Energy

Simone Speizer

PhD
Simone Speizer is a PhD student in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley. Her research interests center on air pollution and climate impacts, and especially their intersections with health and equity.

Aaryaman “Sunny” Singhal

MS, PhD

Aaryaman “Sunny” Singhal earned a dual-degree in 2024 from the Energy and Resources Group and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC-Berkeley. He is interested in water security in the Western United States as the climate changes (drought, sustainable agriculture, the water-energy nexus, etc.). In particular, Sunny wants to write policy that not only advances a more just future for the most marginalized people, but also builds political coalitions for stronger action in the future.

Sunny is intellectually curious and values diverse experiences. He studied liberal arts and...

Dakota Pekerti

MS
Dakota Pekerti (he/him) is a first-year Master’s student in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley.

Kingsley Ofori

MS
I have a Bachelors in chemistry and a background in environmental and food quality research.

Annika Luo

MS
Annika is a Master’s student specializing in sustainable transitions and industrial and political ecology.

Cello Lockwood

MS, PhD
Cello focuses on the environmental impacts and social implications of the proposed Circular Economy with specific attention to application in the textile industry.

Chris Kimanga

MBA, BS
Chris is a master’s student at the Energy and Resources Group (ERG) at UC Berkeley. His work explores how renewable energy systems, data science, and local governance can be better integrated to support inclusive, climate-resilient development in underserved communities.

Chris Hunter

MA, MPP
Chris is a M.A./M.P.P. student with the Energy & Resources Group and the Goldman School of Public Policy, focused on advancing effective and equitable climate and energy policy at the local level.

Ryan Jones

PhD
Ryan has spent the last decade developing modeling tools to explore technology pathways for deep decarbonization with special focus on electricity systems.

Ben Haley

PhD
Ben has unique experience developing energy system models to support energy transformation decision making in his role as Co-Founder of Evolved Energy Research.