In the forest of the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam, Germany I completed my practicum this summer with the German Arctic Office, which is a part of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research.
I worked with UC Davis Sustainability for my practicum as a Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Fellow. During my fellowship, I developed a Climate Resiliency Framework, which will be used to inform best practices for the...
My name is Ruchika Jaiswal (she/her) and I am a second-year student in EPM. Prior to this program, I studied Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning at UC Davis and worked with Hydrologic Sciences Ph.D. candidate Nusrat Molla on her work in water access to farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley.
I’m interested in how energy powers civilization and how we can transition from fossil fuels to a new paradigm of clean energy, equitability, and abundance.
Diana explores foreign and state policy with the California Foundation on the Environment and Economy, and shapes international study trips and discussion forums with California policymakers.
I am a second year EPM student with a specialization in Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture. I came to environmental and agricultural work by way of a bachelors in neuroscience and an early career in public health research. This winding path is a result of the critical importance of climate, ecological, and agricultural issues to the health and wellbeing of individuals and our communities. I hope to work in policy and program level work at the intersection of the health of our environment and of our communities, especially in rural places.
I had the honor of presenting at the 2023 Statewide Used Oil Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Training and Symposium in February alongside Dr, Joanne Brasch. My presentation was on safe marine flare management...
Through the EPM program, I partnered with California Ocean Science Trust (OST) to advance a project investigating flexible management solutions for fisheries in response to climate change.
I have just completed my year-long practicum and internship with the US EPA located in Washington, D.C and look forward to entering the full-time role of program analyst with the Information Exchange Partnership Branch.
