Maria Daniela Castillo
Master's in City Planning Candidate, 2021 - 2023,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Research Assistant, Jan 2021 - Present,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Environmental Solutions Initiative &
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Research Associate, July 2019 - June 2021,
George Washington University,
Milken Institute School of Public Health,
Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health
I am a second year student in the Master's in City Planning program at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP). Previously, I was a Research Associate at the George Washington University School of Public Health, where I conducted research at the intersection of air quality, public health and environmental justice. Before that, I was at Boston University's School of Public Health working on a NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) project.
Bio
Education
2021 - present
Masters in City Planning (MCP)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
2017
B.S. in Environmental Sciences
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
2015
Education Abroad
Semester at Sea
12 Countries
Other Interests
I am part of other organizations that combine my interests in youth development, citizen science, climate change mitigation/education initiatives, and bike advocacy groups. Read more about these side projects in the News page.
In addition to work and school, I often find myself playing table tennis, traveling, biking, exploring new coffee shops, reading books (here are my favorites) and listening to podcasts (mostly to 99% Invisible and The War on Cars; here are my favorite episodes).
Maria Daniela Castillo
MIT, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge,
MA 02142, United States