Chris is a first-generation student and a proud native of northern New Jersey. A Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI) fellow, he graduated from Princeton University in 2021 with a degree in civil and environmental engineering and a certificate in environmental studies. As an undergraduate, Chris interned for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Environmental Enforcement Section, assisting in litigation against polluters, and for the Regional Plan Association, conducting climate change research in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Chris conducted his senior research on the ties between industrial benzene emissions and historical cancer cases in his community. He completed his first SINSI rotation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Climate and Environment Division. On campus, he helped revive the Princeton BEE Team and is a certified beekeeper. Off campus, Chris is a classically trained pianist, a volunteer at his local senior center, and a poll worker. He also loves picnics, his family, and long walks at night.