STEP Fellows: Awarded 2013
Stephanie Debats, Perkins Fellow
| Department: | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| STEP Topic: | Reducing Crop Yield Losses through Improved Food Security Forecasts and Agricultural Land-Use Policies |
| STEP Adviser: | Michael Oppenheimer, Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Crop Yield Variability in Dryland Agricultural Systems |
| Thesis Adviser: | Kelly Caylor, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Aahana Ganguly, Perkins Fellow
| Department: | Chemistry |
| STEP Topic: | Responsible Regulation of Engineered Nanomaterials under Risk Uncertainty: Evaluation of the Toxic Substances Control Act |
| STEP Adviser: | Michael Oppenheimer, Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Surface Science Studies on Nanoparticle Catalysts |
| Thesis Adviser: | Steven Bernasek, Chemistry |
Xinwo Huang, Ford Fellow
| Department: | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| STEP Topic: | Regulation of Subsurface Systems in China: Is it Possible for both Shale Gas Production and Carbon Sequestration to Coexist |
| STEP Adviser: | Denise Mauzerall, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs |
| Thesis Topic: | Model Complexity for Subsurface Porous Medium Flow |
| Thesis Adviser: | Michael Celia, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Geeta Persad, Ford Fellow
| Department: | Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
| STEP Topic: | International Policy Implications of the Nonlocal Climate Impacts of Asian Areosol Emissions |
| STEP Adviser: | Michael Oppenheimer, Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Regional and Remote Impacts of Areosol Radiative Effects |
| Thesis Adviser: | V. Ramaswamy, Geosciences and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |