Yuzuna Kudo

To apply expertise in sustainability, environmental science, and geospatial technologies to serve communities disproportionately affected by climate change and to engage communities in environmental preservation efforts.

• Serving the Glendale Sustainability Commission as a student ex officio and executing projects involving engaging students in local legislation processes and learning opportunities.
• Supporting mentees across the globe as a member of the Future Blue Youth Council in reducing textile waste and increasing youth involvement in the climate movement.
• Awarded California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition by Assembly Woman Wendy Carrillo in recognition of my involvement in local environmental activism and as a panelist for the inaugural Glendale Carbon Conversations, commending my participation in bringing the perspective of students and youth to climate action discussions.
• Engaging youth to learn about various ocean conservation and environmental topics through hands-on workshops as a NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador.

Invasive Plants: Community Science Project

• Crowdsource data on invasive species in the community. 300+ records.
• The purpose of this project is to encourage students to explore their community and learn to identify invasive plant species.

Poo Patrol: Community Science Project

• Established me as a global semi-finalist in the Spellman Clean Tech 2021 Competition.
• Collects data on the location of undisposed pet waste and pet waste stations which is used to make a heat map of problem areas.
• The primary purpose of Poo Patrol is to identify problem areas and implement pet waste stations to prevent eutrophication and contamination of local waterways.

Heat Risk, Tree Cover, Redlining: ArcGIS StoryMap

• Outlines the dangers associated with the increasing heat risk as a result of climate change in an interactive format.
• Encourages the audience to learn about the environmental legacy of the discriminatory practice of redlining.

Umibōzu: ArcGIS StoryMap

• Placed 2nd place out of 4,000+ entries in the 2021 Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest where the theme was "the funny thing about climate change."
• Used irony and the method of storytelling to convey the dangers of climate change.

Monitoring Methane Emissions: NASA Tech Rise Competition

• Project managed a four-member team to design a payload to monitor methane emissions using a high-altitude balloon and drone flights which we presented at the Esri Ocean, Weather, and Climate GIS Forum and Education Summit.
• Scheduled and assisted drone flight tests, served as the main communication between our team and the NASA team, and consolidated data from all members to create a comprehensive ArcGIS StoryMap.