Staff
Johnathan Hettinger
Communications Director
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Peter Fugiel
Senior Research Specialist
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Postdocs and Graduate Research Assistants
Ramya Kumaran
Graduate Research Assistant
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Zichang Liu
Graduate Research Assistant
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Our Alumni
Eva Fischer
Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2025)
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Anukriti Mehta
Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025)
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Raphael Ranola
Summer Scholar (Summer 2025)
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Erin Phillips
Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025)
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Bernard Dzamah-Kumah
Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2025)
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Collaborations
CJI is actively collaborating with other research centers on research projects related to the Illinois clean energy transition. Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out to Richard Benton at rabenton@illinois.edu.
Climate Jobs Advisory Council
The Climate Jobs Advisory Council is charged with providing input to the Illinois Climate Jobs Institute regarding research priorities, work processes, and timeline for implementation.