Ivan Janković
HE/THEYPhD Student Contact Details i.jankovic[at]ubc.ca Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ivan-jankovi%C4%87-aab92798 Bio Ivan Janković is a PhD student in the Accelerating Community Energy Transitions cohort at IRES. He studies circular energy planning with a focus on waste heat recovery and district energy systems. Ivan’s background includes a BSc in Global Resource Systems with a focus on Community Planning, a […]
Alishia Orloff
PhD Student Contact Details Lab: https://worcslab.ubc.ca/people/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alishia-orloff-4a9151111/?isSelfProfile=true Bio Alishia Orloff is a PhD student at the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (IRES) advised by Dr. Claire Kremen in the Working to Restore Connectivity and Sustainability Lab. She has a strong passion for biocultural restoration and community-based science. Alishia obtained her B.S. from the […]
Prasun Ghimire
PhD Student Contact Details prasun.ghimire[at]ubc.ca Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/prasun-ghimire-28621a113 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filesthewildlife/ Bio Prasun Ghimire is a PhD student at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia, based in the Wildlife and Conservation Economics Lab working under the supervision of Dr. Sumeet Gulati. His research sits at the intersection of conservation economics […]
Minhui Li
Co-President
Lisa Wijayani
PhD Student Contact Details Bio Lisa Indah Wijayani is currently pursuing her PhD at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at UBC. She possesses a multidisciplinary background in the green economy, primarily concentrating on promoting equitable energy transitions and fostering fair climate solutions. Her research encompasses various fields, particularly focusing on improving labor […]
Miranda Jielin Li
PhD Student Contact Details mjli [at] student [dot] ubc [dot] ca Personal website: www.mirandajli.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirandali/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mirandajli.bsky.social CHANS Lab: https://chanslab.ires.ubc.ca/people/ GPE Group: https://julietlu.com/global-political-ecology-group.html Bio Miranda Li is a PhD student at IRES under the co-supervision of Dr. Kai Chan in the CHANS Lab and Dr. Juliet Lu in the Global Political Ecology Group. Her research focuses […]
Mandie Yantha
PhD Student Contact Details mandiey[at]student[dot]ubc[dot]ca Retreating from Risk website: https://uwaterloo.ca/retreating-from-risk/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/mandie-yantha-7b115527 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=XOV_oO0AAAAJ&hl=en Bio Mandie is a PhD student at IRES working with the Retreating from Risk project that aims to “explore how managed retreat (MR)–the strategic relocation of housing and infrastructure from high-risk areas–can be used as a proactive strategy to reduce flood risks […]
Isabela Tsutiya Andrade
PhD Student Contact Details isabela[dot]andrade[at]ubc[dot]ca LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelatandrade/ Bio Isabela (she/her) is a first-year PhD student at IRES, under the supervision of Dr. Hannah Wittman. Her background is in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on Agroecology and Community-Based Research in Brazil, where she grew up, and in Latin America more broadly. Since August 2024, Isabela […]
Gloria Mensah
PhD Student Contact Details LinkedIn Profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloria-mensah-507118383/ Bio Gloria (she/her) is a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Hisham Zerriffi. Her research focuses on modelling agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) to tackle the challenges within food and land systems to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss, and reduce global inequalities. Gloria is a […]
Giulia Belotti
MSc with Milind Kandlikar, 2024; IRES Student Society Seminar Series Co-Coordinator, 2026-27