Author Archives: Emily Williams

 Hannah Weas is a rising senior at UNC-Chapel Hill from Asheville, N.C. She is majoring in Environmental Studies with minors in GIS and Geological Sciences. During the 2025 spring semester Hannah participated in the Institute for the Environment’s semester-long Sustainable … Read more

By Macy Floyd Macy is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill from Faison, NC. She is majoring in Global Studies and Political Science with a minor in Spanish for the Professions. Expanding Access to Clean Energy At the University of North … Read more

By Grace Layman Grace Layman is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in environmental sciences with a concentration in ecology and natural resources.  Grace is a recipient of the Institute for the Environment’s Molchanov Scholar Award for the summer of … Read more

By Carlisle Shore Carlisle Shore (hometown: Greensboro, NC) is currently a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in environmental studies and political science with a minor in Spanish. She is working as an environmental policy intern with the North Carolina Collaboratory … Read more

By Victoria Farella Victoria Farella is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in environmental sciences on the quantitative energy systems track.  She is also pursuing minors in data science and risk management.     Connecting Students and Clean Tech Professionals … Read more

By Maanya Rajesh and Margot Francini Maanya Rajesh (left) is a junior business administration and data science major from Carmel, Indiana. Margot Francini (right) is a senior environmental health sciences and public policy major from Pittsboro, North Carolina.     … Read more

By Lydia Stranathan Lydia Stranathan is a junior at UNC majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in GIS. In the Fall 2024 semester, she is serving as Co-Director for the Undergraduate Student Government Department of Environmental Affairs, Career Chair … Read more

By Grant Alexander Grant Alexander is a senior honors student and Pogue Scholar at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in International Politics and Social Movements in Latin America and Africa in the Global Department who plans to pursue a Masters Degree … Read more

Langley Smith is a Program Specialist with Sustainable Carolina. Prior to joining the Sustainable Carolina team, Langley served as a sustainability ambassador for the Sustainability Division of the University of Georgia Housing Department.  While campus was slowly awakening on an … Read more

Alex Hopkins directs the Energy Transition Initiative at the UNC Institute for the Environment. He joined the IE team in July 2022 as a Research Associate and has led the ETI’s efforts since January 2023. UNC-IE’s Energy Transition Initiative: A … Read more