Students
Amma Agyei Boakye
Doctoral Student
Amma is a doctoral student in Industrial Ecology & Sustainable Systems at the School of the Environment. Her research centers around the use of tools such as LCAs and TEAs, leveraging them to inform sustainable design, optimize resource utilization, and influence policy development across diverse global regions. She has a background in Chemical Engineering and Environmental Management and five years of professional experience in green manufacturing and design, corporate sustainability, and renewable energy.
Koichi Kanaoka
Doctoral Student, Yale School of the Environment
Advisor: Marian Chertow
Koichi’s interest lies in examining how businesses can drive the decoupling of economic growth from environmental impacts, including by leading society’s transition to a circular economy. His research focuses on understanding the environmental, economic, and strategic benefits of inter-firm reuse of industrial by-products (industrial symbiosis). Koichi is also interested in organizational questions such as how belonging to an industrial symbiosis network affects the behavior of firms and how environmental management can be integrated into core corporate strategy.
Jennifer Kroeger
Doctoral Student, Yale School of the Environment
Advisor: Yuan Yao
Jennifer is interested in life cycle assessment and feasibility of natural climate solutions, including biochar and enhanced weathering. Prior to Yale, she worked as a Baccalaureate Fellow at the Science and Technology Policy Institute in Washington D.C..
Alyssa Menz
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Marian Chertow/Daniel Esty
Alyssa is interested in the intersection of corporate sustainability and international development, with a specific focus on understanding how multinational companies can spur environmental innovation in emerging and developing markets. Prior to Yale, Alyssa spent five years as an international development professional working on projects related to sustainable development, entrepreneurship and innovation, local content, and energy transitions.
Hannah Wang
Doctoral Student, Yale School of the Environment
Advisor: Yuan Yao
Hannah is interested in artificial intelligence and sustainable industrial operations, including developing methods to help assess and optimize systems of biomass-derived products and new technologies. Prior to Yale, she has worked on projects related to biomass, wastewater treatments, and network analysis.
Youyi Xu
Doctoral Student
Yale School of the Environment
Advisor: Yuan Yao
Youyi is interested in prospective life cycle assessment (LCA) focusing on exploring the inter-linked economy-energy-environment systems. Her research also aims to bridge the gap between LCA results and decision-making to ensure a sustainable shared future. Prior to Yale, she worked at the Center on Global Energy Policy focusing on carbon markets and energy transitions.