Individual Research

1-4 credits · Graduate

This course provides MCS students with the opportunity to pursue a focused, faculty-supervised project in an area of applied climate solutions. Projects may involve research, implementation design, data analysis, systems modeling, or policy and business innovation aimed at accelerating decarbonization, adaptation, or resilience.Students will work one-on-one with a faculty mentor to scope and complete a self-directed project that builds on their professional and academic interests. Projects may include:Applied research with a faculty lab or external partnerDevelopment of a pilot intervention or toolPreparation of a professional publication, policy brief, or investment memoPre-work toward the Master’s Capstone project