Episode #61: A Talk Story w/ Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of Yummet, Transforming Waste for Circular Living
Description
Today we will continue our Sustainable Leaders series and have a Talk Story with Brittany Zimmerman, the CEO and Chief of Innovation of Yummet. We will go into depth on Circular Living and focus on the future of waste. How we can transform our waste to concrete, hydrogen, water and biochar through Yummet's technologies, biomimicry and indigenous practices to empower communities to truly become sustainable.
Brittany Zimmerman:
Before founding Yummet (Yamay), Brittany served as a NASA Principal Investigator and Aerospace Systems Engineer developing life support systems for long-duration spaceflight and habitation. She has committed herself and her company to bettering the conditions of humanity and is implementing her multidisciplinary expertise of space systems to make life support technologies easily accessible and affordable for terrestrial humanity, us right? Brittany holds an M.S. in Space Studies with a focus on Bioregenerative Physical-Chemical Environmental Control and Life Support Systems for Long-Duration Human Spaceflight.
Ms. Zimmerman has been repeatedly recognized for her innovation and leadership:
· >95% Proposal Selection - Exceeding $85 Million in Awards
· SSPI Promise Award Recipient
· SSPI 20 Under 35 Award Recipient
· 3X NASA Principal Investigator
· Technologies selected for the ISS, Artemis Program, DoD
· Future Space Leader Awardee
· Analog Astronaut: Inflatable Lunar/Martian Habitat, Crew 3
· Analog Astronaut: Mars Desert Research Station, Mission 171
Connect:
Website: www.Yummet.com
Email: Brittany@Yummet.com
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