Isabella Alnemri

Isabella Alnemri is a rising second-year in the College planning to major in Molecular Engineering. She is interested in exploring new solutions to increase the resilience of the natural world to the effects of climate change. She first became engaged with climate issues during her time at the Shedd Aquarium where she served as a Research Intern conducting experiments to understand how coral’s relationship with its symbiotic algae is impacted by ocean warming. Through her time at the University of Chicago, Isabella has worked to improve sustainability both on campus and throughout Chicago. Isabella is part of the Undergraduate Student Government’s Committee on Campus Sustainability (CCS) where she advocates for student concerns on campus transportation, water quality, and excess waste through data collection and conversations with University faculty. In CCS she has served as the project lead to implement composting in the dorm buildings beginning in Spring 2025. She has also worked on the Environmental Research Group’s research project on Transportation in Chicago, to provide policy recommendations to increase public transit ridership and accessibility in Chicago.