HEI's Annual Conference 2025

Sunday, May 4 - Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at the Austin Marriott Downtown Hotel in Austin, Texas.

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Summer Fellows

HEI supports early experiences for undergraduate students interested in the environmental health sciences through the Summer Fellowship Program. For more information on the program, its partners and sponsors, and how to apply, please see here.

2024 Fellows

Alejandro Jimenez, University of California, Los Angeles

Mentor: Daniel Carrión, Yale University

Chelsea Lam, University of California, Berkeley

Mentor: Ted Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology

Vivian McNally, California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo

Mentor: Colleen Rosales, OpenAQ

Melissa Retana, Wellesley College

Mentor: Jun Wu, University of California, Irvine

Ava Grace Carfaro, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Mentor: Robin Dodson, Silent Spring Institute

Marta Symkowick, Williams College

Mentor: Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Columbia University

Avery Matthews, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Mentor: Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, North Carolina State University

Julia Godinez, San Diego State University

Mentor: Regan Patterson, University of California, Los Angeles

2023 Fellows

Diana Abigail Cantoran-Perez, University of California, Berkeley
Mentor: Jun Wu, University of California, Irvine

Alyssa Aminata Kamara, University at Albany
Mentor: Yanelli Nunez, PSE Healthy Energy

Andrew Gallego, Boston University
Mentor: Sally Pusede, University of Virginia

Thomas Elijah Ealey, Savannah State University
Mentor: Yang Liu, Emory University

Kai Kibilko, Brandeis University
Mentor: Jon Levy, Boston University

Kyara Ralliford, Columbia University
Mentor: Robin Dodson, Silent Spring Institute

Lawrence Tran, University of California, Los Angeles
Mentor: Regan Patterson University of California, Los Angeles

The HEI Summer Fellowship is presented in partnership with

With support from individual donors and