Atticus Cummings

Location
Bozeman Montana
Udall Year(s)
2022
Udaller Type
Scholar
Undergraduate Education
Montana State University Honors College '23
Graduate Education
Currently applying to graduate schools in biodiversity, sustainability, and design
Short Bio
I did a self directed interdisciplinary degree with focus areas in materials engineering, architectural design, and sociology. Before college I was homeschooled and spent a significant amount of time in the mountains around Montana. I am interested in finding inspiration in nature to solve significant issues in the world that humans have built.
I have worked for biomimicry companies in the US and Singapore, innovating ways to eliminate the need for electricity/fuel use in cooling and heating buildings using inspiration from various plants and animals.
I also work coaching epee fencing.
Hobbies and Interests

I am a competitive epee fencer. In my free time, I enjoy spending time outside walking, hiking, canoeing, camping, running, and nordic skiing. I have also found a love for writing. I am taking some of my gap year between undergraduate and graduate school to work on a science fiction creative writing project. It uses the context and topography of an alien world to explore the emotional/cultural trauma people experience when facing an existential climatological threat they did not personally cause. I hope to write a short story or book about slow violence, survival, and forgiveness.

Phone
406-570-8305
Email
atticuscummings00@gmail.com