Alexandra Kanterezhi-Gatto

My name is Alexandra Kanterezhi-Gatto! I am a rising junior at the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES). Ever since I was a little girl, I enjoyed playing in the garden while my grandmom maintained it. She taught me all there was to know about gardens and about their importance to our planet and our surrounding ecosystems. She also taught me about green house gases and how destructive they can be to the nature we have held so close to us. This information struck me from that point on: I knew I wanted to be an environmental scientist when I got older. A few months ago when my grandmom passed, I wanted to carry out her goals, dreams, and inspirations and one way I figured I could accomplish that was with this research project. With my passion for the environment and inspiration from my grandmom, I know I can do what I have set my mind to. She was my person... she is the reason I got into this project but my passion for earth science is the motivation of this research! I will not stop until I can figure out a way to reduce methane emissions and accomplish my research purpose.

June 2026