Auston Collings is a senior in Saybrook College concentrating in Energy & Climate. He is also pursuing an Advanced Spanish Language Certificate and a Climate Solutions Certificate. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Auston grew up in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. This past summer, he used his Summer Experience Award to work as a Research Assistant in the Planavsky Lab, where he studied cation transfer from basalt feedstock into soil as part of a Virginia-based enhanced rock weathering project.
On campus, Auston is actively involved in Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Yale, where he celebrates his Mexican heritage through dance. He also serves as Secretary for the Saybrook College Council and is a member of De Colores, Yale’s queer Latine affinity group. Previously, he has been involved with the Yale College Democrats and the Yale Endowment Justice Collective. He also works as the student manager for the EVST website. Auston is especially passionate about exploring how climate solutions, particularly carbon removal, can be implemented in ways that generate co-benefits for communities and advance environmental justice. He is excited to serve as a peer mentor and support fellow students in the EVST community!