Kristen Werner

Skills

research, laboratory, excel, customer service, administrative assistant

About

Recent graduate from the University of San Diego's Shirley-Marcos School of Engineering with a Master of Science in Engineering, Sustainability and Health. Familiarity with current knowledge surrounding: The impacts and interactions of food, water, and energy systems; The ways that different sectors of industry, engineering and technology affect public health; The role that social, political, and economic frameworks play in environmental issues; Zero Waste techniques; Sustainable alternatives to current practices. My capstone research project focused on the complex social, political and economic interactions involving New York's largest landfill, Seneca Meadows. 2021 Graduate from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies. Strong academic background in life sciences including molecular and evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, and sustainability studies. 5+ years of laboratory experience and 2.5 years of research experience from my positions at labs, including the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. My strongest passion is climate change mitigation, accomplished through remediation techniques and legislation to address waste, biodiversity loss, and climate change