Office of Sustainability Staff
Matt Williams, Program Manager
Beforejoining the Auburn University Office of Sustainability in 2006, Matt started working with sustainability as an Institutional Purchasing intern for the non-profit, Center for a New American Dream. The Institutional Purchasing program (now called the Responsible Purchasing Network) worked with public and private institutions and governments to provide the resources needed to make socially and environmentally responsible procurement decisions.
Matt holds a BS and MS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida, and completed additional graduate work at Auburn University in Biology. Over the past eight years he has taught courses in environmental science, biodiversity, introductory sustainability, tropical ecology, and given numerous guest lectures on sustainability issues including: climate change, alternative transportation, economics and future energy choices, waste minimization, and consumerism/consumption. He focuses on the scientific basis for sustainability concerns and solutions.
For information about my previous life in the biological sciences click here