Student Climate Council

The Student Climate Council supports the planning and organization of the Student Climate Action Program. The Council is composed of 12 student volunteers, including two students (one undergrad and one grad) from each university faculty.

Members of the Student Climate Council will:

Act as student ambassadors of the Climate Institute within their home faculties, promoting the Climate Institute, its programs, and host one pop-up booth in their home faculty.
Provide input on the Climate Institute’s programs, activities, and strategic planning, including the Climate Action Program that provides training for students.
Support student events and activities through one or more of the following: coordination, promotion, attendance, facilitation, connections to their faculty or other campus groups.
Attend all Climate Action Program events (exempt by class or work commitments) and encourage peers to attend.

Students must apply for these one-year volunteer positions and will join the council from September to April. Members of the Student Climate Council will gain organizational and leadership skills and knowledge while empowering like-minded student leaders across campus.

Please review the Terms of Reference to learn more about the council and the roles and expectations of the council members.

Meet the Student Climate Council members of 2023-24

Faculty of Engineering Members:

Undergraduate Representative: Nevedhaa Ayyappan

Nevedhaa is an undergraduate Systems Design Engineering student who works at the intersection of technology and society. Coming from a farming family, she has always been in touch with nature and human impact on the world we live in. As a member, Nevedhaa hopes to bring together different faucets of UWaterloo to inspire intersectional innovation in sustainability & climate justice!

Graduate Representative: Tola Titcombe

Tola is a graduate student majoring in Chemical Engineering. She is international student from Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. Her research centers on the techno-economic assessment of decarbonization solutions for the steel industry. Tola joined the Student Climate Council to cultivate public engagement, advocacy skills, contribute to the formation of the interdisciplinary and diverse community needed to address the climate crisis.

Faculty of Arts Members:

Undergraduate Representative: Serena Bal

Serena is a first-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology and Business. She has always had a very keen interest in sustainable living, especially with components relating to climate and its impacts. She joined the Climate Institute as a Climate Institute Leader because she is passionate about what individual communities can achieve when they are educated. Serena hopes to incite action within the UWaterloo (and broader) community!

Graduate Representative: Amar Mahmoud

Amar is a second year Ph.D. student at the School of Accounting and Finance. He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Accounting from the Schulich School of Business. He received his CPA designation while working at EY's audit practice. Amar's has a research interest focus on sustainability issues. He joined the Student Climate Council to bring awareness of climate issues on campus. Amar hopes to play a role in preserving the planet for future generations.

Faculty of Science Members:

Undergraduate Representative: Jane Adele

Picture and bio coming soon!

Graduate Representative: Nyhenflore Delva

Nyhenflore is a master's student majoring in Chemistry. Her work mainly focuses on electrochemical treatment of contaminants of emerging concern and nitrogenous pollutants. She is excited about focusing on sustainability initiatives outside of the usual Science-coloured lens.

Faculty of Mathematics Members:

Undergraduate Representative: Justin Fluit

Justin is a second year student who is pursuing a dual degree in Math at the University of Waterloo and Business Administration at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is passionate about climate change, particularly mathematical and business concepts that can be used to analyze climate change.

Graduate Representative: Minh Chau Nguyen

Minh-Chau is a PhD student majoring in Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo. As a researcher, she is interested in the intersection of climate change and insurance. As a food lover and beginner crafter, she is concerned with the problem of waste and waste management. By joining the Student Climate Council, Minh-Chau has had the chance to be involved in activities with real impacts, especially on students.

Faculty of Health Members:

Undergraduate Representative: Huda Nasir

Huda is a fourth year co-op student majoring in Kinesiology and English. She has always had a passion for climate activism and a newfound interest in health research. She loves making friends and talking to new people, which lead her to join the Climate Institute