The lab is thrilled to welcome four new fellows to the Global Policy Lab: Nick Depsky, Hikari Murayama, Simon Greenhill, and Miyabi Ishihara.
Nick is a 4th year PhD student in the Energy & Resources Group who plans on researching climate extremes and drought impacts, along with continuing his work with the Climate Impact Lab on analyzing cyclones and sea level rise.
Hikari is a 2nd year PhD student in the Energy & Resources Group who is interested in studying air pollution patterns, particularly in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as social equity in the context of voting rights.
Simon is a 1st year PhD student in the Agriculture and Resource Economics department who is interested in the impacts of flooding on housing policy and how weather conditions affect agriculture in foreign countries.
Miyabi is a 4th year PhD student in the Statistics department who is interested in studying the effect air pollution has on public health outcomes in the United States and how property values are impacted by adverse environmental factors.