (HMEI-STEP Fellow, Ph.D. 2024), Now: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NASA
Xinjie Huang (HMEI-STEP Fellow, Ph.D. 2024)
Anna Jacobson (HMEI-STEP Fellow, Ph.D. 2024)
Xiangwen Fu (SPIA-STEP Ph.D. 2024), Now: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Global Sustainability in the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
Shangwei Liu (SPIA-STEP Ph.D. 2024), Now: Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Liqun Peng (SPIA-STEP Ph.D. 2023), Now: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Technologies Area
Guo Yang, (Associate Research Scholar) Now: Presidential Young Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore
Jing Liang (C-PREE Postdoc, 2021-2022), Now: Associate Professor, School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Yiheng Tao (HMEI-STEP Fellow, Ph.D., 2022), Now: Infrastructure Investment YPP at The World Bank
Mingwei Li (C-PREE Postdoc, 2019-2022), Now: Assistant Professor, Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University
Xu Chen (SPIA-STEP Ph.D. 2021, C-PREE Postdoc 2021-22), Now: Uber, San Francisco
Disha Sharma (C-PREE Postdoc 2019-21) Now: Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability Management, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai
Da Pan (Ph.D., 2021), Now: Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Hongxun Liu (C-PREE Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2018-2020), Associate Professor, School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University.
Zhongshu Li (SPIA-STEP Ph.D., 2020), Now: Marketing Manager, MSD
Feiqi Liu (Visiting PhD student, 2019-2020), PhD Tsinghua University, 2021
Mi Zhou, (Visiting PhD student, 2019-2020), PhD Peking University, 2021. Now: Postdoc C-PREE, Princeton University
Yixin Guo (SPIA-STEP Ph.D., 2019, C-PREE Postdoc 2020), Now: Assistant Professor, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Thrust, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Junnan Yang,(WWS-STEP Ph.D., 2019, C-PREE Postdoc 2019)
Charles (Xiaoyuan) Li, (CEE Ph.D., 2018), Senior Managing Consultant, E3, San Francisco, CA
Ryan Edwards,(PEI-STEP fellow, CEE Ph.D., 2018), Now: Director of Policy, Oxy, Washington, DC
Yue Qin, (WWS-STEP Ph.D., 2017), Associate Professor, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University
Wei Peng, (WWS-STEP Ph.D., 2016),Assistant Professor, Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment and School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.
Xinwo Huang, (PEI-STEP fellow, CEE Ph.D. 2016), Now: Senior Director of Strategy, Tencent, Shenzhen, China
Fabian Wagner, (WWS/ACEE Visiting Research Scholar, 2014-2016), Now: Dean of Capacity Development and Academic Training, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
Xin Zhang, (post-doc, 2012-2015), Associate Professor (tenured), University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science
Dan Westervelt, (post-doc 2013-2015), Associate Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
David Pal,(PEI-STEP fellow, CEE Ph.D. 2015)
David Kanter, (WWS/STEP Ph.D. 2014), Associate Professor (tenured) , Environmental Studies Dept., New York University
Mary Kang, (PEI/STEP fellow, CEE Ph.D. 2014), Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Matthew Reid, (PEI/STEP fellow, CEE PhD 2014), Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., Cornell University
Carole Dalin, (PEI/STEP fellow, CEE PhD 2014), Associate Professor in Sustainable Food Systems, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, University College – London
Shiri Avnery, (Ph.D. 2012), co-founder of Thistle, a sustainable food company
Brian Ellis (STEP-PEI fellow 2010-2012). Now: Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
Yuanyuan Fang (post-doc 2010-2012), Now: Atmospheric Scientist at Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco
Megan Konar (STEP-PEI fellow 2010-2012), Now: Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois
Monika Kopacz, (postdoc 2009-10), Now: Program Manager, Atmospheric Chemistry, Climate Program Office, NOAA
Eri Saikawa, (Ph.D. 2010), Now: Professor, Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Environmental Sciences, Director of Emory Climate Talks, Emory University
Junfeng Liu, (Ph.D. 2006, Post-doctoral fellow 2006-2008), Now: Research Professor (with tenure), College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, CHINA
Vaishali Naik, (post-doc 2003-2006, associate research scholar 2006-2007), Now: Physical Scientist, Earth Systems Processes and Interactions Division, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ
Jason West, (research associate, 2004-2006), Now: Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering Department, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Daniel Q. Tong, (post-doc 2003-2005), Now: Associate Professor, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, George Mason University
Shangping Xu, (PEI-STEP fellow 2004-2005). Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Xiaoping Wang, (Ph.D. 2004), Now: Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Alumni - Undergraduate Students
Shivansh Banal (expected graduation: May 2026)
Chien Nguyen (expected graduation: May 2025)
Srija Patcha (2022)
Naomi Cohen-Shields (2020)
Kara Bressler (2018)
Chris Chu (2018)
Caleb Gum (2018)
Shanna Christian (2016)
Christy Kaiser (2016)
Alana Miller (2016)
Thomas Hale, (undergrad collaborator, 2003) Associate Professor of Public Policy, Oxford University, Blavatnik School of Government
Babar Sultan, (undergraduate/alumni research assistant 2001-2003, A.B. 2002 Economics), Harvard Medical School MD
Cristina Cobb-Adams, (undergraduate assistant, summer 2003), Princeton class of 2005