Welcome! We are the student group for Columbia’s PhD in Sustainable Development!
The PhD program in Sustainable Development is designed for individuals seeking to pursue rigorous scholarship and research at the intersection of social and natural sciences. Each year, we host:
- The Interdisciplinary PhD Workshop in Sustainable Development in April at Columbia University.
- The Alliance Summer School in Science and Policy in June in Paris, France.
If you have questions about applying to the PhD Program in Sustainable Development at Columbia, please visit the program’s page and GSAS admissions!
- PhD program Handbook
- Selected student publications and awarded grants/fellowships can be found here
- Profiles for our job market candidates can be found here
- Alumni placements can be found here
- Geographic distribution of placements can be found here
Seminar and Colloquium Schedules
SDDS Officers for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
| Position | Name |
| President | Fanyu Wang |
| Vice-President / Lead IPWSD Coordinator | Junho Choi |
| Treasurer | Ruixue Li |
| SIPASA Representative | Ruixue Li |
| EI Representative | Seung Min Kim |
| PhD Council Representative | Alina Gafanova |
| Job Market Officer | Anna Papp |
| Communication Officer / Webmaster | Sean Reese |
| Colloquium Coordinator | Clara Berestycki |
| SusDeveR Coordinator | N/A |
| Summer School Advisor | Cameron Scalera |
| Minotaur-Manatee Program Coordinator | Hasti Hemati |
| Retreat Coordinators | Cameron Scalera and Kira Wang |
| Anti-Racism Officer(s) | Sahila Kudalkar |
