About PLACE(E) .
The PLACE(E) Lab seeks to advance climate equity through place-based, community-centered improvements to the way that we engineer our water, transportation, energy, and construction systems in the face of climate impacts and societal stressors. In the PLACE(E) Lab, co-creation of and access to, rigorous research to drive climate adaptation for frontline communities is paramount.
Meet the Lab
Bethany Gordon, Ph.D.
(You may also know me as Bethany Gordon Hoy!)PLACE(E) Lab Director & Principal Investigator
Bio: Bethany Gordon (she/her) is an assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington, where she leads the PLACE(E) Lab, Place-based Liberatory Advances for Climate Equity in Civil Engineering. She is a transdisciplinary researcher – applying methods from the social sciences to help engineers and frontline designers better collaborate for just climate adaptation. Her work is process-focused and developed for application in water, transportation, and energy infrastructure. She earned her PhD (2022) and her BS (2017) in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia, where she was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow (NSF) and a Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow (NASEM).
Abigail Murray
PhD Student
Bio: Abigail Murray (she/her) is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Washington pursuing her PhD in the Construction, Energy, and Sustainable Infrastructure program. Her research interests include climate hazard mitigation, urban water management systems, and procedural justice in the civil design process. She earned a BS (2022) in Civil Engineering and a BS (2022) in Environmental Engineering from Montana State University - Bozeman.
Ysabel Yu
PhD Student
Bio: Ysabel Yu is a graduate student at the University of Washington pursuing her PhD in the Construction, Energy, and Sustainable Infrastructure program. Her research interests include public transportation, sustainable and equitable urban design, and city green space development. She earned a dual BS/BA degree (2023) in Integrated Engineering with a concentration in sustainability from the University of San Diego.
Florence Adesope
PhD Student