UChicago at COP

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and UChicago Career Advancement sends a delegation of students to the annual COP international climate conferences.

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago strives to build future leaders in energy and climate change. Doing so requires providing students with critical real-world experiences. That’s why the Institute is proud to partner with UChicago Career Advancement, the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, the Booth School of Business, the Law School, and the Harris School of Public Policy to sponsor a delegation of UChicago students to attend COP each year. By attending COP, students have the opportunity to learn from and network with leaders in government, industry and NGOs.

Past Events

UChicago at COP·Nov 18, 2024

COP29 Delegation Visit

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago strives to build future leaders in energy and climate change. Doing so requires providing students with critical real-world experiences. That’s why the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth...
UChicago at COP·Dec 1, 2023

COP28 Delegation Visit

EPIC partnered with UChicago Career Advancement to sponsor a delegation of College, Booth, Harris and Law students to attend the COP28 international climate change conference. These exceptional rising leaders travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates from December 1-6 where they...
UChicago at COP·Nov 11, 2022

COP27 Delegation Visit

EPIC partnered with UChicago Career Advancement to sponsor a delegation of College students to attend the COP27 international climate change conference. These exceptional rising leaders — Adera Craig (’25), Raghav Pardasani (’25), Zoe Saldinger (’23) and Elizabeth Zazycki (’23) —...

Participants

COP29 Participants

Yasmin Ali

College '26

Genevieve Ansay

College '25

Keya Debnath

Harris '25

Iris Badezet-Delory

College '27

Eric Fang

College '25

Kyla Harrison

Booth '25

Chenwei Hu

College '27

Elijah Jenkins

College '26

Kobi Johnsson

College '25

Amy Ma

College '27

Sam Marsden

PME '26

Emmanuel Mayani

Harris '25

Sian McAllister

College '25

Eugene McCarty

College ‘26

Jesenia Parthasarathy

College '26

Vikram Ramaswamy

College '25

Divya Rajesh

College '25

Paul Salach

Booth '25

Stephanie Shekels

Harris '25

Elena Tiedens

College '25

Katherine Tu

Harris '25

Aastha Vasisht

Harris '25

Anqi Wang

Harris '25

Seri Welsh

College '26

Julia Yulian Wu

Law '26

Past Participants

Michelle David

Law '24

Ellen Ma

College ‘25

Ethan Jiang

College ‘25

Haley Coleman

College ‘26

Natalie Larsen

College ‘25

Ramya Polavarapu

Booth ‘24

Shama Tirukkala

College ‘24

Annie Yang

College ‘26

Ashton Oh

College ‘26

Aman Majmudar

College ‘24

Satvika Mahajan

Harris '24

Ava Hedeker

College '25

Julia Ferreira

College ‘24 & Division of Social Sciences ‘24

Rohan Mathur

College '24

Hannah Rogers

College '24

Mohit Jindal

Booth '24

Alejandro Garcia Cabrera

Harris '23

Elisa Epstein

Law '24

Kelsey Sawyer French

Booth '24

Adera Craig

College '25

Elizabeth Zazycki

College '23

Raghav Pardasani

College '25

Zoë Saldinger

College '23

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