Student Profile

Name: Matt Weaver

Age: 30

Major/minor: M Arch, First Professional

Year in program: three

Where are you from(hometown): Nashville, TN

First Concert You EVER went to: Lollapalooza '92, Pearl Jam Rocks!

Hobbies: Mountain biking, windsurfing, sailing, and scrabble

Why you're a part of UTSolarD: To share my love of all things solar, efficient, and cool.

What do you bring to the team: A pencil, a hammer, a cell phone.

Your role on this team? Competition logistics planning, construction, flitch beam lifter

What do you want to gain during this experience: To be a part of a great team, to gain familiarity with green building technologies, and the chance to participate in the excitement at the Solar Village in D.C.

What is the most important part of this project to you: To get as many people as possible excited about a Solar way of living.

Tell me your favorite solar d story so far: My favorite so far was witnessing Ami's mad intramural softball skills on the legendary Solar Pirates. I particularly enjoyed her Pop-fly catch/backwards somersault, and the cartwheel-over-the-catcher to get to home plate.