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renewable-energy@mit.edu
(617) 253 - 2026
105 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Get in Touch
Contact us to learn more and subscribe to our mailing list to receive periodic updates about our work.
renewable-energy@mit.edu
(617) 253 - 2026
105 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
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.
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.
ANUSHREE CHAUDHURI
Class of 2024 (she/her) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Anushree is an undergraduate student at MIT studying urban planning and economics. She's interested in bringing a data-focused perspective to environmental policy and social impact. She joined the Science Impact Collaborative in 2021. As a native San Diegan with origins in Bengal, India, she grew up eager to bridge gaps between people of diverse identities. She's co-chair of the Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability, a lead of the Student Sustainability Coalition, and plays on the Women's Ultimate Frisbee team. In her free time, she loves reading and writing, plant-based cooking, yoga, world music, going on long walks with her dog, and learning new things.
DAVID BERON
MCP 2024 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning

David is a Master in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He has a background in economics and environmental studies and worked on public service delivery projects in Colombia prior to joining the Renewable Energy Facility Siting Clinic in the fall of 2022.
SANJANA PAUL
Technical Associate (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.
ERNESTO GOMEZ
SB 2026 (he/him) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ernesto contributed to this project from fall of 2023 to the summer of 2023.
DANIELA ALFONSO GARCIA
SB 2026 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Daniela contributed to this project the summer of 2023.
Yuri Choi
SB 2024 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Yuri contributed to this project the summer of 2023.

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.

ANUSHREE CHAUDHURI
Class of 2024 (she/her) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Anushree is an undergraduate student at MIT studying urban planning and economics. She's interested in bringing a data-focused perspective to environmental policy and social impact. She joined the Science Impact Collaborative in 2021. As a native San Diegan with origins in Bengal, India, she grew up eager to bridge gaps between people of diverse identities. She's co-chair of the Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability, a lead of the Student Sustainability Coalition, and plays on the Women's Ultimate Frisbee team. In her free time, she loves reading and writing, plant-based cooking, yoga, world music, going on long walks with her dog, and learning new things.

ANUSHREE CHAUDHURI
Class of 2024 (she/her) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Anushree is an undergraduate student at MIT studying urban planning and economics. She's interested in bringing a data-focused perspective to environmental policy and social impact. She joined the Science Impact Collaborative in 2021. As a native San Diegan with origins in Bengal, India, she grew up eager to bridge gaps between people of diverse identities. She's co-chair of the Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability, a lead of the Student Sustainability Coalition, and plays on the Women's Ultimate Frisbee team. In her free time, she loves reading and writing, plant-based cooking, yoga, world music, going on long walks with her dog, and learning new things.
ANUSHREE CHAUDHURI
Class of 2024 (she/her) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Anushree is an undergraduate student at MIT studying urban planning and economics. She's interested in bringing a data-focused perspective to environmental policy and social impact. She joined the Science Impact Collaborative in 2021. As a native San Diegan with origins in Bengal, India, she grew up eager to bridge gaps between people of diverse identities. She's co-chair of the Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability, a lead of the Student Sustainability Coalition, and plays on the Women's Ultimate Frisbee team. In her free time, she loves reading and writing, plant-based cooking, yoga, world music, going on long walks with her dog, and learning new things.

DAVID BERON
MCP 2024 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
David is a Master in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He has a background in economics and environmental studies and worked on public service delivery projects in Colombia prior to joining the Renewable Energy Facility Siting Clinic in the fall of 2022.

DAVID BERON
MCP 2024 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning
David is a Master in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He has a background in economics and environmental studies and worked on public service delivery projects in Colombia prior to joining the Renewable Energy Facility Siting Clinic in the fall of 2022.
DAVID BERON
MCP 2024 (he/him) | Department of Urban Studies and Planning

David is a Master in City Planning candidate at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He has a background in economics and environmental studies and worked on public service delivery projects in Colombia prior to joining the Renewable Energy Facility Siting Clinic in the fall of 2022.

SANJANA PAUL
Technical Associate (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
Technical Associate (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
Technical Associate (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.

DANIELA ALFONSO GARCIA
SB 2026 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Daniela contributed to this project the summer of 2023.

DANIELA ALFONSO GARCIA
SB 2026 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Daniela contributed to this project the summer of 2023.
DANIELA ALFONSO GARCIA
SB 2026 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Daniela contributed to this project the summer of 2023.

ERNESTO GOMEZ
SB 2026 (he/him) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Ernesto contributed to this project from spring of 2023 to the summer of 2023.

ERNESTO GOMEZ
SB 2026 (he/him) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Ernesto contributed to this project from spring of 2023 to the summer of 2023.
ERNESTO GOMEZ
SB 2026 (he/him) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Ernesto contributed to this project from fall of 2023 to the summer of 2023.

YURI CHOI
SB 2024 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Yuri contributed to this project the summer of 2023.

YURI CHOI
SB 2024 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Yuri contributed to this project the summer of 2023.
Yuri Choi
SB 2024 (she/her) | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Yuri contributed to this project the summer of 2023.
Former Members
Former Members
Former Members