Joey E. Wu
University of Pennsylvania
Environment
Joey is a Taiwanese-American scientist in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) studying bioengineering and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania. He founded Waterroots, a global education nonprofit that has partnered with over 23 countries to develop grassroots water literacy projects. Joey is an active climate activist, organizing events for Save the Meadows movements, acting as a Penn Climate Speaker, a member of the Student Advisory Group for the Environment (SAGE), and a deputy director for Climate Cardinals. Wu is a Clinton Global Initiative Scholar, a Duke Interfaith Climate Fellow, an IEEE Bio-X Scholar, a 2023 Millenium Fellow, and a UN ECOSOC Youth Delegate.