Hixon Fellows
The Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability engages and supports Yale students who are interested in conducting urban sustainability research that bridges science to practice. Every year, Hixon Fellows are chosen from a pool of competitive applicants based on the relevance of the research proposal to the Center's mission.
Water Quality and Hydrology
Nitrogen Sources in Urbanized New Haven Watersheds
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Mercury Concentrations in an Urbanized Watershed
![Joel Creswell outside a building with a green wall](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/joel_creswell.jpg?h=f83ca161&itok=8ryuHWLg)
Water Resources
Public Sector and Public-Private Partnerships in the Urban Water Sector
![Photo of Kate Neville.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/kate_neville.jpg?h=34e43602&itok=zOCH5jNx)
When Value Flows Upstream:Urban Payments for Watershed Services
![Headshot of Kate Hamilton.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/kate_hamilton.jpg?h=9a733906&itok=nAkhI5cF)
Water Governance Programme United Nations Development Programme
![Headshot of Robyn Meeks.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/robyn_meeks.jpg?h=bd24b271&itok=H6NDa5yI)
Socio-cultural and Ecological Interactions
Can Tears and Blood Sprout Olive Trees?
![Mohamad Chakaki against a coastal urban background.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/mohamad_photo.jpg?h=d6e8a40f&itok=mRnqbzUH)
Is a Sustainable Urbanism Possible In 21st Century America?
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If They Don’t Count, You Don’t Count
![Headshot of Amy Kimball.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/amy_kimball.jpg?h=a7e6d17b&itok=IAjjelFU)
Effects of Urbanization on Wildlife
Shrimp Aquaculture and Urban Growth in Madagascar: Sustaining Societies and Conserving Coasts?
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Urbanization and the Impact of Emerging Disease in Amphibians
![Manja Holland against a green forested backdrop](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/manja_0.jpg?h=1e8d437d&itok=kYKoAo5X)
Industrial Environmental Management
Institutionalizing Eco-Industrial Development Concepts for Philippine Economic Zones
![Photo of Rita Lohani, in black and white.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/rita_2.jpg?h=7c2ac4eb&itok=EwIcPcnT)
Design and the Built Environment
Project for Public Spaces NY
![Photo of Nicole Rousmaniere standing in front of the Tidal Basin and Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/280844_102065779893403_6762822_o.jpg?h=9be54aa9&itok=DZtGD5RD)