Morningside Campus Status Updates

Current Access Level “I” – ID Only: CUID holders, alumni, and approved guests only

  • Campus open to active affiliate Columbia University ID (CUID) holders and approved guests only.
  • Columbia students, faculty, and staff can use the guest registration portal to register up to two same-day guests. Alumni can use the portal to register for campus same-day access as well. Learn more below.

This website uses cookies as well as similar tools and technologies to understand visitors’ experiences. By continuing to use this website, you consent to Columbia University’s usage of cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with the Columbia University Website Cookie Notice.

I Agree

News

Explore our expert insights and analysis in leading energy and climate news stories.

Announcements

Energy Explained

Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.

Featured

Podcasts

Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.

Featured

Events

Find out more about our upcoming and past events.

Featured
December 3, 2025 • 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm est

Building Confidence in the Workplace

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women in Energy initiative invites you to join us for an interactive workshop on building confidence in the...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy, 1255 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027
Building Confidence in the Workplace

About Us

We are the premier hub and policy institution for global energy thought leadership. Energy impacts every element of our lives, and our trusted fact-based research informs the decisions that affect all of us.

Esra Suel

Biography

Esra is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in City Modelling at The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London. Her research focuses on development of computational methods for analysing built environments and human behavior in cities. She is motivated by questions in urban mobility and its electrification, housing, social and health inequalities with a particular focus on mechanisms of change.

She received her PhD degree in Urban Systems and Transport Planning from Imperial College London. She then joined the Global Environmental Health Research Group as postdoc working for the Wellcome Trust funded Pathways to Equitable Healthy Cities project. In 2018, she was awarded the Rutherford Fellowship from the UK Medical Research Council. As part of her training, she was a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She also worked as a Senior Data Scientist at the Swiss Data Science Center at ETH Zurich, and as Senior Assistant at the Chair of Geoinformation Engineering at ETH Zurich between 2018 and 2022. She holds a BSc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Sabanci University in Turkey and an MSE degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan. In June 2022, she joined UCL where she’s part of the CASA City Modelling Lab

Show More

Related

Relevant Articles

Sign Up Today

Get the latest news and research on energy & climate policy.