Learn more about each team's problem statement and watch their video presentations!
Problem Discovery Track
| Anti-Hate at Georgia Tech |
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Team Members: Shannon Fraser (INTA) and Mahima Chander (CS) Problem Statement: Looking at how Georgia Tech can protect youth from joining hate-groups. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/1J-7pt6kiw4 |
| Carrie's Closet |
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Team Members: McKensie Griffis (BA), Allyson Stout (MT), Bianca Mora (BA), Problem Statement: Advocating for Georgia foster children's rights to resources. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/WuhTa2VKCt0 |
| Grove Park |
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Team Members: Scott Campbell (BA), Sanjit Kumar (CS), Sreenivas Yellayi (CBE) Problem Statement: A systemic look at income inequality and gentrification in Atlanta. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt56RpJ9Y4I |
| Housing Tonight |
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Team Members: Zane Latess (BME), Joel Boggs (ME), and Shashank Amarnath (BA) Problem Statement: Understanding the lack of affordable housing in the greater Atlanta area. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYuhnRT7wrA |
| HydroHomies |
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Team Members: Jodi Dowis (ME), Vinh Dong (ME), Ananya Ghose (IE), and Sanjana Rajavelu (ISYE) Problem Statement: Examining the lack of access to free public drinking water and sanitation in the view of the global water crisis. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Zvb2UU-NM |
| LISC |
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Team Members: Mohit Pinninti (CE), Deanna Berg (ME), and Hiba Hazeem (IE) Problem Statement: Changing the funding and financial services gaps for minority-owned businesses in Atlanta. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLmuIA4EiJo |
| Pathways to Care in Reproductive Health |
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Team Members: Jillian Brashear (BIO) and Raina Parikh (INTA & ML), Problem Statement: How do current reproductive health pathways to care marginalize certain people and reinforce societal inequities. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5hT3W8O1I0&t=2s |
| Summer Slide |
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Team Members: Jolie Fouts (BA), Lyle Hoge (BA), Kayli Moody (INTA), and Janell Tanner (CS) Problem Statement: Understanding how to prevent the loss of learning that typically occurs during summer for the greater Atlanta area school systems. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-4igsdtWVk |
| SymbioCity |
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Team Members: Kaylin Berinhout (ECON & INTA), Alyssa Horace (INTA), and Sarah Rincon (EE) Problem Statement: Examining the role of institutionalized racism in how environmental pollution disproportionately affects communities of color. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/j9sUYEFjByY |
| The LIFE School |
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Team Members: Brady Bove (BME), Jose Pimentel (AE), Morgan Platt (ID) Problem Statement: Exploring alternative secondary education models and how they can scale. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/dpS8WFp3o4s |
| Ubuntu |
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Team Members: Juhi Nahata (BME), David Morales (ME), and Kelsey Abernathy (EAS) Problem Statement: Activating the assets of the South Fulton community to foster decision-making for community well-being. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/OZ3YcgU72OM |
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WUNDERgrubs |
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Team Members: Elyssa-Christina Nassar (BA), Sidney Winfield (AE), and Suvan Adhikari (CS) Problem Statement: Supporting digital literacy for farmers to improve their crop yield. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/IubODSLhViU |
Solutions Track
| Georgia Tech Peer Advising and Wellness Service (GT PAWS) |
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Team Members: Faiz Syed (INTA), Sharon Rachel (PhD, HSTS), and Zuna Shabbir (INTA) Problem Statement: Understanding how to address Georgia Tech's gaps in their current mental health model. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLJtOwm20sA&authuser=3 |
| LightSafe |
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Team Members: Lauren Haggerty (ID) Problem Statement & Solution: Looking at refugees relationship with light, and how it can positively or negatively affect the quality of life. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/ECtUZmvmChc |
| OneSTEM |
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Team Members: Francesa Sally (MBA) Problem Statement: Analyzing the diversity gap in STEM for girls, women, and minorities starting from early childhood education spanning through occupation. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/th_8XhjlVLI |
| Reflex |
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Team Members: Usman Jamal (CS), Reed Blanchard (ME), Nevin Gilbert (CS), Akash Harapanahalli (CE), Lauryn Wright (ME), Amelia Abernathy (BA) Problem Statement: Looking at how emergency response times can improve human welfare. Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/rwogh7RIq_4 |
| The Connector |
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Team Members: Sophia De Lurgio (ID and ALIS) Problem Statement: Identifying design opportunities to improve access to basic medical care for the homeless. Video Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7m-LF7DJPo |