My name is Lia Cattaneo I'm a fourth-year Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences double major
Figure skating is an incredibly precise sport. I've been able to
really increase the level of my skating because I've had so many people who've
challenged the way I thought before. That's also the case in the classroom, I've met people
from so many backgrounds, other diverse interests and those people have been the
most important in shaping who I am
I'm incredibly passionate about climate change. I've used my Engineering major to
gain a technical foundation, but I've used my Environmental Sciences major
to explore the policy aspect in the social dimensions of climate change and
I know that when I graduate, I'll be able to really make an impact on the
climate change field because I've had so many experiences that support my
understanding of it. We're all so passionate about different things that
we're collaborative and we're not competitive. I don't think I've ever had
a test where I haven't studied with a group of people, because we all want to
succeed together