STUDENT FELLOWS

Siyuan Ma is a recent graduate from the Masters in Climate and Society Program at Columbia University. Prior to Columbia, she received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a minor in English Literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Siyuan serves as a visiting scholar at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, working on international climate change policy and U.S-China climate and energy policy. She was also a part-time lecturer at Beijing Foreign Studies University, teaching Energy Data Management for a summer program.

Siyuan has an interdisciplinary background in climate change science, international relations, and data analysis. Her research interests include energy transitions in emerging economies, international climate governance, and the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals at national and regional levels.

At ISEP, Siyuan is studying the role of distributed energy systems in national and rural electrification plans, focusing on countries with low electricity access rates.