Matthew Yang

Matthew Yang is a senior civil engineering from Stamford CT. At UConn he is involved with UConn’s Seismic Design Team, and SOS Food recovery program where he helps deliver excess food to a local soup kitchen. He is also the treasurer of the UConn Green Building Council where he has contributed to projects including a sustainability plan for a local commercially licensed kitchen. During the Summer of 2018 he conducted research through an REU at UConn on emerging wind energy technology. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and creating sustainable solutions that work in today’s market economy. Matt is passionate about the problem of food waste and is currently pursuing a startup idea focused around mitigating food waste. In his free time he loves to cook, play tennis, basketball and rock climb with his friends. He is excited to go to Chile and learn how other countries and leaders are planning to address environmental issues like food waste and carbon neutrality. He’s also extremely excited to learn more about the local culture and cuisine!