Katherine Li

Bio

Katherine Li is a Sustainability Technology & Business Analyst at the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator, where she supports Stanford-led research teams in externalizing their innovations to create sustainability impact. She holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Duke University, where she was a Pratt Research Fellow and NAE Grand Challenge Scholar.

Katherine previously worked in the Intellectual Property Office at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, supporting the commercialization of energy and physical sciences technologies. Her research background spans water affordability, environmental pollution, and uncertainty modeling, with work conducted at Stanford, Duke, and Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has co-authored peer-reviewed publications and received multiple honors, including the Eric Pas Award for Outstanding Research from Duke, the NSERC Undergraduate Research Award, and the Stanford Digital Learning Design Challenge. She is also passionate about climate and science communication and has led youth-focused climate storytelling and education initiatives.

Honors & Awards

• Eric Pas Award for Outstanding Independent Research, Duke University (2022)
• William Brewster Snow Award for Academic Excellence, Duke University (2022)
• Pratt Research Fellow, Duke University (2020-2022)
• Katsouleas NAE Grand Challenge Scholar, Duke University (2019-2022)
• Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs Fellow, Duke University (2021-2022)
• Penny Pilgrim George Women’s Leadership Scholar, Duke University (2020-2021)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Student Research Award, NSERC (2020)

Education & Certifications

• M.S., Stanford University, Environmental Engineering
• B.S.E., Duke University, Civil and Environmental Engineering