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[[File:KaylaBarbour.jpg|thumb|KaylaBarbour.jpg]]<p style="text-align: justify">Joining University Innovation Fellows in Spring 18', Kayla Barbour attends Berea College as a Technology and Applied Design major with a focus on sustainable systems. Serving as the Waste Diversion program coordinator for nearly 3 years, she is currently spearheading a research and design team of 15 people dedicated to reducing food waste through machine learning and visual nudging. Believing that an innovative, entrepreneurial spirit is necessary to encourage growth and reduce impacts on the environment, Kayla hopes to utilize design thinking to better facilitate the creative process and cultivate solutions to the global climate change crisis.</p><p style="text-align: justify">With aspirations of becoming a Biophilic designer, Kayla is deeply inspired by nature and strives to incorporate holistic methodology into the design of sustainable systems. Originally from Ironton, Ohio - she grew up in Appalachia on the banks of the heavily polluted Ohio River and was awakened to the devastating effects of fossil fuel extraction at a very young age.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">When not busy with school or sustainability endeavors, Kayla enjoys studying Feng Shui and singing as a mezzosoprano. Her extracurricular activities include : serving as the President of the BC Students of Sustainability club, collecting crystals, and enjoying time well spent with loved ones and friends!&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: justify">&#x5B;&#x5B;Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors&#x5D;&#x5D;</p>