Iqaluit, Nunavut
2024 Loran Scholar
Inuksuk High School
Katie is studying chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo. She co-leads a team focused on redesigning a carbon-capture prototype and is the equity, diversity and inclusivity co-commissioner for the university’s engineering society, where she plans events, creates educational materials, and works to make existing initiatives more accessible. Katie is a member of both the Nunavut climate change youth advisory committee and a student group working to create an online tool that connects youth in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region with local climate action opportunities. She has worked at Environment and Climate Change Canada, where she supported the management of funding programs for projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In her free time, Katie enjoys rock climbing, writing, listening to music, and spending time outdoors.
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