Emily Mello was a fellow with the UNH Sustainability Institute in the summer of 2020. During her fellowship, she analyzed the upstream greenhouse gas emissions from two commonly used sources of energy—fuel oil and natural gas. Her data will be used to expand the Sustainability Indicator Management and Analysis Platform (SIMAP) so that colleges and universities can begin to understand their carbon and nitrogen footprints in a more complete way. By acknowledging and tracking these upstream emissions, organizations will be able to make more informed decisions about their energy sources and how to most effectively reduce their environmental impacts. Emily received her Master’s in Physics from UNH in 2020, and also holds a B.S. in Space Physics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. The experiences throughout this fellowship solidified Emily’s passion for sustainability, and her work in this field has only just begun!
