MEET OUR REMOTE FELLOWS:

CLASS OF 2020-21

Somi Jun

University: Princeton University ‘20

Host organization: Himal Southasian in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Role: I’m an editorial fellow, so I have written/researched two articles and have provided support to the editors by doing fact checks, transcriptions, and varied tasks for their articles.

Quinn Shu

University: Oberlin College ‘21

Host organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Role: I assist the Business Development Unit on donor research and outreach activities. I also support IWMI in sustainable finance and digital innovation practices under the One CGIAR transformation background.

Clara Symmes

University: Goucher College ‘19

Host organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Role: I support the communications team through written and graphic content production.

“I’ve especially enjoyed the series of interviews with researchers that I have been running! They’re a great opportunity to learn more about the many projects that IWMI is working on and to build connections with experts around the world.”

Peter Trousdale

University: Bucknell University ‘20

Host organization: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Beijing, China

Role: I work with the Environmental Law Practice team at NRDC China. Within the ELP team, I primarily focus on work related to climate finance and chemical risk management. This work includes research, translation, and communications writing on topics such as transition finance, biodiversity finance, and computation toxicology.

“Collaborating with my accomplished colleagues in the China office has been an enriching experience. This collaboration includes co-authoring a blog on biodiversity finance with my supervisor.”