Claire Lee

Claire Lee is a junior from Glastonbury, Connecticut pursuing a dual degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Political Science on the pre-law track. This past summer, she worked with the Stamford-based startup company Social Labs, within UConn’s Technology Incubator Program Fellow, as a Research and Strategy Fellow. Currently, she interns with UConn’s Office of Sustainability to promote and advance sustainability initiatives across campus. Throughout her time at UConn, Claire has been involved as the Vice President of the Honors in STEM organization, the current Founder and President of Ecoposium, UConn – the university’s first student-run environmental symposium – and a research assistant for Professor Scott Wallace in the Department of Journalism. By engaging students and faculty through a diverse space that stimulates open discussion in a symposium setting, she hopes to unite various perspectives and ideas under the broad field of environmentalism. Claire hopes to become a lawyer someday to represent unheard voices and advocate for meaningful social change through the law. Combining her academic interests in the sciences and humanities throughout her undergraduate career motivates her desire to enact change through a multilateral approach. Attending the COP27 conference this year will provide a firsthand experience on the international negotiations that take place surrounding various climate-related issues. In her free time, Claire enjoys listening to music and taking two hour-long naps.