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Research Associate
Swathi Akella is a Research Associate with the Division of Public Policy. Prior to this, she worked as a Senior Consultant with FTI Consulting, Inc. in India, where she was responsible for conducting research supporting strategic solutions for investment, policy implementation and development, governance compliance and risk mitigation. She has also worked as a journalist reporting on policy and socio-economic developments in India. Swathi holds a postgraduate degree in Public Policy from HKUST and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from Asian College of Journalism, India.
PhD Graduate (co-advised with Zhongming Lu)
Stefano Mingolla is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Carnegie Institution for Science. He completed his PhD in the Division of Environment and Sustainability at HKUST. His research interests are in techno-economic modeling of decarbonization pathways for hard-to-abate sectors, including the chemical industry. Stefano holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Brescia and a Master's degree in Green Economy and Sustainability from the University of Ferrara.