Sahm Schiller

Below is a selection of projects demonstrating my technical and analytical experience in environmental policy research.

NYC Trees, Transit, and Poverty GIS Project

GIS mapping and analysis of the relationship between tree canopy, transit access, and poverty in NYC.
Skills: GIS, spatial data management and cleaning, environmental equity analysis.

GIS Work - Trees, Transit, and Poverty

Carbon Capture and Storage Paper

Exploration of the mechanisms of CCS technology and evaluation of its potential role within broader climate mitigation strategies.
Skills: Technical writing, climate systems analysis

Carbon Capture and Storage

MAPLE Act Policy Brief

Overview of senior food insecurity trends and evaluation of proposed federal legislation to include maple syrup in the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, examining benefits for both vulnerable populations and local agricultural economies.
Skills: Policy analysis, legislative research, economic impact assessment, data synthesis

MAPLE Act Policy Brief

Oil Pollution Act Policy Analysis

Overview of the history and contents of the Oil Pollution Act and evaluation of its effectiveness in regulating marine oil spill response and natural resource restoration.
Skills: Policy research, regulatory analysis, environmental law

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 History, Content, State of Implementation

Climate Change Disinformation Paper

Analysis of fossil fuel industry–driven disinformation campaigns, their methods of shaping public perception, and their influence on climate policy outcomes.
Skills: Policy research, critical analysis, technical writing

The Origins and Operation of the Climate Change Denial Machine

U.S. Energy Portfolio Analysis (R)

Dashboard analyzing U.S. states’ energy plant capacities and public opinion.
Skills: R programming language, statistical analysis and modeling, data management and cleaning, visualization

EnergyPlantsAnalysis.pdf

Urban Environmental Fieldwork GIS Project

Conducted a campus-wide tree inventory by identifying species, measuring DBH, and assessing health conditions, including disease and structural injuries. Collected GPS coordinates for each tree, entered the data into Excel, and visualized spatial patterns using GIS to evaluate ecological distribution and site conditions.
Skills: Field data collection, QA/QS, GIS mapping, site assessment

GIS Project

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