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

By Rose Houck Rose Houck is a rising senior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Biology and Applied Data Science. For the past three semesters Rose has worked with the North Carolina Collaboratory as an Environmental Policy Intern. Applying Science to … Read more

Krystal Lacayo is a graduating senior (Fall 2024) at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Studies on the Sustainability Track with a minor in Urban Studies and Planning. By Krystal Lacayo The Field Site The Sustainable Triangle Field Site is … Read more