2024 GSIF Projects
AISHA

2. Sierra Leone: Artificial Intelligence Strengthening Healthcare Access (AISHA)

Lead Mentor: Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering 

3. Sierra Leone: SicklED - Sickle Cell Disease Diagnostic Device

Lead Mentor: Xuanhong Cheng, Bioengineering

Mothers of Sierra Leone

4. Sierra Leone: Mothers of Sierra Leone – Healthcare Innovation and Community Resilience

Lead Mentors: Michael Kramp, English/Film/WGSS, and Fathima Wakeel, Community and Population Health

Newtrition

5. Sierra Leone: Newtrition - Food Products to Improve Nutrition

Lead Mentor: Sean Vassilaros, Computer Science and Business

PlasTech

6. Philippines: PlasTech Ventures - From Sachet to Solutions: Turning Trash into Treasures

Lead Mentor: Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering 

Desalination

7. Philippines: Modular Small-Scale Desalination Plants

Lead Mentor: Carlos Romero, Energy Research Center

AgriWrap

8. Philippines: AgriWrap – Converting Food Waste into Biodegradable Packaging Products

Lead Mentor: Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering 

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9. Philippines: Using Low-Tech Phones for Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence

Lead Mentor: Sean Vassilaros, Computer Science and Business

metal

10. Philippines: Transforming the Metal Recycling Landscape

Lead Mentors: Wojtek Misiolek and Nicholas Rockwell, Materials Science and Engineering

Save Tuba

11. Kazakhstan: Save Tuba

Lead Mentor: Sean Vassilaros, Computer Science and Business

Central Asia Researchers

12. Kazakhstan: Central Asian Researchers Network

Lead Mentors: Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering 

Food Security

13. Kazakhstan: Food Security and Nutrition

Lead Mentor: Joseph Menicucci, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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14. India: Future Makers Unlimited

Lead Mentor: Khanjan Mehta, Creative Inquiry

ZHC

Philippines: Zero Hunger College

**This project is suspended in 2024. No new students will be recruited**

Flying Swarms

Philippines: Flying Swarms

**This project is suspended in 2024. No new students will be recruited**