
STEP Fellows: Awarded 2008
Juan P. Nogues, Perkins Fellow

| Department: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| STEP Topic: | How well input distributions reduce leakage uncertainty in models of CO2 geological sequestration. |
| STEP Adviser: | Michael Oppenheimer, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Multi-scale methods in carbon capture and storage. |
| Thesis Adviser: | Michael Celia, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Tiffany Tong, Ford Fellow

| Department: | Electrical Engineering |
| STEP Topic: | Technology adoption in rural African communities: formulating an evidence-based policy strategy from a study of a model community in Kenya. |
| STEP Adviser: | Jennifer Widner and Michael Oppenheimer, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Light-emitting devices and photovoltaics for developing regions. |
| Thesis Adviser: | Winston Soboyejo, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
Siu-Chung Yau, Perkins Fellow

| Department: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| STEP Topic: | Government policy and financial mitigation in catastrophe risk management. |
| STEP Adviser: | Greg van der Vink, Geosciences |
| Thesis Topic: | Wind-induced loss estimation of structures. |
| Thesis Adviser: | Erik Vanmarcke, Civil and Environmental Engineering |

