STEP Fellows: Awarded 2009
Brian Ellis, Ford Fellow
| Department: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| STEP Topic: | Investigation of the impact of carbon dioxide gas stream purity regulations on competitiveness of CCS technologies in the energy market. |
| STEP Adviser: | Denise Mauzerall, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Geologic carbon sequestration–Investigation of brine acidification and ensuing water-rock interactions. |
| Thesis Adviser: | Catherine A. Peters, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Matthew Escarra, Ford Fellow
| Department: | Electrical Engineering |
| STEP Topic: | The implementation and use of remote measurements tovalidate CO2 Emissions reductions. |
| STEP Adviser: | Michael Oppenheimer, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | High performance quantum cascade lasers for spectroscopic applications. |
| Thesis Adviser: | Claire Gmachl, Electrical Engineering |
Ian Lloyd, Ford Fellow
| Department: | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
| STEP Topic: | Geoengineering - hurricanes, climate change and global governance. |
| STEP Adviser: | Michael Oppenheimer, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Hurricane - climate interaction. |
| Thesis Adviser: | Gabriel Vecchi, GFDL/NOAA and Gabriel Lau, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
Tao Wang, Perkins Fellow
| Department: | Economics |
| STEP Topic: | Production and consumption based greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories - an incentive and efficiency analysis. |
| STEP Adviser: | Michael Oppenheimer, Woodrow Wilson School |
| Thesis Topic: | Frictions and externalities in international trade. |
| Thesis Adviser: | Gene Grossman, Economics |