LIFT is a UT Austin program that matches students with corporations and non-profits to solve sustainability-focused challenges. Projects are often related to corporate sustainability practices, reporting questions, market research for new innovations, corporate philanthropy, impact/ESG investing, and more. They must be completed in 10-to-12 weeks by a team of 4-6 students working 5 hours a week each. Students mostly work remote, but do attend in-person LIFT cohort workshops 3-4 times a semester. LIFT is open to UT Austin juniors, seniors, and graduate students who demonstrate an interest in sustainability and have strong communication, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. Technical skills and leadership experience are a plus! Team members are selected by the clients after reading applications, and are expected to put in additional 1-2 weeks of pre-reading materials provided by the client prior to starting the project. Check the schedule carefully when filling out your application. Fall applications are open April-July, and Spring applications are open October-November.
LIFT Impact Stats
- LIFT consultants produced $482,100 in value to 14 clients during the 2022-23 school year
- 100% of consultants recommend this program
- LIFT gave $6,750 in scholarships to 8 students during the 2022-23 school year
- 1 in 3 LIFT graduates went into full-time consulting roles in 2022
2023 Fall Fellows
Aakriti Kamal; Management Information Systems, BA Psychology, and Liberal Arts Honors Program
Abdulmuiz Adekomi, Petroleum Engineering
Adam Boehnke, Environmental Engineering
Ally Lozano, Government & Sustainability Studies
Benjamin Bridell, MBA
Bhanu Kowshik Papineni, Human Computer Interactions
Biyun Yuan, Business Analytics
Cara Ingram, General Geology
Davian Garcia, Economics & Plan II
Ethan Lopez, iMPA
Gillian Parague, Technology Commercialization
Gráinne O’Casey, BHP & Economics
Hanna Guidry, Government & Sustainability Studies
Hasan Kazmi, MS Technology Commercialization
Ibrahim Gomaa, Petroleum Engineering (Energy Transition)
Ishika Bhatia, Economics & Management Information Systems
Jena Lakhani, MIS
Joshua Ecton, IRG
Karthik Menon, Energy and Earth Resources
Kelly Zhang, AET
Kelsey Nelson, Civil Engineering
Lili Xu, Corporate Communication
Liyan Deng, Business Analytics & Economics
Manasvi Neti, Management Information Systems
Mariana Santos, Environmental Engineering
Michael Kobrosky, Economics
Muhammad Qasim, Public Affairs (DC Concentration)
Muhammad Zain Raza, Public Affairs
MyrT’asia Gowan, Human Development & Family Sciences
Nicole Sakaue, Economics & Marketing
Phil Abraham, MBA
Rama Hamoudah, International Relations & Global Studies (focus in International Political Economy and Government)
Riya Komarla, Neuroscience
Rohan Rawtani, Finance
Sahas Chinni, Finance
Samhitha Thalluru, Management Information Systems & Economics
Samyukta Dinesh, Public Relations
Sarah Raymond, Economics
Sheera Wang, MIS
Sophie Lean, Environmental Engineering
Teagan Milford, MS Business Analytics
Erica Zhao, Economics
Yadira Aguilar, Sustainability Studies
Yanni Vasilakis, Civil Engineering
Zina Zheng, Finance
2023 Spring Fellows
Alejandra Tapia, Master in Global Policy Studies
Alex Poll, Business Analytics
Lexi Phelps, Master of Public Affairs & Master of Public Health
Amelia Verhaert, Sustainability Studies
Anjali Narayanan, BHP & Management Information Systems
Bartik Pandel, Civil Engineering
Benjamin Bridell, MBA
Camryn Carreon, Psychology & Economics
Michael Reilly; Chemical Engineering, Science, and Tech Management
Ethan Lopez; iMPA
Eve Dauber, Plan II Honors & Biology
Fernanda Caceres, Master of Global Policy Studies
Gabrielle Douthitt, Master of Public Affairs
Grace Castelino, Chemistry
Hui Xu, Information Science
Ivan Meng, Management Information Systems
Pierce Winslow, Finance
Julia Harris, Environmental Engineering
Vergianti Agustini, Master of Public Affairs
Komal Patel, Executive MBA
Srividya Rayaprolu, Business Analytics
Leena Alali, Supply Chain Management
María José Gonzalez Becerra, Sustainability Studies
Bibi Macias, Economics and Sustainability Studies
Mason Janse, Sustainability & Geography
Michael Kobrosky, Economics
Natalie Sinha, CBHP & Sustainability Studies
Noah Pittman, Aerospace Engineering
Olivia Parker, ECE & Plan II
Chandrika Kautha, Executive MBA
Phil Abraham, MBA
Praise Amaechi, Finance
Becky Carter, Public Affairs and Public Health
Ruth Befekadu, Psychology
Sarah Raymond, Economics
Sarah Weisberg, Management
Shreya Agrawal, Environmental Science & Economics
Sophia Broadhurst, Public Health
Sree Maram, Psychology
Tamar Farchy, Public Affairs
Tanvi Anand, Operations Research
Victoria Lodico; International Relations and Global Studies, Political Communication
Wendee Hsu, Information Studies
Ximena Gonzalez Padilla; IRG & Sustainability Studies
2022 Fall Fellows
Adam LaFleche, Law
Alejandro Hernandez, Master of Global Policy Studies
Allie Rossmiller, Accounting iMPA Program
Amritangshu Mukherjee, Master of Science in Business Analytics
Ashray Saxena, Civil Engineering
Bailey Wicks, Management Information Systems
Britney Chong, Business Analytics & Chemical Engineering
Camryn Carreon, Psychology & Economics
Chandan Lakhota, MBA
Connor Hunerfauth, MBA
Dana Huston-Chen, Management Information Systems
Deepshikha Arora, Global Policy Studies/International Affairs
Elizabeth Nguyen, Public Health
Gloria Arizmendiz, International Relations & Global Studies/Government
Grace Castelino, Chemistry
Hanna Guidry, Government & Sustainability Studies
Jacob Bergman, MBA
John Pierce Winslow, Finance
Mahan Shrestha, Chemical Engineering, Economics
Mengjia Sun, Finance, Sustainability Studies
Noah Hovav, Sustainability Studies, Geography
Quynhmai Tran, Environmental Science
Sanemi Jain, Management Information Systems
Shaina Kambo, Sustainability Studies & Geography
Sindhu Bharadwaj, Finance, Strategy
Tanvi Anand, Operations Research
Thritha Anand, Biology, Philosophy
Upama Bhattacharya, Sociology
Vivek Mynam, Public Health
2022 Spring Fellows
Sabrina Solange Nava, Energy Engineering
Amanda Valle, MIS
Jose Huerta, International Relations and Global Studies
Sarah Murphy, MPA
Vivek Mynam, Public Health
Joli Cardenas, MBA
Alex Yelverton, Finance
Valerie Ward, MBA
Varenya Shrikant, BSA Neuroscience
Aditya Joshi, Data Science
Dipanjan Ghose, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zhizhen Qin, Law
Megan Simms Ehrlich, Human Dimensions of Organizations
Katerina Arellano, Environmental Engineering
Allison McNairy, Environmental Science
Luke Leffingwell, Human Dimensions of Organizations
Aarushi Khandelwal, Finance
Hyery Lee, Business Analytics
Abhinav Dommaraju, CBHP, Finance, Computational Biology
Pranay Rai, MBA
Abayomi Sofolahan, MBA
Eduardo Rodriguez Macrillante, MBA
Fernanda Maria Sepulveda, MPA
Aylene Menchaca, Government
Seann DSouza, Corporate Finance/ Plan II Liberal Arts Honors
Chanel (Jianing) Zhu, Economics Honors
Sisir Inagandla, Finance
Stephen Bird, MBA
Rumya Velu, MIS
Adriana Taylor, Economics
Anjia Arsalan, International Relations and Global Studies
Julie Blocker, Sustainability Studies
Timi Adio, Mathematics
Katia Shaposhnikov, Chemical Engineering
Abhinav Sharma, Business Analytics
Yiling Chen, Information Studies
Joshua Dexter, Chemical Engineering
Abhinav Dommaraki, Business Honors, Finance, Computational Biology
Catherine Ciano, MBA
2021 Fall Fellows
Aditya Gollakota, Public Affairs
Andrew Zhao, Petroleum Engineering
Aniket Matharasi; Business Honors, Finance, Humanities Honors
Anjitha Nair, Computer Science
Annie Lu, Business Honors & Marketing
Anthony Lee, MS Data Science
Cara Cook, Master of Public Affairs
Chelsea Derouen, Social Work
Chi Pham, Finance and Linguistics
Ethan Plevak; Geography, Sustainability Studies, and Urban Studies
Evan Pan; Canfield Business Honors, Government
Grace Kay, MPAFF/MSSW
Hannah Radford, MBA
Hye Jeong Lee; Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering
Jaime Cueva, MS Civil Engineering
Jalen Archer, Marketing and Human Dimensions of Organizations
Jane Li, iMPA
Javier Lopez, International Relations & Government
Joyleen Sanchez, Master of Public Affairs
Katie Clack; Management Information Systems, French
Kate Stubbs, Public Health
Kelsia Adil; Finance, CBHP, International Relations, and Global Studies
Malvika Manoj, Finance
Maydha Kohli, Mechanical Engineering
Mithila Harirama, BSA Biology
Naziya Ahmed, Management Information Systems
Nicolas Munoz Khakov, Finance
Palak Kapoor, Finance
Riley Garrett, Chemistry
Ryan Siwald, MSSW
Sahil Patel, Architectural Engineering Honors and Economics
Samara Zuckerbrod, Sustainability Studies and English
Shaina Kambo, Geography and Sustainability Studies
2020 Fellows
Branch Archer, Environmental Engineering and Plan II
Victoria Arenas, International Relations and Global Studies
Zaid A. Basit, Finance, Economics, Government
Joey Blatt, MBA
Riya Chopra, Management Information Systems
Katie Clack, MIS, French
Stepha Dragoon, Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Social Work Dual Degree
Jingjing Feng, Global Policy Studies
Maizie A. Fernandes, Public Health
Himadri Gehlot, Public Health
Sana Hameed, Management Information Systems
Andrew Hourigan, Science and Technology Management
Jose Huerta, International Relations
Shreya Kabra, Supply Chain Management and Sustainability Studies
Achmad Khomaini, Energy and Earth Resources
Dean Lawler, Finance
Vincent Lin, MIS
Connor Oglesby, MBA
Cristina O’Hanlon, Civil Engineering & Sustainability Studies
Chinyere Okoh, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Stephanie Rasmussen, MBA
Brooke Reaves, Business Honors, Plan II Honors, Economics Honors
Mackenzie Schnell, MBA Operations/MA Organizational Communication
Rachel Schlesinger, Plan II, Management Information Systems
Katherine Shumaker, Communication and Leadership
Ashlee Silver, Social Work
Ana Truong, Management Information Systems
Nachiket Vamshidhar, Business Honors and Accounting
Parvathy Vasudev, Neuroscience
Sofia Vega, MS Marketing and BS Advertising
Bella Villanueva, Public Relations
Gabrielle Wongso, RTF and Journalism
Jessica Zhang, Business Honors
Richard Zhang, CBHP, iMPA
Wendy Zhang, Civil Engineering
