Maia Lee-Chin, the 2020-2021 Fenwick Scholar, presents at Academic Conference.
Two summers ago, while studying abroad in Cambodia, Emily O’Regan ’21 had the first inspiration for her honors thesis: “I spent weeks deep in the jungle surrounded by some of the most pristine landscapes and incredible wildlife I had ever seen. I also saw some of the world’s most vulnerable people, with no running water, no electricity and no opportunities to escape poverty.” The experience inspired the mathematics and environmental studies double major to explore “what a just and sustainable energy transition in rural Cambodia might look like.”