Duke's Biography
Born in Tucson and raised in Patagonia, Duke is a 3rd year student at the University of Arizona studying
systems engineering. After his time as an intern in the Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) program,
conservation, restoration, and environmental advocacy have become driving passions of his. In the pursuit
of his future endeavors, Duke hopes to apply his systems experience to reconceptualizing systems design
regarding sustainable environments and find an ethical ground between the borders of engineering and
environmentalism after his time in school.
systems engineering. After his time as an intern in the Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) program,
conservation, restoration, and environmental advocacy have become driving passions of his. In the pursuit
of his future endeavors, Duke hopes to apply his systems experience to reconceptualizing systems design
regarding sustainable environments and find an ethical ground between the borders of engineering and
environmentalism after his time in school.