Educating Society About Climate Change ft. Iris Samputu

Iris Samputu AKA sustainability_bae (she/her) is a chemical engineer and climate change activist working towards climate change education and awareness. She's currently pursuing a MASc in Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa after graduating with a BSc in Biochemistry and a BASc in Chemical Engineering. For her MASc Iris is working on designing membranes for CO2 capture for post fuel combustion applications to make fossil fuels a viable energy source and reduce the already emitted CO2. Iris also has an Instagram account @sustability_bae which she uses to help bridge the gap between activism and academia in climate change awareness and education. Learn about Iris's journey within the climate change movement and how she works within the intersection between environmental awareness and education.