Hannah Brachfeld

Hannah Brachfeld
Master's Student and PeopleHannah is a master’s student in the Marine Resource Management Program at Oregon State University. She served in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer for almost nine years, deploying on two ships and earning the title of Nuclear Engineering Officer. She graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from Loyola University of Chicago and has always held an appreciation for the scientific world. Her research focuses on Department of Defense and Coast Guard involvement in Offshore Wind and Marine Energy siting and policy, specifically offshore wind energy that was proposed off the coasts of Oregon and Virginia. She is passionate about clean energy as a solution to climate challenges and hopes to continue advocating for alternative energy sources well into the future.