Cohort 1

The first cohort was recruited in October 2021 and began their fellowships in Spring 2022.

Anna Jurusik Graduate student in Environmental Systems who is ever curious and fascinated by small-scale interactions in the context of an ever-changing world. Driven by community and the desire to help others.
Jorge Arteaga A physics PhD student with prior research experience in perovskite solar cells. He is excited to shift gears from solar cells to environmental sensing, and to work with the team!
Shelby Defeo A PhD student at UC Merced with a background in environmental chemistry whose research focuses on drinking water reservoirs in California using field and laboratory methods.
Kyle Wright An applied math PhD student with a background in applied mathematics and research interests in optimization and neural networks.