Research - EESI Environmental Scholars

EESI Environmental Scholars

In spring 2015, we initiated a revamped EESI Environmental Scholars program in the interest of forming connections between departments (and between research groups), increasing student diversity, and improving our recruiting efforts. The current EESI selection committee is comprised of Laifang Li, assistant professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, Renee Obringer, assistant professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Shujie Wang, assistant professor of geography, and Peter Wilf, professor of geosciences. Dr. Wilf is the current chair of the Committee. The Committee is charged with the following:

• Choosing a set of four Scholars competitively among the incoming and accepted graduate student applicants in the EESI-affiliated departments, and from EESI Associates initially (all PhD students)
• Sending out a call for nominations to EESI associates, and they will nominate a student (one who has been made an offer).
• The chair will make a ranked list based on the faculty members' summary of their qualifications, and the other committee members will advise.

These Scholars will be part of a cohort of students who will be invited to engage with EESI throughout their Penn State careers. The scholars will be offered a $4K top-up over two years.

The Committee Chair will send out an announcement early each winter to all EESI Associates asking for nominations.

2025-2026 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

2024-2025 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

2023-2024 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2022-2023 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2021-2022 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2020-2021 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2019-2020 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2018-2019 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2017-2018 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2016-2017 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2015-2016 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

 

2010-2011 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

• Julieanne Hagarty - Undergraduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Jenna Christian - Graduate Student - Department of Geography
• Megan Carter - Graduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Piyali Chandra - Graduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Michael Kozar - Undergraduate Student - Department of Meteorology
• Laura McGowan - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology
• Catherine Airey - Graduate Student - Department of Geography

 

2009-2010 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

• Monica Carvalho - Graduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Brad Kuntz - Graduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Anders Jensen - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology
• Trish Miller - Graduate Student - Department of Ecology and Geography
• Shi Yunig - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology

 

2008-2009 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

• Liza Diaz - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology
• Venkata Pradeep Indrakanti - Graduate Student - Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
• Xuhua Shi - Graduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Roman Tonkonojenkov - Graduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Andrew Pierce - Graduate Student - Department of Geography
• Yuning Shi - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology

 

2007-2008 EESI Environmental Scholar Recipients

• Patrick Applegate - Graduate Student - Department of Geosciences
• Muge Komurcu - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology
• Amy Pauline Welch - Graduate Student - Department of Geography
• Adam Christopher Moyer - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology
• Kelly D. Cherrey - Graduate Student - Department of Meteorology
• Armand Daniel Silva - Graduate Student - Department of Geography