Stephanie Taboada, A Winner of the Rockefeller Institute’s inaugural Future Leaders in Policy Competition
On April 27, the Rockefeller Institute of Government announced that Stephanie Taboada, an NSF-funded STRIDE trainee and PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering was one of the winners of their inaugural competition, Future Leaders in Policy. This competition showcases the best of SUNY undergraduate and graduate research in public policy.
Stephanie presented “Potential of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to Decarbonize New York’s Energy System.” Taboada’s research focuses on advancing renewable natural gas production and utilization in New York State by providing the following: a comprehensive statewide resource assessment, optimization of an emerging pathway to produce RNG, known as power to gas (P2G), and a creation of a pathway to produce valuable feedstocks, such as synthesis gas, from renewable natural gas.
The Rockefeller Institute of Government is the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. The Institute conducts cutting-edge research and analysis to inform lasting solutions to the problems facing both New York State as well as the nation. “The Future Leaders in Policy Competition has allowed me to apply the knowledge I have learned from the STRIDE program in real-time. For example, I evaluated policies relating to my research and pitched my recommendations to New York State legislators using science communication skills I learned from the School of Communication and Journalism. As one of the competition winners, my research will get published in a blog format on the Rockefeller Institute of Governance's website, which is a great way to increase my visibility in the academic community.” She encourages other students to participate in future competitions and says that she owes a “huge thank you to the STRIDE program for passing along this opportunity and to the Rockefeller Institute of Governance for putting together this event.”
You can watch Stephanie present her research by clicking here.