Team Members

The 2019-2020 DECIPHER Bass Connections team was comprised of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff. The project attracted individuals with a variety of academic backgrounds and interests. Each team member leveraged their strengths to contribute to the project and advance the field of geoengineering.

Team Leaders

  • Tyler Felgenhauer, Pratt School of Engineering-Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Mark Borsuk, Pratt School of Engineering-Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Kathleen Burns, Trinity-English-Ph.D. Student
  • Jonathan Wiener, Duke Law
  • Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Pratt School of Engineering-Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Varun Mallampalli, Pratt School of Engineering-Civil & Environmental Engineering-Ph.D. Student

Graduate Team Members

  • Andrew Frank, Juris Doctor
  • Rosanne Lam, Master of Environmental Management
  • Mengfan Li, Civil & Environmental Engineering -MS
  • Sam Pollan, Master of Environmental Management

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Ari Bechtel, Physics (BS)
  • Matthew Brune, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Elliott Davis, Environmental Science and Policy (AB)
  • Qingqi Li, Civil Engineering (BSE)
  • Sergio Macias-Vazquez
  • Kevin Peng, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Peter Polonsky Jr., Public Policy Studies (AB)
  • Rohan Rajan, Mechanical Engineering (BSE), English (AB2)
  • Harshvardhan Sanghi, Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
  • Natasha Von Seelen, Electrical & Computer Engineering (BSE), Computer Science (BSE2)
  • Megan Wang, Economics (BS)

Faculty/Staff Team Contributors

  • Evan Hepler-Smith, Arts & Sciences-History