Adam Cowie-Haskell, Co-President
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Adam is an energy and economics and policy masters student at the Nicholas School. From Boston, he worked for some years before returning to school. Most recently, he worked in community solar with a focus on low-income programs. Outside of academics, he loves to travel, hike, bike, and birdwatch. Adam is passionate about wholesale market design and growing the energy community at Duke.
Prithveeraj Wavre, Co-President
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Prithveeraj is a second-year student pursuing a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) at the Nicholas School of the Environment. He is passionate about decarbonization and meeting climate goals through commercializing clean technologies and scaling up renewable energy. Over the summer, he interned with AES Next in their green hydrogen innovation team where he worked on assessing revenue streams for electrolyzers serving as grid assets. Before coming to Duke, Prithveeraj worked as an associate consultant at KPMG India’s ESG practice, where he worked on ESG reporting frameworks, ESG performance improvement strategies, GHG accounting, SDG alignment, and ESG due diligence for large global clients.
Prisha Tiwari, Treasurer
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Prisha Tiwari is a second-year MEM student, specializing in Energy and Business. Originally from India, she completed her undergraduate studies in Biology, focusing her research on the bats of Southeast Asia. Prisha currently serves as the Communications Manager for the Nicholas School Student Council and Treasurer for the Nicholas School Energy Club.
Over the summer, Prisha interned at ICF as an Energy Markets Analyst, where she developed a new tool for analyzing PJM market trends and assessed the impact of data center growth and electrification on PJM’s load forecasts.
Prisha is deeply interested in the integration of renewables onto the grid, battery storage solutions, and the lithium supply chain. Outside of her academic and professional pursuits, she enjoys traveling to wildlife sanctuaries, watching movies and documentaries, and playing board games.
Caroline Kristof, Career Trek Co-Chair
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Caroline is a second year MEM student at the Nic School studying renewable energy and environmental policy. She’s excited about offshore wind, monarch butterflies, key lime cheesecake, fusion, volcanoes, and carbon-free coexistence. She has experience working in utility scale renewable development and urban ecological restoration in the PNW, home of the world’s most magical summers.
Justin Maynard, Career Trek Co-Chair
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Bio coming soon!
Ummamah Shah, Industry Engagement Chair
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Ummamah Shah is a second-year student in the Master of Environmental Management (MEM) program at Duke University, specializing in Energy and Environment. Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, she holds an undergraduate degree in Finance. Ummamah’s career has focused on the intersection of energy and finance. As a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, she applies her expertise to impactful global volunteer projects, including winning the Climate Reality award for her initiative, ‘Our Trash, Our Responsibility.’ In the summer of 2024, Ummamah was selected as an EDF Climate Corps Fellow and interned as a Clean Energy Specialist with Con Edison in New York City. Her energy interests encompass energy access, energy modeling (including grid optimization and dispatch models), transport electrification, and climate finance. Outside of her professional and academic pursuits, Ummamah enjoys listening to Urdu and Sindhi poetry, watching Korean suspense thrillers, spending time with animals, and enjoying nature walks.
Hiranmayi Nataraj, Professional Development Chair
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Hiranmayi is second-year master’s student at Nicholas School of the Environment majoring in energy and business. Originally from India, she has experience working in consulting focusing her work on decarbonization and clean energy transition. Over the summer, Hiranmayi served as an EDF Climate Corps Fellow at JetBlue, where she worked on recommending strategic updates to the airline’s net zero roadmap. She also collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), offsets, and next-generation aircraft. In addition to her work, Hiranmayi enjoys reading, exploring new places, staying updated on the latest shows/movies and trying out a new hobby every other month.
Sadie Tetreault, Communications Chair
MEM & MBA Degree Candidate, 2026
Sadie is a second-year MEM & MBA student concentrating in Energy & Environment and Environmental Economics & Policy. She is originally from Narragansett, RI. Prior to attending Duke, Sadie worked in consulting in Washington DC, where she also enjoyed running, exploring museums, and making pottery. Sadie is hoping to pursue a career in helping corporate entities contribute to a zero-emissions economy, particularly in relation to energy consumption. During Summer 2024, she worked as a Stanback Fellow at RMI supporting the Carbon Markets Initiative, part of RMI’s wider Climate Intelligence Program.
Rosalind Hu, Social Chair
MEM Degree Candidate, 2025
Let’s energize our club with creativity, collaboration, and enthusiasm! I’m excited to foster community through dynamic events. My goal is to foster connections and create memories that not only enhance our understanding of energy issues but also strengthen our network.