Spotlight

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…

Narges Matini is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Pavement Engineering at North Carolina State University. The recent increase in the frequency and infrastructure impacts from extreme events has increased her awareness of and desire to research the impact of flooding and heatwave on the structural…

David Larson was a rising senior at Amherst College in Massachusetts, pursuing a B.A. in Environmental Studies and English. During the summer he worked with Unitil, a small investor-owned utility company, to develop their first…

Amina completed her Fellowship with the City of Concord, NH. She focused on defining the baseline greenhouse gas emissions through two separate lenses: (1) local government operations and (2) community-wide accounting. Her findings will help the City government prioritize emissions reduction…

Veronica was very excited to be a Sustainability Fellow! She worked with Resilient Buildings Group and Liberty Utilities staff to identify the barriers for small businesses in rural parts of the state with respect to participation in energy efficiency programs, and to develop strategies for making…

Abigail Ahern completed her masters of architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology. She worked with the Town of Concord, MA to develop guidelines to facilitate the update of historic homes to include sustainable retrofitting while respecting the historic character of the houses and community…

Johanna Rewucki is a rising senior from Dover, New Hampshire studying Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and a Minor in Leadership.

Christian Redding interned with the NH Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force and was responsible for increasing their online presence and improving their…

Jordyn Kafka is a graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Public Policy from UNH’s Carsey School. She went to UNH for her undergraduate degree as a Communication major with a Business Applications option, and a minor in Nutrition.

Marianna Miller is a rising junior majoring in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability. She is passionate about renewable energy, sustainable building design, and the green real estate industry.

Rachel Avery completed her B.A. summa cum laude in May 2020, dual majoring in English and History with a concentration in Comparative Democracy.

Brandi interned with Lonza Biologics as a Corporate Citizenship Intern focusing on expanding employee volunteerism at their Portsmouth, NH site. During her time at UNH, she studied Business Management and completed minors in…