Climate Knowledge Initiative Team

About CKI Fellows

aboutCKI Fellows are integral to our success. They research decarbonization pathways, translate technical reports into actionable insights, and create high-level summaries that highlight both the challenges and opportunities in the transition to net zero.

Fellows work around 10 hours (up to 20 hours) per week during the academic year and full-time (35 hours per week) over the summer. Pay rates are aligned with Columbia University’s standard hourly rates.

The Climate Knowledge Initiative is managed by the Columbia Business School’s Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change. Visit the Tamer Institute website to learn more and meet the team.

All Columbia graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to apply.

Faculty & Staff

Gernot Wagner

Senior Lecturer in Discipline of Economics in the Faculty of Business: Economics Division

Faculty Director, Climate Knowledge Initiative: Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

Faculty Fellow: CESifo

Board Member: CarbonPlan

Columnist: Project Syndicate

Senior Fellow: Jain Family Institute

Lauren Vasek

Administrative Director, Climate Business Initiatives: Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

Hyae Ryung (Helen) Kim

Senior Staff Associate II in the Faculty of Business: Economics Division

Isabel Hoyos Arango

Staff Associate III in the Faculty of Business: Economics Division

Faculty Advisors

Dan Esposito

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering: Columbia Engineering

Advisor on Green Hydrogen: Climate Knowledge Initiative

Dan Steingart

Professor of Chemical Metallurgy and Professor of Chemical Engineering: Columbia Engineering

Advisor on Energy Storage and Steel: Climate Knowledge Initiative

Jessica Fanzo

Professor of Climate and Director of the Food Ethics and Policy Program: Columbia Climate School

Advisor on Sustainable Proteins: Climate Knowledge Initiative

Jingguang Chen

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics: Columbia University

Advisor on Biofuels: Climate Knowledge Initiative

Kevin Karl

Research Associate at the Center for Climate Systems Research: Columbia Climate School

Advisor on Sustainable Proteins: Climate Knowledge Initiative

Peter B. Kelemen

Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Advisor on Carbon Capture: Climate Knowledge Initiative

Shiho Kawashima

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics: Columbia University

Advisor on Cement: Climate Knowledge Initiative

Current CKI Fellows, Spring ‘25

Hinako Arai, M.A. in International Finance and Economic Policy

Vedant Bhansali, B.A. in Financial Economics

Ariela Farchi Behar, M.S. in Sustainability Management

Augusto Agazzi, Master of Business Administration

Faradisa Anintya, Master of Business Administration

Beatriz De Lucas, B.A. in Economics

Grace Frascati, B.A. Business Management and Sustainable Development

Quint Houwink, Master of Business Administration

Petr Jenicek, Master of Business Administration

Taicheng (Leo) Jin, M.A. International Finance and Economic Policy

Jisu (Ashley) Kim, Master of Business Administration

Heonjae Lee, B.A. in Financial Economics

Sean Lee, B.A. in Economics and Political Science

Theo Moers, M.P.A. in Environmental Science and Policy

Pia Doris Morrow, M.S. in Sustainability Management

Una Oljaca, B.A. in Economics

Yosafat Partogi, Master of Business Administration

Shaurir Ramanujan, B.A. Financial Economics and Sustainable Development

Hassan Riaz, Master of Business Administration

Inardi Rizky, Master of Business Administration

Christian Sandjaja, M.S. in Sustainability Management

Xiaodan Zhu, M.S. in Financial Economics, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in addition to M.S. in Financial Economics

Past CKI Fellows