Meet the Team

Ainsley

Ainsley is a fourth-year Business Psychology transfer student. She is passionate about making sustainability accessible to everyone through education, social media, and available resources. She is most interested in helping people build environmentally-friendly lifestyles, advocating for environmental justice, and developing corporate sustainability. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, and surfing.

Amanda

Amanda is a third-year student majoring in Environmental Policy with double minors in Urban Studies & Planning and Technology, Innovation, & Supply Chain. She is passionate about driving meaningful climate solutions and promoting corporate accountability in sustainability. As an Econaut, Amanda works to strengthen campus sustainability initiatives, particularly on waste reduction, and educating the student body about sustainable living practices. Outside the classroom, you can often find them exploring tide pools, discovering new cat cafés, or hunting down the best pastries in town.

Austen

Austen is pursuing a B.S. in Real Estate & Development with a minor in Climate Change Studies and a focus in sustainable land management. He has a strong interest in experimental plant development research and plans to continue research in agriculture and sustainability, especially concerning the impacts of anthropogenic waste from agriculture and discarded material.

Jadyn

Jadyn is a second-year double majoring in Climate Change & Human Solutions and Neurobiology. She is passionate about promoting sustainability to assess pertinent social and environmental justice concerns such as Heat and Human Health. As an EcoNaut, Jadyn hopes to boost campus environmental policy, protect campus biodiversity and native ecology, and motivate students to adopt more sustainable lifestyles!

Joseph

Joseph is a BS/MS Biology student studying the behavioral ecology of honey bees in his thesis work. Having graduated as an Environmental Systems and Cognitive Science student in his undergrad at UC San Diego, he has a strong passion for ecological and environmental issues. As an Econaut, Joseph hopes to improve UCSD’s sustainability initiatives. He is most interested in pollinator science, native gardens, protecting biodiversity, and environmental justice. In his free time he enjoys hiking, writing music, and thrifting.

Joseph

Joseph is an Environmental Policy and Economics undergraduate. In his free time, Joseph loves to socialize and educate people on how they can incorporate sustainable habits into their lifestyles. Some of Joseph's personal favorite lifestyle changes include disconnecting with technology to frolic in the redwoods or attempting to go vegan (which only lasted 3 days, but he insists it was worthwhile because he tried and that's all that matters). His favorite hobbies include hiking, backpacking, camping—anything remotely outdoorsy. His most recent source of validation was when he got to speak alongside Ed Markey, whom he considers one of his personal heroes for championing the Green New Deal era.

Nathan

Nathan is a second year majoring in Political Science - International Relations and minoring in Climate Change Studies. As an EcoNaut, he is excited to educate fellow Tritons about sustainable living habits and support campus-wide sustainability initiatives. In his free time, he enjoys exploring San Diego, photography, watching TV, and rock climbing.