Jasmine Perea grew up in Seward, Alaska, and graduated from Alaska Pacific University in April 2023 with a B.S. in Environmental Public Health. Jasmine is dedicated to public health and has a passion for anaerobic digestion technologies. During her undergraduate she conducted a cold climate anaerobic digestion project with dog poop and will continue her research in the Environmental and Water Resources Science (MS) program at the University of Kansas. Her advice for other students is to remember that higher education is not a linear path, and you do not need to have any specific plans. If you stay true to yourself and the work you believe in you, can make it anywhere.