Ojas Sanghi

Ojas Sanghi is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Future Earth Resilience. He views the climate crisis as the most urgent challenge of our time, and works to push decision-makers at all levels to act on it; already, he has advocated for and contributed to policy change at the City and State level through his work as the Tucson co-lead of the AZ Youth Climate Coalition. He is also the co- Outreach Chair for UAZDivest, where he works to get the UA to divest from its $100M+ investments into fossil fuels. Additionally, he is providing input on the UA's climate response by serving on one of the advisory bodies for the development of the UA's Climate Action Plan. He also works to advise the City's climate action efforts in a more official manner through his role as a Commissioner on the City Commission on Climate, Energy, and Sustainability, to which he was appointed by a City Councilmember. Outside of these activities, he also works as a Computer Engineering Intern at the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, working on AI/ML approaches to improving video quality. In the future, Ojas hopes to employ his computer science degree to push forward climate tech/policy.