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Nicholas Ciancio, BS, MPA/MPH

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Nick Ciancio is the sustainability coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Nick has worked at UAB since 2015, where he started the green labs program. Nick currently works to reduce electricity consumption, waste generation, and water usage across buildings campus-wide. He has achieved success in developing a green labs program through engaging building managers, researchers, grant administrators, and others. Nick has recently focused on composting and autoclave intensity in his role and has helped reduce utility usage by $450,000, reduce waste generation by 80,000 pounds, and engage over 800 researchers in the green labs program.