Evan is a nontraditional student newly arriving at Northeastern bringing a wealth of life experiences to draw insight from. After serving in the Navy, living in Japan, backpacking through several continents, and working in wildland fire and mountain rescue, he can often relate and share wisdom or kindness with anyone he meets. Keeping a focus on mindfulness and intention, he plans to complete this new academic journey and pursue research towards environmental and plastics solutions as a biochemical engineer.