2025 GSIF Projects
CareAlert
1. Sierra Leone: CareAlert - Wearable Devices to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

Project Mentor: Prof. Khanjan Mehta, Creative Inquiry

AISHA
2. Sierra Leone: AISHA - Artificial Intelligence Strengthening Healthcare Access

Project Mentor: Prof. Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering, Creative Inquiry

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

Project Mentor: Prof. Xuanhong Cheng, Bioengineering

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

Project Co-Mentors: Prof. Michael Kramp, English; Prof. Fathima Wakeel, Community and Population Health

Newtrition
5. Sierra Leone: Newtrition - Shelf-Stable Nutrient-Dense Food Products

Project Mentor: Prof. Khanjan Mehta, Creative Inquiry

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

Project Mentor: Prof. Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering, Creative Inquiry

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

Project Mentor: Prof. Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering, Creative Inquiry

Track TB
8. Philippines: Track TB - Using Low-Tech Phones for Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence

Project Mentor: Prof. Sean Vassilaros, Computer Science and Business

MetalMatter
9. Philippines: MetalMatter - Transforming the Metal Recycling Landscape

Project Co-Mentors: Prof. Wojtek Misiolek and Nicholas Rockwell, Materials Science and Engineering

Save Tuba
10. Kazakhstan: Save Tuba - Gamifying Sustainability Education for Kazakhstan's Youngest Learners

Project Mentor: Prof. Sean Vassilaros, Computer Science and Business

CARN
11. Kazakhstan: Central Asian Researchers Network

Project Mentor: Prof. Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering, Creative Inquiry

SaltX
12. Kazakhstan: SaltX - Reducing Sodium Consumption and Improving Nutritional Labeling

Project Mentor: Prof. Joseph Menicucci, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Indoor air quality
13. Kazakhstan: PureSpaces - Transforming Indoor Air Quality for Health

Project Mentor: Prof. Joseph Menicucci, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

14. Kazakhstan: Wearable for Rehabilitation?
14. Kazakhstan: Wearable for Rehabilitation?

Lead Mentor: Dhruv Seshadri, Bioengineering

FMU
16. India: Future Makers Unlimited - Integrating Making and Design Thinking into Mobile Science Labs

Project Mentor: Prof. Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science & Engineering, Creative Inquiry

HDSE
17. India: Humanitarian Design and Social Enterprise (HDSE) Academy

Project Mentor: Prof. Khanjan Mehta, Creative Inquiry

AI education
18. RAISE - Responsible Use of Generative AI in K-12 STEAM Education

Project Mentor: Prof. Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science & Engineering, Creative Inquiry

MathPal
19. MathPal: Where Students and AI Team Up to Conquer Math

Project Mentor: Prof. Zilong Pan, Teaching, Learning & Technology

Climate Change Learning Center
20. India: Creating the Climate Change Learning Center of the Future

Project Mentor: Dr. Bill Whitney, Creative Inquiry