RYAN CHIN TAYLOR
(505) 918-3306 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Bachelors of Science, Sustainability – School of
Sustainability
Minor: Mathematics | Certificate: Economic Justice
 4.00 GPA, considered a senior by credit
 Dean’s List, Sustainability Champions Scholar
 National Merit Scholar at Barrett, the Honors College
Spring 2019
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Study Abroad: Resilience in Earthquake Affected Rural and
Urban Nepal
Arizona State University, Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Dr. Nalini Chhetri, faculty advisor
 Collaborated over three weeks with 19 students from ASU
and TU
 Produced photo essay about globalization, presented to Nepali
govt. officials including Vice Chancellor of Education
Summer 2016
Fall
2015 – Spring 2016
Urban Heat Island Research: The Influence of Vegetation
and
Built Environments on Midday Summer Thermal Comfort
Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research, ASU
Dr. Ariane Middel and Dr. Bjoern Hagen, faculty advisors
 Led honors group research on the cooling effect of
vegetation in extreme Tempe heat
 Independently designed and presented poster
publication at graduate-level CAP-LTER 2016
Symposium
WORK EXPERIENCE
Resident Assistant at School of Sustainability Residential
College, ASU
Provides first response and support for a community of first-year
students
Fall 2016 –
present
Educational Events Intern at Arizona Science Center, public
science museum
Designed and built population size visualization activity, engaged
200+ visitors
Spring 2016
Sustainability Intern at Public Service Company of New
Mexico, power utility
Shadowed Environmental Services staff; compiled emissions data;
gained private sector sustainability perspective
Summer 2015
Math Tutor at MathPlus Academy, private math learning centerFall 2013 – Summer
Spent 250 hours in the classroom mentoring
2015
diverse students 5-18 years old
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
Finance Director: Barrett Sustainability Club, ASU
Spring 2016 – present
Spring 2016 – present
Finance Director: School of Sustainability Presidents Council, ASU
Fall 2015 – present
Member and Team Leader: Gammage Scholars, Barrett, ASU
NOTABLE COURSEWORK
Calculus III
Principles of Programming with C++
Systems Thinking – seminar introducing chaos theory,
network theory, agent-based modelling, and other core
complexity concepts; based on Melanie Mitchell’s
Complexity
Environmental Law – taught by Leon Billings and
Thomas Jorling, Congressional staffers who drafted the
historic Clean Air and Clean Water Amendments of the
1970s
Statistics I
Microeconomics
Sustainable World – wrote detailed sustainability
assessments using Transformational Sustainability
Research Framework
Human Event – honors philosophy seminar
Linear Algebra – upper level, proof-based Linear
Algebra, (through the University of New Mexico dual
credit program; earned grade of B)
Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (through UNM;
earned A)
Physics I: Mechanics
Macroeconomics
Spring 2017
(upcoming)
Fall 2016
Spring 2016
Fall 2015
Spring 2015
Summer 2014