Biography

As an MIT undergraduate in geoscience, I have travelled to different corners of the world to conduct geologic fieldwork. These experiences have made plain to me the need for policies that protect those most vulnerable to environmental change. I remember, for instance, the lingering damage from a devastating El Niño that brought unprecedented flooding to my Peruvian host town. I recall the vulnerability of small Andean villages nestled in the shadows of active volcanoes. Resolving the consequences of environmental catastrophe is no longer a question of science, but a question of society. We don’t lack scientific skills— we lack people skills. This is the gap I want to fill in my academic work and future career: I want to leverage the relationship between science and policy to make a visible, discernible impact on the Earth, particularly considering the urgency of our modern climate crisis. At Cambridge, I seek an education in the economic and political dimensions of environmental regulation, one which will equip me with the tools to harness the promise of scientific advancement. With the necessary political, legal, and economic context, I will escort trusted Earth science out of the realm of the laboratory and into the real world.

Previous Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Geoscience