2025-2026 Scholars

	Albert Chen Institute for Data, Systems, and Society Sponsor: Shell Project: Integrating temporal, spatial, and sectoral dynamics to optimize energy transitions and air quality outcomes
	Eric Kyle Cheung Architecture Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Equinor Project: Climate-actionable information for buildings in Trondheim, Norway
	India Cox Chemistry Sponsor: ExxonMobil Project: Green hydrogen via intermediate temperature steam electrolysis
	Yifu Ding MIT Energy Initiative Sponsor: Shell Project: RACER: Robust and Adaptive Computing Energy and Resource coordination based on CPU utilization
	Quinn Early Civil and Environmental Engineering Sponsor: Eni S.p.A. Project: Multi-scale coupled wind farm modeling in stratified atmospheric boundary layers
	Gabriele Ferrero Plasma Science and Fusion Center Sponsor: Eni S.p.A. Project: Liquid Sandwich Vacuum Vessel (LSVV) for ARC-class fusion devices
	Braden Gilleland Mechanical Engineering Sponsor: Shell Project: Hydrocarbon pyrolysis: Reactor design and modeling to decarbonize hydrogen production
	Katelyn Groenhout Chemical Engineering Sponsor: Shell Project: Exploiting electric fields in thermocatalysis to develop low-energy chemical manufacturing processes
	Darya Guettler Architecture Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Equinor Project: Climate-actionable information for buildings in Trondheim, Norway
	Jimin Kim Chemical Engineering Sponsor: ExxonMobil Project: Carbon fixing materials-converting CO₂, CH4, and nitrates into growing polymeric materials
	Adriana Ladera Computational Science and Engineering Sponsor: ExxonMobil Project: Rapid prototyping of metal organic chalcogenolate candidates for catalysis
	Paola Muscente Plasma Science and Fusion Center Sponsor: Eni S.p.A. Project: Further developing the SPARC and ARC divertor scenarios simulation database
	Alex Quinn Chemical Engineering Sponsor: Petronas Project: Exploring the durational performance and scaling of an alkaline polysulfide ferri-/ferro-cyanide flow battery
	Santosh Singh Chemistry Sponsor: ExxonMobil Project: An approach to develop hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN) based hydrogen (H₂) separation and storage membranes: Rapid diffusion of H₂ through h-BN monolayer
	Wyatt Sluga Architecture Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Equinor Project: Climate-actionable information for buildings in Trondheim, Norway
	Hui Sun Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Sponsor: Chevron Project: Biomining of critical minerals for a clean energy future
	Julia Tao Aeronautics and Astronautics Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative Project: Safety analysis of hydrogen-fueled transportation systems
	Amber Velez Mechanical Engineering Sponsor: ExxonMobil Project: Pulsed electrolysis for efficient grid-scale green hydrogen production
	Xiao Wang Chemical Engineering Sponsor: ExxonMobil Project: Towards full upcycling of post-consumer polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waste
	Trent Weiss Chemical Engineering Sponsor: Shell Project: Advancing convection-enhanced lithium-ion batteries through electrode development