Noelle Eckley Selin

Prof. Selin is currently the interim director of the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (2023–2024) and as cochair of MIT’s Climate Nucleus (2021–2024). She was director of MIT’s Technology and Policy Program from 2018 to 2023. Prof. Selin’s research uses modeling and data analysis to inform decision-making on sustainability challenges, including air pollution, climate change, and hazardous substances such as mercury and persistent organic pollutants . Her work develops new methods and systems-based approaches to address sustainability challenges, and she examines interactions between science, technology, and policy. Her specific areas of expertise include systems modeling, sustainability science and engineering, climate change, air quality, toxic substances, environmental health, and science-technology-policy interactions. Prof. Selin received her PhD and MA in Earth and Planetary Sciences, and her BA in Environmental Science and Public Policy, all from Harvard University.