Tristan Earle Grupp

I am a MUSA - MCP dual degree student. I research human-environment interactions and land systems using GIS and remote sensing. I am particularly interested in degraded land, ecosystem engineering projects, water management, climate change adaptation, and using spatial data science in policy making. At Penn, I have researched Europe's forest transition and conservation policy with economists at Wharton, collaborated with Nest and the Wharton Risk Center to identify climate risks to artisan supply chains, estimated groundwater extraction + agricultural intensity in Ica, Peru, and worn out my fingers making clay sculptures. This summer, I will be trying to characterize climate change adaptation in Malawi with Professor Lassiter and a team of researchers. I will also interview project managers about the funding of "mega-ecoregion" projects, as part of a team at Penn to better understand how humans are attempting to engineer large forest and vegetated areas.