Student Scholar Spotlight – Julia Craven
Student Scholar Spotlight – Julia Craven
Featured student work during their time as a college scholar in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Julia Craven
My program of study is “Engineering for Sustainability.” The objective of my major is to connect the technical aspects of engineering with the humanities with an environmentally focused lens. I originally started as a civil engineering student with a deep interest in the environment, and wanted to curate a major that would specifically target the environmental aspects of civil engineering. Like most college scholars, my interests have evolved through my time at UT, and I am eternally grateful for my opportunity to integrate multiple disciplines into one major. This has led me to explore environmental topics in sociology, geography, philosophy, geology, economics, engineering, and more.
My senior project for College Scholars is a “Mercury Magazine” that explores the legacy of elemental mercury in the Y-12/Oak Ridge region. It integrates disciplines like ecology, art, sociology, engineering, policy, and history.