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- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying: Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Polsky Research Fellows
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
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  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - India Summer Fellows Program
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
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  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internships and Funding
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - Student Organizations
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - Warm temperatures, not heat waves, are sending us a message
      via USA Today
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  - - Podcasts
    - Shocked
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  - - Research Highlights
    - Green Waste
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News
- - - In the News
    - AI Improves Extreme Weather Simulations
      via APS Journal
    - Climate change may defeat malaria, but still expose Africa
      via Punch
    - Big oil is not up for another export ban
      via Marketplace
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Past Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2025: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
  - - Upcoming Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2026: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - View All
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
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Ben Yamamoto

College '28

Polsky Research Fellow, 2026

Ben is a second year majoring in a B.S. in the Geophysical Sciences. He has an interest in earth and atmospheric systems and their application towards sustainable energy and various climate solutions.

©2026 The University of Chicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth

About
- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying: Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Polsky Research Fellows
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
    - View All
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - India Summer Fellows Program
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
    - View All
  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internships and Funding
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - Student Organizations
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - Warm temperatures, not heat waves, are sending us a message
      via USA Today
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Shocked
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - Green Waste
    - View All
News
- - - In the News
    - AI Improves Extreme Weather Simulations
      via APS Journal
    - Climate change may defeat malaria, but still expose Africa
      via Punch
    - Big oil is not up for another export ban
      via Marketplace
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Past Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2025: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
  - - Upcoming Events
    - Climate Frontiers 2026: Energy and Climate at UChicago
    - View All
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers
  - - Global Experiences
    - UChicago at COP
    - UChicago at CERAWeek
    - UChicago at Aspen Ideas: Climate
    - UChicago at Climate Week NYC
    - View All
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