Sustainable Systems Engineering, UCalgary

luanri.mitsunaga@ucalgary.ca

Ani Mitsunaga (they/them) is a Research Associate in Sustainable Systems Engineering at UCalgary. Their project aims to increase Indigenous sovereignty in Fort McKay’s traditional territories through the co-development of food security and clean, renewable energy technologies (Volt-Age Creeburn CLEAR Hub). They are also the digital content creator for the Energy Stories Lab.

They received a BSc. in Anthropology from UCalgary in June 2026, with a research focus on the social and political factors that influence how farmers and ranchers perceive climate change and climate solutions in Alberta.

Ani’s research interests lie in social governance, human-environment relationships, and cultural-environmental change amid energy transitions.