Diego Gomez

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Current Position:

Undergraduate, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

with RDCEP:

Summer Scholar 2014

I am Diego Gomez, I graduated from Lindblom Math and Science Academy and I will be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and will be majoring in Aerospace Engineering in the fall. My interests are in physics, chemistry, aerodynamics, nature, and history. I hope that this summer internship can help me gain skills in computer programming and gain knowledge about climate change and policies. 

Husam Haj

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Research Assistant, RDCEP

 

Husam Haj is a part-time research assistant for analyzing data sets regarding countries' agriculture. Being part of the IIT Boeing Scholar Program, he had an opportunity to work on determining the accuracy of City Infrastructure Data using the 311 Pothole Database. His favorite subjects are Math and Science, with a small passion for philosophy.

He is always involved in his school and community being part of several clubs: a member of a Leadership Grant Project (Breaking Barriers),  Founder of the JFK Aquaponics Lab, and was Captain of the JFK Debate Team. In the future, he hopes to major in Mathematics with a Specialization in Economics.

Mitchell Pearsall

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High School Summer Scholar, RDCEP

 

Mitchell is currently a student at Walter Payton College Prep.  At RDCEP, he is working with the City of Chicago on improving their pothole data collection techniques to better inform the repair of roadways.

Mitchell is also refining the energy demo lending library by improving existing labs and creating new ones. 

Sydney Purdue

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Undergraduate, Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago

 

 

 

Sydney is an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago. She is a rising second-year anticipating a major in Computational and Applied Math and a minor in Molecular Engineering. In her free time, she works with University Theater in various capacities. This is her first year working with RDCEP.

Kevin Schwarzwald

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Yenching Academy, Peking University

Pre-doc, RDCEP

Kevin has a BA in Physics and Public Policy from the University Chicago and a Master's in China Studies at Peking University, where he researched the effect of Chinese fiscal structures on urban expansion. His research focuses on analyzing climate model output, projected changes in climate variability, and the impact of climate variability on society. In his spare time, he co-runs an interdisciplinary meet-up group designed to connect young natural and social scientists researching climate and energy matters and blogs about urban policy.

Pete Vilter

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Undergraduate, Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago 

With RDCEP:

  • Research Assistant, 2014-2015
  • Teaching Assistant, summer 2014

Pete is an undergraduate at the University of Chicago majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Environmental Studies, projected to graduate in 2015. He's excited to be using his skills as a software engineer to contribute to such important research.

Amanda Zhang

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Undergraduate, Department of Computer Science Harvard University

Research Intern, RDCEP

 

Amanda Zhang is a graduate of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, and was a RDCEP Summer Scholar and Winter Quarter RA in 2014.  She is now attending Harvard University majoring in Computer Science.  During her free time, she enjoys baking and visiting art museums.  She is excited to expand her computer science skills and contribute to influential research at RDCEP.

Jillian Durkin

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Research Assistant, RDCEP

MPP Candidate, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

MBA Candidate, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

Jillian Durkin is a second year M.P.P./M.B.A. student at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy and Booth School of Business. Her research interests are in environmental and energy policy issues in developing countries. She has previously earned a B.A. in Economics and International Studies at Northwestern University.

At RDCEP, Jillian is involved in Chicago Climate Online, which seeks to become a preeminent policy resource for researchers. C2O is designed to serve a broad audience including such groups as undergraduate and graduate students conducting research for a thesis, journalists, and staff members for policymakers.

Whitney Huang

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Graduate Student, Department of Statistics at Purdue University

Whitney Huang is a fouth year PhD Student in the Department of Statistics at Purdue University.  He is working on Spatial Extremes and Spatio-Temporal Statistics under Prof. Hao Zhang. He received his Bachelors degree in Mechanical engineering from  National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan and his Master degree in Statistics from University of Akron, Ohio.

Jeremy Klavans

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MSESP Candidate, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Jeremy Klavans is a first year M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy candidate at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. His research interests include climate, energy and environmental policy. Jeremy holds a B.A. in Environmental Science & Policy and Political Science from the University of Miami.