This year's Great Problems Seminar (GPS) culminated with the annual Poster Presentation Day on December 11th. This event celebrates students’ innovative research on a wide range of solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. This academic year’s GPS classes focused on the challenges of Climate Change, Heal the World, Our Unequal World, Recover, Reuse, Recycle, Seeking Sustainability, and Shelter the World. Congratulations to all the winners! And a special thank you to our judges that included faculty, alumni, industry guests, administrators and student Peer Learning Assistants & former GPS winners.
Winners from each class:
Poster 30 “Electric Vehicle Implementation in India" Rudy Arsenault, Nathaniel Craiglow, Lucas Marchese, Mason Medina, John Regan
Poster 41 “The Racial Wealth Divide in Montgomery County, MD" Matthew Singh, Toluwani Akomolafe, Connor Sagan
Poster 21: "Addressing Infertility in Female Physicians in New England" Jessica Duda, Annika Swanson, Yasmin Issa, Helena Kottmeier
Poster 20 “The Rice Remedy" Izabel Gaines, Charlotte Bourne, Thea Clermont, McAlister Marshall, Jessica Revis, Daniel Cho, Mason Affricano
Poster 45 "A Modern Victory Garden in Worcester" Kenerson Cronin, Crow Goudemond, Madeline Jaszek, Matthew Mueller
Poster 12 “Worcester Affordable Housing” Zoe Lang, Matthew Laudares, Kenny Maurin, Hannah Parisella
And…
- Congratulations to our People’s Choice Winner from Seeking Sustainability: “Crystal Clear Solutions” Joseph Bailey, Jerry Hill, Teague Jones, Joseph Tully
- Honorable mention from Seeking Sustainability: “Buzz Off!: Advertisement Plan for Use of Wolbachia” Emily Grace Cater, Emma Gemmill, Ryan Martinkat, Sydney Sheehan
