Great Problems Seminar Presentation Winners

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Congratulations to the 2020 Great Problems Seminars Poster Day winners! This Fall, more than 250 students participated in the intense, two-term program. Their work was highlighted during a virtual GPS Presentation Week, December 7-11. Thank you to faculty, staff, and judges who helped our first year students complete this course and helped make the event a success!

Project #	Title	Class

Winner
9	The Red Lionfish and their Effect on Native Fish Populations Kayla Carpenter, Cat Garcia, Cameron Norton	Extinction: Who Will Survive?
Honorable Mention
4	Sharks: Protecting a Keystone Species in the Race to produce a COVID-19 Vaccine Charlotte Adams, Holly Galvin, Patrick Salisbury, Nathan Shemesh	Extinction: Who Will Survive?
Winner
13	Mitigating Search and Rescue in Yosemite National Park Scarlett Clarke, Justin Huang, Samuel Ott, Taylor Wood	Heal the World
Honorable Mention
11	Meningococcal Meningitis in Northern Nigerian Children Quinn McCue, Mackenzie Pryor, Katrina Valery, Baohui (Cather) Zhang	Heal the World
Winner
26	Greener Istanbul Achilles Gikas, Kyra Freeman, Samuel Appiah Kubi, Kosti Pano	Livable Cities
Honorable Mention
30	Spreading Cochabamba’s Approach to Climate Justice Nathalie Larrea, Cortina Barbieri, Natalia Neira	Livable Cities
Winner
39	The Trash Cache Zoe Swartley, Joseph Caponigro,Luke Regan, Ethan Vaz Falcao, Ethan Vaz Falcao	Recover, Reuse, Recycle
Honorable Mention
34	Musical Revolution: Recovering the World Through a Recycled Orchestra Ana Roure, Brian English,Jack Yebba, Bennet Kracz, Bennet Kracz	Recover, Reuse, Recycle
Winner
51	Paving a Path for Public Transit Elliot Dunham, Max Frail, Natanel Pinkhasov, Nina Quattromani	Seeking Sustainability
Honorable Mention
46	Coral Restoration Efforts in the Florida Keys Guinevere Ferrira, Chase Herberich,Kristin Lavoie, Cole Ouellette, Cole Ouellette	Seeking Sustainability
Winner
58	Kibera: Reblocking Kenya’s Largest Slum Habeeb Ismail, Bryce Kennedy, Eric Montiverdi	Shelter the World
Honorable Mention
60	Alternate Permanent Shelter Housing Solution in Dharavi, India Luna Daury, Adam Giordani, Nicolas Gronda, Luke Rogers	Shelter the World
People's Choice
15	Therapy Limitations for Children with Late-Onset Pompe Disease Natalie Tierney, Komlavi Touglo, Roshini Uthayakumar, Nicholas Uy	Heal the World

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