Hello! 

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This is 李昊霖 (Lǐ Hàolín) , and you can call me Ellen:). I am a new grad from the master's program at the University of Toronto School of the Environment under Dr. Teresa Kramarz's supervision. I also hold undergraduate degrees in International Relations and Political Science from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver.

 

My graduate research project is on how critical stakeholders along the global lithium battery supply chain perceive and construct water governance in the context of Chinese lithium mining operations in South America's Lithium Triangle. The full thesis will be available soon on TSpace. My interests after graduating have also expanded to the downstream of the global EV supply chain and the governance of greening transportation and infrastructure. Stay tuned!

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I'm also a research assistant for Dr. Juliet Lu as a member of the Global Political Ecology Group (lovely lovely family <3) since 2023, where I was inspired to examine the evolving roles of Chinese non-state actors in overseas environmental governance and natural resource management. I'm also working for both Dr. Lu and Dr. Jessica DiCarlo in multiple projects evaluating China's global sourcing of critical minerals (mainly on Congo's Cobalt, South America's Lithium, and Indonesia's Nickel).

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You can find the geopolitical risk analyses I wrote in undergrad from 2021 to 2023 (as a writing practice) for a China policy think tank named Intellisia Institute in the Sparks section, which is currently available only in Chinese. My English pieces are (& will be) featured on my LinkedIn page :p.

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I travel, write, explore music and visual arts. Growing up with diverse regional backgrounds as a "cultural nomad" shaped who I am and who I want to be.

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