Rachel Mural

Rachel Mural is a Research Associate at the Belfer Center’s Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) and Science, Technology, and Public  Policy Program (STPP). In this role, Mural oversees and contributes to the ENRP/STPP energy technology and energy policy research portfolios, with a particular focus on clean hydrogen markets, decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, assessing emerging technologies, and the energy transition at large. She also manages the ENRP/STPP fellows and engages with external research partners to deepen cross-organization collaboration. Her personal research interests center on the intersections of climate change, emerging climate technologies, and artificial intelligence. 

Before joining the Belfer Center, Mural was a Research Associate at the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard University (D³). As a member of the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, she worked with Professor Kyle Myers (Harvard Business School) to develop, launch, and analyze the first wave of the National Survey of Academic Researchers (NSAR). 

Mural received her Master of Philosophy in Environmental Policy from the University of Cambridge in 2020 and her Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Maryland in 2018. During her undergraduate studies, Mural completed internships with the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Section, the University of Maryland Center for American Politics and Citizenship, and O’Connell & Dempsey, LLC. 

Outside of the office, Mural volunteers with the Adaptive Climbing Group of Massachusetts and the City of Cambridge Climate Committee.