Faculty Leadership

Michael Greenstone

Founding Director, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth; Director, EPIC

David Keith

Founding Faculty Director, Climate Systems Engineering initiative; Professor of Geophysical Science

Y. Shirley Meng

Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Founding Faculty Director, Energy Technologies Initiative

David Weisbach

Director, Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth; Walter J. Blum Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School

Conor Carney

Senior Instructional Professor

Gabriel Presler

Executive Director, Master of Science in Climate and Energy Policy (MSCEP); Senior Lecturer, Harris Public Policy

Institute Staff

Erin Adcock

Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Katherine Blauner

Finance Administrator

Matt Bolden

Associate Director, Policy and Strategic Engagement

Faidat Brimah

Director of Finance and Operations

Lonnie Chambers

Human Resources Generalist

Kristina Costa

Managing Director, Policy & Strategic Engagement

Emma Cronin

Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives

Cameron Duran

Communications Associate

Liz Eberlein

Manager, Events and Visitor Programs

Vicki Ekstrom High

Senior Director for Communications, Marketing and External Engagement

Katie Fassbinder

Associate Director, Educational Programs and Partnerships

Mollie Freeman

Senior Digital Marketing Lead

Claudia Gemmel

Communications Specialist, Global Initiatives

Hannah Gill

Grants and Contracts Administrator

Nishita Karun

Research Communication Specialist

Blake Ledbetter

Operations Coordinator

Amber Leslie

Executive Assistant

Stella Moy

Operations Manager

Catherine Nguyen

Digital Marketing and Communications Associate

Sam Ori

Executive Director

Mariella Quiroz

Finance Coordinator

Colleen Reda

Senior Grants & Contracts Manager

Shaquita Towns Smith

Human Resources Manager

Christine Spencer

Director, Administrative Support

Bala Srinivasan

Senior Advisor

Jacob Sweeney-Samuelson

Multimedia Designer

Rekaa Thiagarajan

Finance Manager

Trista Trone

Student Affairs Administrator

Sativa Volbrecht

Student Engagement Administrator

Becca Ward

Chief of Staff

EPIC Staff

Jennifer Amarachi Agbo

Research Professional, Climate Impact Lab

Joe Amick

Research Director, Energy & Environment Lab

Hrishikesh Chandra Gautam

Data Specialist, Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)

Marine Colon de Franciosi

Research Professional, Climate Impact Lab

Elliot Grenier

Research Professional, Climate Impact Lab

Purushottam Gupta

Data Analyst, Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)

Caleb Halvorson-Fried

Research Professional

Christa Hasenkopf

Director, Clean Air Program, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago

Vishal Joseph

Data Science Research Manager, Energy & Environment Lab

Farah Kazi

Project Manager, EPIC Air Quality Fund

Keishi Kimura

Research Professional

Rajat Kochhar

Postdoctoral Scholar, Energy & Environment Lab

Emily Lightfoot

Research Professional

Zachary Marhanka

Project Associate, Energy & Environment Lab

Genevieve Maricle

Executive Director, Climate Impact Lab

Federico Dominguez Molina

Research Analyst, Energy & Environment Lab

Ema Nakayama

Research Professional

Tomoki Nishiyama

Research Professional

Madeleine O’Toole

Event Coordinator

Marsya Paramita Candradewi

Research Professional

Ashwin Rode

Director, Scientific Research, Department of Economics, University of Chicago

Olga Rostapshova

Executive Director, Energy & Environment Lab

Sebastian Cadavid-Sánchez

Research Data Scientist, Climate Impact Lab

Gaurav Saraf

Program Manager, Emissions Market Accelerator

Andrew Schallwig

Project Associate, Energy & Environment Lab

Nishka Sharma

Research & Policy Manager, AQLI

Zhenyu Shen

Research Professional

Mary Tran

Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Specialist, EPIC Air Quality Fund

Emily Vargas

Program Manager, Climate Impact Lab

Wanru Wu

Research Professional

Maiqi Yu

Research Professional, Climate Impact Lab

CSEi Staff

Macol Cerda

Executive Director, Climate Systems Engineering initiative

Geneviève Elsworth

Director of Research Development, CSEi

Rachel Hardy

Department Assistant, CSEi

Jordan Hawkins

Executive Assistant

Benjamin Peltz

Communications Specialist

Stefanie Rothman White

Associate Director of Administration, CSEi

ETI Staff

Manna Jiang

Research Operations Associate; Executive Assistant to Prof. Y. Shirley Meng; Program Operations Manager, Energy Transition Network

Rovana Popoff

Senior Associate Dean, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago