Speakers

Sophia is an AAAS Executive Policy Fellow with U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, where she serves as Highway Revenue Alternatives Policy Advisor for the User-Based Alternative Revenue Mechanism Program. Previously, she covered transportation and infrastructure as a Congressional Fellow for Senator Whitehouse, toxic substances legislation for CalEPA as a California Policy Fellow, and battery technology for Tesla as a six-time intern. She has a PhD from Columbia where she studied carbon capture membrane materials and a BS from UC Berkeley in chemical engineering.