Seven undergraduate students became Duke University’s next Climate Scholars, joining eight inaugural scholars in a program designed to foster interdisciplinary research on climate-related challenges. The recent scholars are: Shehr Naz Ashraf, Josh Goozman, Fisher Mallon, Allen Ryu, Alexandra Schaffer, Pia Visaria and Lawrence Wu.
“We have a remarkable group of students interested in everything from nuclear power to the impacts of European Union regulations on the steel trade, from coastal ghost forests in North Carolina to the role of the insurance industry in helping people who can’t afford their products,” said Climate Scholars Program Director Brian McAdoo, who is also director of undergraduate studies for the Earth and Climate Sciences Division at the Nicholas School of the Environment.
Climate Scholars represent an array of majors, but all scholars take introductory and higher-level climate science courses. Scholars also participate in their faculty mentor’s lab group, attend seminars and social events and engage with the broader Duke or Durham community about climate. READ MORE.
Photos of the seven recent Climate Scholars, courtesy of the Nicholas School of the Environment.