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(617) 253 - 2026
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Our Team
Our Team
Our Team
LARRY SUSSKIND
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning (he/him) | MIT Science Impact Collaborative
The Principal Investigator is Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Vice-Chair of the inter-university Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Professor Susskind is well known in the urban and environmental planning fields for his published work on facility siting, collaborative approaches to public policymaking, and decarbonization. He has supervised more than 75 doctoral dissertations and 150 master’s theses at MIT. He is an applied social scientist with background in public policy, public administration, environmental planning, negotiation and dispute resolution, social entrepreneurship, and conflict resolution.
LARRY SUSSKIND
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning (he/him) | MIT Science Impact Collaborative
The Principal Investigator is Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Vice-Chair of the inter-university Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Professor Susskind is well known in the urban and environmental planning fields for his published work on facility siting, collaborative approaches to public policymaking, and decarbonization. He has supervised more than 75 doctoral dissertations and 150 master’s theses at MIT. He is an applied social scientist with background in public policy, public administration, environmental planning, negotiation and dispute resolution, social entrepreneurship, and conflict resolution.
JUNGWOO CHUN
Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning I MIT Science Impact Collaborative
Jungwoo Chun is the Lecturer of Climate, Sustainability, and Negotiation at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at MIT. His research and teaching engages multiple dimensions of climate change and sustainable cities with a particular focus on public dispute mediation, just energy transitions, and social sustainability. He currently teaches 11.255 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and Planning from MIT DUSP.
JUNGWOO CHUN
Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning I MIT Science Impact Collaborative
Jungwoo Chun is the Lecturer of Climate, Sustainability, and Negotiation at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at MIT. His research and teaching engages multiple dimensions of climate change and sustainable cities with a particular focus on public dispute mediation, just energy transitions, and social sustainability. He currently teaches 11.255 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and Planning from MIT DUSP.
ELISE ECHARTE
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computing, Environment and Sustainability
Elise is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing a major in mechanical engineering with a concentration in computing and a minor in environmental and sustainability. Outside of school she is involved in the MIT Women’s Volleyball Team, Scholars of Finance, NEET’s Climate and Sustainability Thread, and Alpha Phi. She is very interested in the intersection of business and sustainability, specifically looking at finance as a means of accelerating the energy transition through tools like green bonds.
ELISE ECHARTE
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computing, Environment and Sustainability
Elise is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing a major in mechanical engineering with a concentration in computing and a minor in environmental and sustainability. Outside of school she is involved in the MIT Women’s Volleyball Team, Scholars of Finance, NEET’s Climate and Sustainability Thread, and Alpha Phi. She is very interested in the intersection of business and sustainability, specifically looking at finance as a means of accelerating the energy transition through tools like green bonds.
EMMA HICKMAN
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Concentration
Emma is an undergraduate student at MIT studying mechanical engineering with a concentration in computer science. Outside of academics, she is on the volleyball team, as well as a member of Scholars in Finance. She is passionate about sustainability and finds the future of renewable energy very exciting.
EMMA HICKMAN
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Concentration
Emma is an undergraduate student at MIT studying mechanical engineering with a concentration in computer science. Outside of academics, she is on the volleyball team, as well as a member of Scholars in Finance. She is passionate about sustainability and finds the future of renewable energy very exciting.
SANJANA PAUL
MCP 2025 (she/her) | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Sanjana is a Master of City Planning candidate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and physics, and is the executive director and co-founder of Earth Hacks, an environmental hackathon organization. Previously, she worked as an atmospheric science software developer at NASA, an NSF REU participant in extreme ultraviolet engineering in the Kapteyn-Murnane Lab in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, and as a Conservation Innovation Fellow at Conservation X Labs.
SANJANA PAUL
MCP 2025 (she/her) | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Sanjana is a Master of City Planning candidate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and physics, and is the executive director and co-founder of Earth Hacks, an environmental hackathon organization. Previously, she worked as an atmospheric science software developer at NASA, an NSF REU participant in extreme ultraviolet engineering in the Kapteyn-Murnane Lab in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, and as a Conservation Innovation Fellow at Conservation X Labs.
ISELLE BARRIOS
Class of 2025 (she/her) | Chemical Engineering
Iselle is an undergraduate student at MIT studying chemical engineering with a concentration in energy. She is interested in using engineering and policy to advance climate change mitigation, adaptation, and environmental justice. She is a project co-lead for MIT Engineers Without Borders and a member of the women's club soccer team. In her free time, Iselle enjoys playing violin in the MIT Video Game Orchestra and live-action role-playing with the MIT Assassins Guild.
ISELLE BARRIOS
Class of 2025 (she/her) | Chemical Engineering
Iselle is an undergraduate student at MIT studying chemical engineering with a concentration in energy. She is interested in using engineering and policy to advance climate change mitigation, adaptation, and environmental justice. She is a project co-lead for MIT Engineers Without Borders and a member of the women's club soccer team. In her free time, Iselle enjoys playing violin in the MIT Video Game Orchestra and live-action role-playing with the MIT Assassins Guild.
WACUKA NAGATA
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Materials Science and Engineering, Business Management
Wacuka is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing Materials Science & Engineering and Business Management. She is very passionate about the climate space, involved in research with the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium. She is also fascinated in the startup world, specifically those in the green industry. Outside of academics, Wacuka loves hiking, running, playing the piano, and crafting projects in MIT’s maker spaces.
WACUKA NAGATA
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Materials Science and Engineering, Business Management
Wacuka is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing Materials Science & Engineering and Business Management. She is very passionate about the climate space, involved in research with the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium. She is also fascinated in the startup world, specifically those in the green industry. Outside of academics, Wacuka loves hiking, running, playing the piano, and crafting projects in MIT’s maker spaces.
COLIN LARSEN
MCP ’26 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Colin is a Masters in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He was previously a grassroots organizer in Vermont and is interested in rural/urban divides and development negotiations.
COLIN LARSEN
MCP ’26 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Colin is a Masters in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He was previously a grassroots organizer in Vermont and is interested in rural/urban divides and development negotiations.
LARRY SUSSKIND
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning (he/him) | MIT Science Impact Collaborative
The Principal Investigator is Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Vice-Chair of the inter-university Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Professor Susskind is well known in the urban and environmental planning fields for his published work on facility siting, collaborative approaches to public policymaking, and decarbonization. He has supervised more than 75 doctoral dissertations and 150 master’s theses at MIT. He is an applied social scientist with background in public policy, public administration, environmental planning, negotiation and dispute resolution, social entrepreneurship, and conflict resolution.
LARRY SUSSKIND
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning (he/him) | MIT Science Impact Collaborative
The Principal Investigator is Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Vice-Chair of the inter-university Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Professor Susskind is well known in the urban and environmental planning fields for his published work on facility siting, collaborative approaches to public policymaking, and decarbonization. He has supervised more than 75 doctoral dissertations and 150 master’s theses at MIT. He is an applied social scientist with background in public policy, public administration, environmental planning, negotiation and dispute resolution, social entrepreneurship, and conflict resolution.
LARRY SUSSKIND
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning (he/him) | MIT Science Impact Collaborative
The Principal Investigator is Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Vice-Chair of the inter-university Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Professor Susskind is well known in the urban and environmental planning fields for his published work on facility siting, collaborative approaches to public policymaking, and decarbonization. He has supervised more than 75 doctoral dissertations and 150 master’s theses at MIT. He is an applied social scientist with background in public policy, public administration, environmental planning, negotiation and dispute resolution, social entrepreneurship, and conflict resolution.
LARRY SUSSKIND
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning (he/him) | MIT Science Impact Collaborative
The Principal Investigator is Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Vice-Chair of the inter-university Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Professor Susskind is well known in the urban and environmental planning fields for his published work on facility siting, collaborative approaches to public policymaking, and decarbonization. He has supervised more than 75 doctoral dissertations and 150 master’s theses at MIT. He is an applied social scientist with background in public policy, public administration, environmental planning, negotiation and dispute resolution, social entrepreneurship, and conflict resolution.
JUNGWOO CHUN
Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning I MIT Science Impact Collaborative
Jungwoo Chun is the Lecturer of Climate, Sustainability, and Negotiation at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at MIT. His research and teaching engages multiple dimensions of climate change and sustainable cities with a particular focus on public dispute mediation, just energy transitions, and social sustainability. He currently teaches 11.255 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and Planning from MIT DUSP.
JUNGWOO CHUN
Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning I MIT Science Impact Collaborative
Jungwoo Chun is the Lecturer of Climate, Sustainability, and Negotiation at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at MIT. His research and teaching engages multiple dimensions of climate change and sustainable cities with a particular focus on public dispute mediation, just energy transitions, and social sustainability. He currently teaches 11.255 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and Planning from MIT DUSP.
JUNGWOO CHUN
Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning I MIT Science Impact Collaborative
Jungwoo Chun is the Lecturer of Climate, Sustainability, and Negotiation at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at MIT. His research and teaching engages multiple dimensions of climate change and sustainable cities with a particular focus on public dispute mediation, just energy transitions, and social sustainability. He currently teaches 11.255 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and Planning from MIT DUSP.
JUNGWOO CHUN
Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning I MIT Science Impact Collaborative
Jungwoo Chun is the Lecturer of Climate, Sustainability, and Negotiation at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at MIT. His research and teaching engages multiple dimensions of climate change and sustainable cities with a particular focus on public dispute mediation, just energy transitions, and social sustainability. He currently teaches 11.255 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and Planning from MIT DUSP.
SANJANA PAUL
MCP 2025 (she/her) | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Sanjana is a Master of City Planning candidate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and physics, and is the executive director and co-founder of Earth Hacks, an environmental hackathon organization. Previously, she worked as an atmospheric science software developer at NASA, an NSF REU participant in extreme ultraviolet engineering in the Kapteyn-Murnane Lab in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, and as a Conservation Innovation Fellow at Conservation X Labs.
SANJANA PAUL
MCP 2025 (she/her) | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Sanjana is a Master of City Planning candidate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and physics, and is the executive director and co-founder of Earth Hacks, an environmental hackathon organization. Previously, she worked as an atmospheric science software developer at NASA, an NSF REU participant in extreme ultraviolet engineering in the Kapteyn-Murnane Lab in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, and as a Conservation Innovation Fellow at Conservation X Labs.
SANJANA PAUL
MCP 2025 (she/her) | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Sanjana is a Master of City Planning candidate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and physics, and is the executive director and co-founder of Earth Hacks, an environmental hackathon organization. Previously, she worked as an atmospheric science software developer at NASA, an NSF REU participant in extreme ultraviolet engineering in the Kapteyn-Murnane Lab in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, and as a Conservation Innovation Fellow at Conservation X Labs.
SANJANA PAUL
MCP 2025 (she/her) | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Sanjana is a Master of City Planning candidate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and physics, and is the executive director and co-founder of Earth Hacks, an environmental hackathon organization. Previously, she worked as an atmospheric science software developer at NASA, an NSF REU participant in extreme ultraviolet engineering in the Kapteyn-Murnane Lab in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, and as a Conservation Innovation Fellow at Conservation X Labs.
ELISE ECHARTE
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computing, Environment and Sustainability
Elise is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing a major in mechanical engineering with a concentration in computing and a minor in environmental and sustainability. Outside of school she is involved in the MIT Women’s Volleyball Team, Scholars of Finance, NEET’s Climate and Sustainability Thread, and Alpha Phi. She is very interested in the intersection of business and sustainability, specifically looking at finance as a means of accelerating the energy transition through tools like green bonds.
ELISE ECHARTE
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computing, Environment and Sustainability
Elise is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing a major in mechanical engineering with a concentration in computing and a minor in environmental and sustainability. Outside of school she is involved in the MIT Women’s Volleyball Team, Scholars of Finance, NEET’s Climate and Sustainability Thread, and Alpha Phi. She is very interested in the intersection of business and sustainability, specifically looking at finance as a means of accelerating the energy transition through tools like green bonds.
WACUKA NAGATA
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Materials Science and Engineering, Business Management
Wacuka is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing Materials Science & Engineering and Business Management. She is very passionate about the climate space, involved in research with the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium. She is also fascinated in the startup world, specifically those in the green industry. Outside of academics, Wacuka loves hiking, running, playing the piano, and crafting projects in MIT’s maker spaces.
WACUKA NAGATA
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Materials Science and Engineering, Business Management
Wacuka is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing Materials Science & Engineering and Business Management. She is very passionate about the climate space, involved in research with the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium. She is also fascinated in the startup world, specifically those in the green industry. Outside of academics, Wacuka loves hiking, running, playing the piano, and crafting projects in MIT’s maker spaces.
EMMA HICKMAN
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Concentration
Emma is an undergraduate student at MIT studying mechanical engineering with a concentration in computer science. Outside of academics, she is on the volleyball team, as well as a member of Scholars in Finance. She is passionate about sustainability and finds the future of renewable energy very exciting.
EMMA HICKMAN
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Concentration
Emma is an undergraduate student at MIT studying mechanical engineering with a concentration in computer science. Outside of academics, she is on the volleyball team, as well as a member of Scholars in Finance. She is passionate about sustainability and finds the future of renewable energy very exciting.
ELISE ECHARTE
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computing, Environment and Sustainability
Elise is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing a major in mechanical engineering with a concentration in computing and a minor in environmental and sustainability. Outside of school she is involved in the MIT Women’s Volleyball Team, Scholars of Finance, NEET’s Climate and Sustainability Thread, and Alpha Phi. She is very interested in the intersection of business and sustainability, specifically looking at finance as a means of accelerating the energy transition through tools like green bonds.
ELISE ECHARTE
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computing, Environment and Sustainability
Elise is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing a major in mechanical engineering with a concentration in computing and a minor in environmental and sustainability. Outside of school she is involved in the MIT Women’s Volleyball Team, Scholars of Finance, NEET’s Climate and Sustainability Thread, and Alpha Phi. She is very interested in the intersection of business and sustainability, specifically looking at finance as a means of accelerating the energy transition through tools like green bonds.
ISELLE BARRIOS
Class of 2025 (she/her) | Chemical Engineering
Iselle is an undergraduate student at MIT studying chemical engineering with a concentration in energy. She is interested in using engineering and policy to advance climate change mitigation, adaptation, and environmental justice. She is a project co-lead for MIT Engineers Without Borders and a member of the women's club soccer team. In her free time, Iselle enjoys playing violin in the MIT Video Game Orchestra and live-action role-playing with the MIT Assassins Guild.
ISELLE BARRIOS
Class of 2025 (she/her) | Chemical Engineering
Iselle is an undergraduate student at MIT studying chemical engineering with a concentration in energy. She is interested in using engineering and policy to advance climate change mitigation, adaptation, and environmental justice. She is a project co-lead for MIT Engineers Without Borders and a member of the women's club soccer team. In her free time, Iselle enjoys playing violin in the MIT Video Game Orchestra and live-action role-playing with the MIT Assassins Guild.
EMMA HICKMAN
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Concentration
Emma is an undergraduate student at MIT studying mechanical engineering with a concentration in computer science. Outside of academics, she is on the volleyball team, as well as a member of Scholars in Finance. She is passionate about sustainability and finds the future of renewable energy very exciting.
EMMA HICKMAN
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Concentration
Emma is an undergraduate student at MIT studying mechanical engineering with a concentration in computer science. Outside of academics, she is on the volleyball team, as well as a member of Scholars in Finance. She is passionate about sustainability and finds the future of renewable energy very exciting.
COLIN LARSEN
MCP ’26 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Colin is a Masters in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He was previously a grassroots organizer in Vermont and is interested in rural/urban divides and development negotiations.
COLIN LARSEN
MCP ’26 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Colin is a Masters in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He was previously a grassroots organizer in Vermont and is interested in rural/urban divides and development negotiations.
WACUKA NGATA
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Materials Science & Engineering, Business Management
Wacuka is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing Materials Science & Engineering and Business Management. She is very passionate about the climate space, involved in research with the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium. She is also fascinated in the startup world, specifically those in the green industry. Outside of academics, Wacuka loves hiking, running, playing the piano, and crafting projects in MIT’s maker spaces.
WACUKA NGATA
Class of 2027 (she/her) | Materials Science & Engineering, Business Management
Wacuka is an undergraduate student at MIT pursuing Materials Science & Engineering and Business Management. She is very passionate about the climate space, involved in research with the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium. She is also fascinated in the startup world, specifically those in the green industry. Outside of academics, Wacuka loves hiking, running, playing the piano, and crafting projects in MIT’s maker spaces.
COLIN LARSEN
MCP ’26 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Colin is a Masters in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He was previously a grassroots organizer in Vermont and is interested in rural/urban divides and development negotiations.
COLIN LARSEN
MCP ’26 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Colin is a Masters in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He was previously a grassroots organizer in Vermont and is interested in rural/urban divides and development negotiations.
Former Members
Former Members
Former Members
