The Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability


"Effective responses to environmental sustainability require a new brand of scholarship and professionalism, one that is defined by excellence in marshalling the resources of multiple disciplines and perspectives for the creation of integrated solutions. The Martin Fellowship promotes this new scholarship."
Phillip Clay, MIT Chancellor

The Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability, established at MIT in 1996 through the generous support of the Martin Family Foundation, fosters graduate level research, education, and collaboration in sustainability. The Society supports and connects MIT's top graduate students in environmental studies, and fosters opportunities for multi-disciplinary cooperation in both the short- and long-term.

Martin Fellows investigate emerging issues in sustainability, exchange information, and participate in occasional seminars and an annual retreat. These activities support Fellows' development of the collaborative capacity that is critical to the successful implementation and application of sustainability scholarship.

The nearly 300 Martin Society "alumni" are leaders in sustainability in government, academia, and industry across the globe.

Martin Fellows

Name Department Interests Year
Isabelle Anguelovski Urban Studies & Planning Public Attitudes Toward Energy & Climate Change, Science & Policy of Climate Change 2008 - 2009
Kathleen M. Araujo Urban Studies & Planning Policy, Regulation, Siting & Security, Wind 2009 - 2010
Amy Banzaert Mechanical Engineering Science & Policy of Climate Change 2009 - 2010
Kwabena Bediako Chemistry Energy Conversion Alternatives, Energy Needs in the Developing world, Energy Storage, Solar, Wave Power 2012 - 2013
Damian Burch Mathematics Energy Storage, Modeling, Simulations & Complex Systems 2008 - 2009
Cy P. Chan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Modeling, Simulations & Complex Systems 2009 - 2010
Yang Chen Chemical Engineering Industrial Energy Efficiency, Science & Policy of Climate Change 2009 - 2010
Yang Chen Urban Studies & Planning Transportation & Vehicle Systems 2008 - 2009
Jing Cheng Materials Science and Engineering Solar 2008 - 2009
John J. Cooley Electrical Enginering & Computer Science Building Efficiency Technologies 2009 - 2010
Timothy Cronin Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Science Science & Policy of Climate Change 2011 - 2012
Pearl Donohoo Engineering Systems Division Electric Power Systems & Policy, Wind 2011 - 2012
Deepak Dugar Chemical Engineering Energy Needs in the Developing world, Science & Policy of Climate Change 2011 - 2012
William M. Durham Civil & Environmental Engineering Biotechnology 2009 - 2010
Madhu Dutta-Koehler Urban Studies and Planning Building Efficiency Technologies, Buildings & Urban Design 2010 - 2011
Katherine Dykes Engineering Systems Division Wind 2010 - 2011
David Fenning Mechanical Engineering Electric Power Systems & Policy, Solar 2011 - 2012
Jessica Fitzsimmons Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Science Science & Policy of Climate Change 2011 - 2012
Katya Frois-Moniz Civil & Environmental Engineering Biotechnology 2008 - 2009
Betar Gallant Mechanical Engineering Energy Conversion Alternatives 2011 - 2012