Abigail Malakun

UC Berkeley May 2025! Looking for a job as a policy analyst!

My professional experience includes research, leadership, and project management across climate adaptation, energy infrastructure, and social equity. I’ve worked as an Undergraduate Researcher in UC Berkeley's Disaster Risk Analysis Lab, modeling disaster displacement and hazard-related urban mobility, and as a Research Assistant with the Pickering Lab, analyzing environmental samples for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. My aviation research with Professor Mark Hansen focused on go-around prediction modeling for IWAC24.

I also lead the UC Berkeley chapter of Chi Epsilon, organizing professional and community-building initiatives, including a Centennial Celebration and high school outreach program. As an intern with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, I supported labor organizing campaigns, while my civil engineering internship with Sabah Ports involved site inspections and strategic planning.

My work with the Othering & Belonging Institute and the Global Justice Program reflects my commitment to inclusive climate solutions, particularly through multilingual community engagement and Asia-Pacific just transitions. I’m skilled in GIS, Python, R, and data visualization, with experience in transportation engineering, environmental sustainability, and public policy.

I’m currently a 4th-year undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Civil Engineering with a minor in Public Policy. My coursework bridges technical engineering skills with policy insights, focusing on climate adaptation, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure equity.