Climate Action Tools Data Science Internship
Daniel Kammen, Professor
Energy and Resources
Applications for Fall 2024 are closed for this project.
The purpose of this project is to collect, analyze and visualize data on energy, transportation, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, GHG drivers, household carbon footprints, climate action planning, and equity into a single, data-driven climate action portal for all California cities and communities.
Role: As a member of the Analysis Team, the student will use multiple computational methods in R and/or Python to create data visualizations for the online portal. Students will work in teams of 3-5 students to collect, clean, analyze and visually display data in interactive figures. Data will typically be for multiple years and spatial resolutions, e.g., Census tracts, zip codes, cities and counties for multiple years. We will incorporate data using APIs to the extent possible in order to increase efficiency and minimize storage and bandwidth limitations. Econometric analysis will be used by advanced students to develop models of energy, transportation and household consumption.
Alternatively, as a member of the Carbon Coders team, the student will contribute to the development of either the EcoDataLab React application or the CoolClimate Calculator (https://coolclimate.org.calculator). Useful programming skills include Javascript, React JS, HTML/CSS, Git, and API integration, especially Google APIs.
Qualifications: We are looking for highly motivated and passionate students with knowledge of R, Python, Javascript, econometrics, spatial statistics, visualization approaches, and/or other relevant data science skills. Collaboration with other team members will be key to successful completion of projects.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Chris Jones, Director of CoolClimate Network, Staff Researcher
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Related website: http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/
Engineering, Design & Technologies Environmental Issues