Elina “Saavi” Banerjee is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She majored in peace, war, and defense and philosophy with a minor in environmental justice. Her passion for the environment came from her upbringing in San Diego, California, where she saw wastewater pollution along the coast and designed technological solutions to microplastic contamination. She plans to continue researching environmental pollution and aspires to a career in international human rights or environmental law.