Polsky Research Fellow, 2026
Violet Reed is a graduating senior pursuing a joint B.A./M.A. in Economics and Social Sciences. She is passionate about climate policy and energy systems. As a Polsky Research Fellow, she will work with Professor Peter Irvine to assess the potential consequences of alternative Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) scenarios. In this role, she will apply Python-based analytical tools to climate model simulations, evaluating how different SAI strategies affect regional climate outcomes to inform evidence-based risk analysis of SAI as a climate policy option.