{"672685":{"#nid":"672685","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Honors Program Graduate Brings Innovation to Campus Dining Options","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHonors Program student Kiandra Peart, a Brooklyn, NY native who graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in December 2023, looked around campus and saw a problem: 24\/7 access to healthy food for college students.\u0026nbsp; Dining halls and restaurants have limited hours that often don\u2019t align with when students might need a meal.\u0026nbsp; Restaurants may be too far away and are facing staffing challenges that may limit their hours and food options.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhat\u2019s a savvy Tech student to do?\u0026nbsp; Invent a solution, of course!\u0026nbsp; From this problem was born \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reinvend.co\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EReinvend\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Evending company that partners with local restaurants to provide college students with 24\/7 access to healthy, filling meals. According to Peart:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EReinvend is bringing students exactly what they want; good food, whenever. Reinvend delivers fulfilling meals from all your favorite restaurants to strategically placed, vending machines right on campus. We work with restaurants to create custom compact packaging that allows for food texture and flavor to be preserved while refrigerated, and fit into our vending machine compartments. We use custom rotary vending machines which allow for customers to retrieve their meals from a small locker located on the machines rotating drum. Our menu ranges from baked goods, to rice bowls, sandwiches and more. When food gets close to the best buy date, we donate all meals to food rescue non-profit organizations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPeart has a history of being an entrepreneur.\u0026nbsp; She founded her first startup, SLATE, during her first year at Tech.\u0026nbsp; Her partners and co-founders were her first friends, met through the Honors Program.\u0026nbsp; She got involved with the Create-X I2P program, giving her the confidence to create new products, like Reinvend.\u0026nbsp; That first year on campus was when Peart was introduced to typical student eating patterns\u2014a bit erratic and not always healthy.\u0026nbsp; The transition in 24\/7 food access from NYC to Atlanta was also a bit of a shock, and services like Uber and Doordash proved to be cost prohibitive on a student budget.\u0026nbsp; Enter Reinvend.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe idea began with exploring ways to earn passive income through vending machines and blossomed into a solution for the campus food problem.\u0026nbsp; Peart created a prototype for the Reinvend machine, as well as a customer-facing brand Chew \u2013 Want (a play on the phrase \u201cwhat you want\u201d).\u0026nbsp; As Peart says, \u201cat Reinvend we always aim to stock our vending machines with exactly what Chew-Want.\u201d\u0026nbsp; After her second year, she began developing a business plan and, while studying abroad at Georgia Tech in Lorraine, met her business partner Gabe Shafiq.\u0026nbsp; After returning to Georgia Tech, they launched the company and applied for Create-X.\u0026nbsp; Their involvement with Create-X led to participation in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fusen.world\/about\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFusen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E portfolio, which is a venture capital fund started by Christopher Klaus.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey spent the past summer refining the brand and participated in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hVGaS5YL76c\u0026amp;t=6s\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDemo Day\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, allowing them to showcase the startup to students and investors, and then built up a group of brand ambassadors over the fall.\u0026nbsp; About the brand ambassador program, Peart said:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe started the student ambassador program on campus as a way for students to work with us on developing the best product for them. The program is for anyone looking to gain experience, work on something meaningful, or just believes in Reinvend\u2019s mission. Its super chill and is meant to just be a fun way for students to get involved and for us to make sure that we are always being customer centric with our practices.\u0026nbsp;Students get to make a visible difference on campus, meet like-minded people and get cool merch. So, if anyone has ever been interested in the startup world this may be their chance. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey will be opening another round of student brand ambassador applications this spring.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThey are now working with GT dining to introduce the vending machines across campus and hope to compete in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInVenture Prize\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E this spring.\u0026nbsp; Peart has a vision for Reinvend to become the \u201cfuture of automated convenience\u201d on college campuses, focusing on consistency of product quality and open lines of communication with students to understand their wants and needs.\u0026nbsp; Future machines could include things like school supplies and beauty products, just to name a few.\u0026nbsp; You could even find them in unexpected places, like nightclubs where you need that perfect pair of flat shoes or apartment buildings, where residents might need toiletries or grocery items.\u0026nbsp; Reflecting on the future of Reinvend, Peart says:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EConvenience is what drives innovation, making things easier to do or get is what we all pay for, and the fastest service wins.\u0026nbsp; Always having the products you need be no further than the front door is by far the fastest and most convenient. Vending machines are simply not being used to their full potential in the US. In many Asian countries buying products from vending machines is just as common as from a normal storefront if not more popular because its literally faster, and we hope to bring that same culture to Atlanta.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKiandra Peart co-founded Reinvend to solve a campus dining dilemma.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Kiandra Peart co-founded Reinvend to solve a campus dining dilemma."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2024-02-01 19:31:14","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 19:34:36","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672934":{"id":"672934","type":"image","title":"Peart_Reinvend.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECo-founder Kiandra Peart poses with a prototype of Reinvend in front of a campus vending machine.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1706815884","gmt_created":"2024-02-01 19:31:24","changed":"1706815884","gmt_changed":"2024-02-01 19:31:24","alt":"Kiandra Peart and the Reinvend machine","file":{"fid":"256266","name":"Peart_Reinvend.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/01\/Peart_Reinvend.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/01\/Peart_Reinvend.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1427311,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/01\/Peart_Reinvend.jpeg?itok=t8sLQ3mj"}},"672935":{"id":"672935","type":"image","title":"Reinvend.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA closeup of the Reinvend prototype made for Create-X.\u0026nbsp; 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Teams of students present the projects designed and built in their capstone design classes, focused on solving a problem found in industry or research.\u0026nbsp; At the fall 2023 Capstone Design Expo, members of the Georgia Tech Honors Program (HP) were represented on teams that won three of the nine major awards, including:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBest Overall Project\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (Rohan Thandu, ME, on team Big Hero 6)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBest Aerospace Engineering Project\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (Varun Roy, on team GenetriX)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBest Electrical and Computer Engineering Project\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (Bernardo Perez, on team FRMBX)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe talked to Bernardo and Rohan to learn more about their projects, their time in the Honors Program, and what they plan to do after graduation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBernardo Perez\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is a fourth-year electrical engineering major from Iowa City, IA who was a member of the team FRMBX (short for \u201cFarm Box\u201d). \u0026nbsp;Farm Box is a 2\u2019x2\u2019x5\u2019 box that autonomously grows plants. 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These relationships not only added enjoyment to my college years but also provided a sense of home away from home, making every shared milestone, dinner, and late-night discussion that much more meaningful. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECongrats to Bernardo and Rohan, as well as HP member Varun Roy from team GentriX, on their outstanding fall 2023 Capstone Expo wins!\u0026nbsp; We\u2019re proud of your accomplishments and can\u2019t wait to see what you do in the future.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree HP students were on winning Capstone teams, creating innovative products to safely unbraid hair, grow food, and allow human enabled robotic exploration of Venus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Three HP students were on winning Capstone teams, creating innovative products to safely unbraid hair, grow food, and allow human enabled robotic exploration of Venus."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2024-01-03 21:56:47","changed_gmt":"2024-01-03 22:08:01","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672664":{"id":"672664","type":"image","title":"Unravl device","body":null,"created":"1704318408","gmt_created":"2024-01-03 21:46:48","changed":"1704318408","gmt_changed":"2024-01-03 21:46:48","alt":"Photo of Big Hero 6\u0027s Unravl device","file":{"fid":"255943","name":"Screenshot 2024-01-03 at 4.10.01\u202fPM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/03\/Screenshot%202024-01-03%20at%204.10.01%E2%80%AFPM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/03\/Screenshot%202024-01-03%20at%204.10.01%E2%80%AFPM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":5032594,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/03\/Screenshot%202024-01-03%20at%204.10.01%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=eL2ImY5s"}},"672666":{"id":"672666","type":"image","title":"GenetriX team photo.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOn the top left to right: Ezra Keto, Basil Russell-McCorkle, Varun Roy, Carolina A. 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It grew into a series of yearly conferences with \u201cTED Talks\u201d on a myriad of different topics from fashion to politics.\u0026nbsp; Independently run TEDx events allow local organizers to share ideas in their community.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech is home to one of the TEDx groups, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tedxgeorgiatech.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETEDxGeorgiaTech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, run by Executive Director Kaitlyn Crutcher.\u0026nbsp; Kaitlyn is a second-year Computer Science major from the Atlanta area and a member of the Georgia Tech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/honorsprogram.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHonors Program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (HP).\u0026nbsp; Additional members of the HP also serve on the leadership team, including Austin Coley as the Director of Community, Fisayo Aromolaran as the lead on the Programming Team, and Melody Lee on the Production Team. Their most recent event on November 10, 2023 included another member of the Honors Program, Marie Wibisana, as a featured speaker.\u0026nbsp; The fall salon was focused on the theme \u201cEvolve,\u201d which encouraged speakers to engage with the ideas of continual change, adaptation, and progress.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event was led by Executive Director Kaitlyn Crutcher. In addition to her leadership of TEDxGeorgiaTech, Kaitlyn serves as a business analyst in the Georgia Tech Consult Your Community (CYC), which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing pro-bono consulting for small businesses. For the national taskforce of CYC, she is the Conference Innovation Lead, where her team is working with Emory to create a March 2024 conference bringing all the CYC chapters together. 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My presentation was an open love letter to fellow struggling people that they are not alone, that change and adapting to a new environment will be difficult but will mold them into a better version of themselves. My presentation also highlights that there is no singular definition to \u2018THE College Experience.\u2019 I drew digital art on my presentation slides, aiming for a conversational storytelling approach. I also sang a childhood Indonesian song with my ukulele at the end of the presentation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn addition to her involvement with TEDxGeorgiaTech, Marie is a web designer and front-end developer on GT Web Development Club\u2019s project team. Her team is creating the GT Club Explorer Website, a website that will showcase all 500+ clubs at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;She is also involved in the Georgia Tech International Ambassadors (GTIA), an organization that hosts intercultural events (night markets and seminars) and brings a safe space for current and incoming international students. Marie is also a digital artist, vlogger, and YouTube content creator.\u0026nbsp; While she\u2019s only been on campus for one semester, she\u2019s enjoyed attending HP events, including the pumpkin patch visit to Southern Belle Farms.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIt\u2019s no surprise that curious, creative, and innovative students such as Austin, Fisayo, Kaitlyn, Marie, and Melody in the HP would be drawn to TEDx.\u0026nbsp; The HP is proud of its strong representation among the team leading TEDxGeorgiaTech!\u0026nbsp; You can follow TEDxGeorgiaTech on Instagram at @tedxgeorgiatech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETEDx Fall Salon highlights the work of several HP students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"TEDx Fall Salon highlights the work of several HP students."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-12-06 20:53:49","changed_gmt":"2023-12-06 20:55:56","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672523":{"id":"672523","type":"image","title":"Presenters at the TEDx 2023 Fall Salon","body":null,"created":"1701896035","gmt_created":"2023-12-06 20:53:55","changed":"1701896035","gmt_changed":"2023-12-06 20:53:55","alt":"Presenters at the TEDx 2023 Fall Salon","file":{"fid":"255772","name":"tedx_presenters.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/06\/tedx_presenters.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/12\/06\/tedx_presenters.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1465058,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/12\/06\/tedx_presenters.jpg?itok=VhnyBrHC"}}},"media_ids":["672523"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"7220","name":"HP"},{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"670389":{"#nid":"670389","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Honors Program Students Named 2023 Millennium Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEach year, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and Millennium Campus Network (MCN) select a cohort of students to receive Millennium Fellowships. \u0026nbsp;The Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program on college campuses around the world that helps students take their social impact to the next level. \u0026nbsp;Millennium Fellows receive access to world class training, connections, and recognition in an effort to make the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UNAI principles a reality. \u0026nbsp;Fellows are selected based on their leadership on sustainable development-related projects that advance the SDGs in their communities.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis year, 22 Georgia Tech students were selected by the United Nations to participate in the Millennium Fellows program\u2014more than double the number selected for last year\u2019s program. \u0026nbsp;Two of those students, Noah Egan and Rachel Mason, are members of the Georgia Tech Honors Program. \u0026nbsp;We asked Noah and Rachel to reflect on what drew them to the Millennium Fellowship and their time at Georgia Tech in the Honors Program.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENoah Egan is a fourth-year computer science major who has been involved in undergraduate research on biological systems such as the collective behavior of ants and competition in nature.\u0026nbsp; Rachel Mason is a third-year biology major on the pre-med track.\u0026nbsp; Her research has been in the Lobachev Lab (genome stability) and in the area of cancer treatment.\u0026nbsp; Both Noah and Rachel love the outdoors, which is no surprise given the focus on sustainability that\u2019s at the heart of the Millennium Fellowship.\u0026nbsp; Noah spends time backpacking with Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech (ORGT), while Rachel is a cascading instructor with ORGT.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBoth Rachel and Noah highlighted their impressive background in biological research in their Millennium Fellowship applications.\u0026nbsp; Noah is combining his interest in environmental preservation and increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM fields into a project that focuses on educational outreach programs for local Atlanta high schools and community colleges.\u0026nbsp; The programs will focus on building awareness about STEM careers that focus on sustainability, such as engineering alternatives for clean fuel sources.\u0026nbsp; Rachel and her partner James Shin are focusing on reducing inequalities in access to cancer care.\u0026nbsp; They are working with the organization Be the Match to connect cancer patients with bone marrow donors.\u0026nbsp; Marrow donation can save the lives of those with blood disorders, including cancer, but those in racial and ethnic minority groups may struggle to find matching donors.\u0026nbsp; Rachel will work to help close the racial gap so that Black patients are equally likely to find a bone marrow donor as their white counterparts.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter graduation, Noah hopes to enroll in a PhD program in computational biology, continuing with a career in academia.\u0026nbsp; He would like to run a research lab focused on collective behavior and sustainability.\u0026nbsp; Rachel hopes to enroll in an MD-PhD program and pursue high-impact cancer research through cell therapies.\u0026nbsp; She is particularly interested in continuing to mentor and volunteer to further the goal of health equity for all.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENoah and Rachel have been members of the Honors Program community since joining in their first year and living in the HP living learning community.\u0026nbsp; While Noah missed the HP incoming student retreat because of COVID, his experience of living in the HP dorm has led to the development of close friendships that have remained through his time at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; Both have taken numerous HP classes, and Rachel cites Dr. Paul Verhaeghen as particularly impactful in inspiring vibrant conversations among her HP friends.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Honors Program is proud of what Noah Egan and Rachel Mason have accomplished so far in their time at Georgia Tech, including being named Millennium Fellows, and looks forward to seeing what the future holds for them.\u0026nbsp; Congrats!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo members of the Georgia Tech Honors Program have been selected as participants in the 2023 Millennium Fellows cohort.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two members of the Georgia Tech Honors Program have been selected as participants in the 2023 Millennium Fellows cohort."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-10-12 16:10:18","changed_gmt":"2023-10-12 16:47:42","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672029":{"id":"672029","type":"image","title":"millennium_fellows23.png","body":null,"created":"1697127089","gmt_created":"2023-10-12 16:11:29","changed":"1697127089","gmt_changed":"2023-10-12 16:11:29","alt":"Photos of Noah Egan and Rachel Mason","file":{"fid":"255207","name":"millennium_fellows23.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/12\/millennium_fellows23_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/12\/millennium_fellows23_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1046522,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/10\/12\/millennium_fellows23_0.png?itok=12qkZ-Wr"}}},"media_ids":["672029"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"},{"id":"7220","name":"HP"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"667950":{"#nid":"667950","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Honors Program Students Participate in SoccerCon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe inaugural \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scipgatech.com\/soccercon\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESoccerCon: The Atlanta Conference on Soccer and Social Innovation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E happened at the Academy of Medicine on March 29 \u2013 30, 2023, under the leadership of Dr. Kirk Bowman, Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; Through their participation in the INTA 3242: Soccer and Global Politics course, students in the Honors Program (HP) were vital contributors to the conference planning and proceedings.\u0026nbsp; HP students helped with organizing the conference and presented research posters reflecting their work in both INTA 3242 and Dr. Bowman\u2019s Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) course on Soccer, Community, Innovation, and Politics (SCIP).\u0026nbsp; The event saw over 130 attendees, with five continents represented.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHP student Jordan Artis, a member of the VIP team, served as the lead student conference coordinator for SoccerCon.\u0026nbsp; In that capacity, she handled all of the RSVPs, served as a student speaker, worked with the City of Atlanta to have Mayor Andre Dickens submit a brief video presentation for the conference, and arranged for special guests like former Atlanta United player Greg Garza and \u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003C\/em\u003E sportswriter Doug Roberson.\u0026nbsp; She even designed the amazing logo!\u0026nbsp; Dr. Bowman felt that Jordan\u2019s \u201ccreativity, leadership, and hard work produced the finest elements of the conference.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Jordan reflected on her experience this way:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBefore this, I had zero experience planning anything, let alone a conference that would have over 130 people in attendance. So, for me,\u0026nbsp;my biggest takeaway (as cliche as it may be) is that you never know until you try.\u0026nbsp; From working with Vera Zeigler who has been on the biggest stage in front of 70,000 fans at Atlanta United games to getting the Mayor of Atlanta to do a video for us, both of those connections started with a simple email. Beyond this, I would also say it is important to seek discomfort.\u0026nbsp;If you had told me last year that I would take a leading role in planning a whole conference, I would have thought you were joking. However, now I am grateful for the last eight months of work as I achieved many firsts: I successfully conquered my first ever public speaking engagement, I now have legitimate experience in event planning, and I also gained some marketing\/advertising experience.\u0026nbsp;It was uncomfortable at times, but ultimately, I found peace in the unfamiliarity.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOther HP students, including Anna Abernathy, Yaron Bernstein, Johan Gouws, Vinay Govindaraju, Daniel Holman, Abel Tilahun, and Ryan Zhou participated in the INTA 3242 class, VIP class, and\/or various aspects of the conference.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJohan\u2019s research focused on the diversification of national soccer teams (such as France having a large number of players of North African descent) and its impact on style and culture of play.\u0026nbsp; Johan said that he enjoyed SoccerCon \u201cimmensely and had some great conversations with various people about [his] research topic, why [he] chose it, and how to better go about [his] research.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Abel\u2019s research focused on the social, political, and economic impacts on the host country before and after large soccer events such as the World Cup. The event allowed him to connect with awardee Ogba Afeworki and encouraged him to join the VIP team in fall 2023 to participate in building a mobile application for the 2026 World Cup.\u0026nbsp; Ryan reflected that the experience taught him that \u201cwhile we have learned many powerful lessons on the relation of soccer to global politics and public policy, many grassroots efforts go unnoticed at the global and academic level which deserve greater recognition.\u201d\u0026nbsp; In addition to his contributions through two research posters, Vinay served as the team leader of the Discrete Research Team for the VIP.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOverall, it was an extremely successful event, with students and attendees learning much from the experience.\u0026nbsp; The work will continue\u2014with several Honors Program students participating\u2014in Dr. Bowman\u2019s VIP classes on Soccer, Community, Innovation, Politics (SCIP) in fall 2023 where they will continue their\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E research, produce documentary films, work on community engagement, and develop a podcast centered on soccer and society. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYou can read more about SoccerCon in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medium.com\/@david_94497\/atlantas-inaugural-soccercon-249887a34b58\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethis article\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E by David Hopings, the Director of Storytelling for Soccer in the Streets and a participant in the conference.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHP students played crucial roles in planning and executing the spring 2023 SoccerCon conference in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"HP students played crucial roles in planning and executing the spring 2023 SoccerCon conference in Atlanta."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-05-31 13:54:09","changed_gmt":"2023-09-16 02:30:00","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671725":{"id":"671725","type":"image","title":"SoccerCon_posters.png","body":null,"created":"1694831302","gmt_created":"2023-09-16 02:28:22","changed":"1694831302","gmt_changed":"2023-09-16 02:28:22","alt":"Posters at SoccerCon","file":{"fid":"254833","name":"SoccerCon_posters.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/15\/SoccerCon_posters.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/15\/SoccerCon_posters.png","mime":"image\/png","size":285939,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/15\/SoccerCon_posters.png?itok=kruCuY2S"}}},"media_ids":["671725"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"7220","name":"HP"},{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"},{"id":"1876","name":"Academic"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"669701":{"#nid":"669701","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Honors Program Goes to Space (almost)!","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rocketry.gatech.edu\/teams\/gtxr\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech Experimental Rocketry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (GTXR, or the Ramblin\u2019 Rocket Club) is a team of about 100 undergraduate students who\u2014for the past four years\u2014have been working towards the goal of being the first collegiate team to fly a two-stage sounding rocket to space.\u0026nbsp; On July 7, 2023, in the middle of the Mojave Desert, GTXR flew a rocket named\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMaterial Girl\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;that had a simulated apogee (the highest point in its trajectory) of 200,000 feet. It was a more powerful and streamlined rocket compared to the 2022 model and flew on solid rocket motors built by the team.\u0026nbsp; For the past several years, the GTXR rocket has launched with the help of people power and sponsorship support from the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/honorsprogram.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech Honors Program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (HP).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJoey Gemini has served as the co-president for the last two years and handed over the leadership of the organization to Honors Program students Connor Johnson and Alfonso Lagares de Toledo when the rocket touched down from its launch (a GTXR tradition).\u0026nbsp; Gemini is an AE major from Chicago, IL who oversaw the vehicle\u0027s high-level development, manufacturing, and administrative operations in his role as co-president.\u0026nbsp; Of the Honors Program\u2019s involvement, Gemini said:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Honors Program was essential in supporting our launch effort as they generously covered the flight costs for HP students.\u0026nbsp; Our team strives to fund travel expenses for students so there is no barrier to entry to attend launch; the support and contributions from the Honors Program are key in making that possible.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EConnor Johnson, a third-year AE major from Midlothian, Virginia, is excited to step into the role of co-president and guide the design of next year\u2019s rockets, using the valuable information about two-stage rocket integration procedures and design improvements gained from the summer 2023 launch.\u0026nbsp; Johnson has been actively involved in undergraduate research on gas turbine engine emissions and worked with the GT Mobile STEM Laboratory VIP, which aims to create an array of science demonstrations to bring to K-12 schools.\u0026nbsp; He\u2019s also been an active participant in Honors Program classes and activities, with his favorite experience being in Dr. John Cressler\u0027s IAC 2002: Science, Engineering, and Religion class and the community that emerged from it.\u0026nbsp; He\u2019s also been an HP intramural sports champion, helping out the dodgeball, kickball, and softball teams.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn addition to Johnson and Lagares de Toledo who are serving as the incoming co-presidents, Honors Program students Morgan Gregg, Robert Ajluni, Joseph Clary, and Prem Pendkar are also on the team.\u0026nbsp; Morgan is a second-year AE major from Huntersville, NC.\u0026nbsp; The experience gained from GTXR has led to her finding her \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efooting in avionics, where she will be continuing next year as the Supporting Systems Lead.\u0026nbsp; Morgan is involved with Women of Aeronautics and Astronautics and serves as a mentor at the Aero Maker Space.\u0026nbsp; Morgan reports that her involvement with the close-knit community of the Honors Program has led to her meeting people who are now among her closest friends at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Honors Program is proud of the HP student members and leadership of the GTXR and looks forward to an even more impressive launch in 2024!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYou can read an additional story about the launch \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/ramblin-rocket-club-takes-rocketry-new-heights\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eonline\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E or follow GTXR on \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gt_xr\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstagram\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGTXR rocket team has a successful launch with Honors Program student leadership and sponsorship support.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTXR rocket team has a successful launch with Honors Program student leadership and sponsorship support."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-09-16 02:14:32","changed_gmt":"2023-09-16 02:23:56","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671723":{"id":"671723","type":"image","title":"GTXR_rocket1","body":null,"created":"1694830529","gmt_created":"2023-09-16 02:15:29","changed":"1694830529","gmt_changed":"2023-09-16 02:15:29","alt":"GTXR summer 2023 rocket launch","file":{"fid":"254831","name":"image_from_ios-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/15\/image_from_ios-1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/15\/image_from_ios-1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":39319,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/15\/image_from_ios-1.jpg?itok=JFjyF6uy"}},"671724":{"id":"671724","type":"image","title":"GTXR_rocket2","body":null,"created":"1694830529","gmt_created":"2023-09-16 02:15:29","changed":"1694830529","gmt_changed":"2023-09-16 02:15:29","alt":"Honors Program sticker on the GTXR rocket","file":{"fid":"254832","name":"IMG-20230718-WA0000.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/15\/IMG-20230718-WA0000.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/15\/IMG-20230718-WA0000.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":162657,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/15\/IMG-20230718-WA0000.jpg?itok=nJqZmpc8"}}},"media_ids":["671723","671724"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"},{"id":"7220","name":"HP"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"668613":{"#nid":"668613","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New HP Students Already Making Their Mark","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Honors Program is welcoming a cohort of 243 incoming first-year and transfer students this fall.\u0026nbsp; They represent almost every major on campus and hail from around Georgia, around the US, and around the globe.\u0026nbsp; Whether coming straight out of high school or having spent a year or two at another college or university, the students are already making their mark and demonstrating what it means to embody the spirit of the Honors Program.\u0026nbsp; They are conducting undergraduate research, have started non-profits, volunteered in their community, and tutored their peers.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETwo students stand out with what they have accomplished even before starting at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAyush Pai\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is a transfer student who is coming to Georgia Tech from the University of Florida.\u0026nbsp; In his application to the Honors Program, he cited his eagerness to participate in the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/honorsprogram.gatech.edu\/student-experience\/community\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStudent Challenge Fund\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E to \u201ccreate innovative, service-oriented projects.\u201d After being inspired by his volunteer experiences with the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shooting-stars-foundation.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EShooting Stars Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, he wants to develop additional innovative service projects that can make a real impact on people\u0027s lives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis decision to transfer was driven by Georgia Tech\u2019s strengths in computer science overall, and AI specifically.\u0026nbsp; Pai has developed a system to bring AI technology onto the basketball court, assisting referees.\u0026nbsp; 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Esha is one of the founders of \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nest4us.org\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENEST4US\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, a 501(c)3 organization that seeks to mobilize \u201cvolunteers worldwide to advance progress on societal issues and spark equitable solutions for the greater good.\u201d\u0026nbsp; Their core programs address more than 14 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.\u0026nbsp; Esha has spent over 4,000 hours in volunteer work around issues such as global hunger, climate change, mental health, quality education, and social injustice.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENEST4US has over 6,000 volunteers who have contributed over $3 million in value through their volunteer efforts across more than 30 countries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn her Honors Program application, Esha stated that \u201cjoining the Honors LLC would amplify my Georgia Tech experience by serving as a platform where I\u2019ll network with fellow ambitious students and industry experts to continue effectively bridging the gaps in the social fabric of our ever-changing world.\u201d\u0026nbsp; 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Thanks to the generosity of some anonymous donors and under the guidance of \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/john-d-cressler\u0022\u003EProfessor John Cressler\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (Regents Professor and\u0026nbsp;Schlumberger Chair in Electronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering) HP students may now apply to attend a silent retreat focused on well-being.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe weekend silent retreats will be held at\u0026nbsp;Ignatius House Retreat Center, where students can engage in silent reflection with the comfort of a private bedroom and bathroom and gourmet meals, all situated on a gorgeous 20-acre wooded campus on the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs, GA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe retreats are open to ALL Honors Program students, regardless of religious or secular spiritual tradition (or no spiritual tradition at all).\u0026nbsp; They will be held multiple times throughout the fall and spring semesters and focus on such themes as spirituality in nature, mindfulness, and science and spirituality.\u0026nbsp; 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Or who skipped the most meals because they were just \u201ctoo busy\u201d? Collegiate environments that celebrate and normalize over-involvement are failing to support students\u2019 fight against burnout; this issue of the \u201cPain Olympics\u201d is especially harmful for high-achieving student populations. How can Housing Professionals disrupt and redirect students\u2019 focus on competition and image in order to integrate sustainable habits into their collegiate routine? 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I am Palestinian-American, but I was mainly raised in the United Arab Emirates. During my time at Georgia Tech I was the vice president of the medical robotics club and the president of the Arab student organization. I also participated in various research labs, but most recently I have been working with GTRI on research concerning the effects of optical turbulence on atmospheric lidar and I have been awarded a President\u2019s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) to work on this research. In my free time, I practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu and compete whenever I have the chance. Last may I competed in the IBJJF Atlanta Spring Open and won first place in my division.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShania: \u003C\/strong\u003EI\u2019m a senior at Georgia Tech, graduating this December. I hail from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and will be leaving Tech with a degree in Biological Sciences with a concentration in biomedical science. In my free time I volunteer at the Atlanta Zoo, shadow at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Atlanta and Pittsburgh, and work as a medical intern at the Premier Family Clinic in Chamblee, GA. In my time at Tech I\u2019ve completed four years of evolution and microbiology research at Georgia Tech and the University of Pittsburgh. Although I\u2019m very proud of the work I did studying antibiotic resistance in the lab, my proudest accomplishment from my time at Tech is my work to make STEM research and education accessible to everyone. In 2020 during the pandemic, I submitted a proposal to the College of Science\u2019s Strategic Plan Proposal for a full-time, funded summer program for underrepresented students. Dr. Will Ratcliff, Dr. Todd Streelman, and I received funding from the Sutherland Dean\u2019s Chair Fund and brought this idea to life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat did you highlight about yourself in the Millennium Fellows application?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEyas: \u003C\/strong\u003EI talked about my frustration with the current state of sustainability resources and the accessibility of these resources. I am very passionate about open-learning platforms and open-source designs and software and I wanted to combine my passion to solve the problem I saw in the current sustainability landscape.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShania:\u003C\/strong\u003E My application to MCN discussed my work in the creation of the Summer College Research Internship (SCRI) \u2013 an undergraduate-run summer program for local Atlanta community college students to do paid, full-time scientific research at Georgia Tech. The class of 2022 SCRI interns included historically underrepresented students who entered the lab with zero research experience. With the help of myself, their undergraduate TAs, and their laboratory mentors and faculty, we taught them how to read scientific literature, plan experiments, analyze their own data, and communicate their findings in an oral presentation and poster presentation. I feel very strongly that the mentorship these historically underrepresented students received at SCRI and similar programs built their confidence in their abilities, connected them with faculty and students who believed in them, and made them more likely to pursue STEM careers and even to think about transferring to Tech in the future. The Millennium Fellowship focuses on furthering sustainable development goals in the community. My work creating the SCRI program focuses on goals four and ten- ensuring quality education and promoting life-long learning for all, and reducing inequalities within the country.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you plan to do as your project or focus area during your Millennium Fellows semester?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEyas:\u003C\/strong\u003E I plan to build a free open-learning platform that contains educational modules on sustainability and access to open-source designs such as plastic shredders for individuals to be able to take sustainability initiatives into their own hands. Moreover, I would like to eventually have a collaborative section where people can share their own designs and lectures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShania:\u003C\/strong\u003E My semester with the Millennium Fellowship has been spent working on outreach for SCRI. I want to extend SCRI\u2019s impact to students of all ages. I am planning events during the school year for local Atlanta k-12 students to engage with scientific research in an easy-to-understand and interactive way. We are also trying to increase SCRI\u2019s impact by integrating our curriculum with existing College of Sciences summer programs so community college students receive extra support and mentorship they may need to thrive as likely first-generation scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your plans for after graduation?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEyas:\u003C\/strong\u003E After I graduate, I want to focus on graduate school. I will be pursuing my masters in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech and I hope to eventually pursue a Ph.D. I will also spend my time working on my project after graduating as I intend to launch the platform in April of 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShania:\u003C\/strong\u003E After graduation I will be joining the Wright Lab at the University of Pittsburgh as a research specialist to continue my work studying antibiotic resistance in bacteria. While I continue my research, I will be working as an emergency medical technician for my local EMS department, and continue my volunteer work at the Zoo and Children\u2019s Hospital! I hope to matriculate into medical school in a few years where I plan to bring my passion for STEM education and accessibility to the graduate school level. I intend to use the values I learned at the Millennium Fellowship after graduation and throughout life. There are so many seemingly insurmountable issues to tackle in the world. Joining a cohort of amazing, motivated, and genuine students who work to face these issues in our community, and having the chance to lead them as Campus Director has been so inspiring. I will always carry this energy of facing my issues head on, and continually searching for ways to serve my community at each of my next steps.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETell us a little bit about your involvement with the Honors Program, including some of your favorite experiences or memories.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEyas: \u003C\/strong\u003EHonors is important to me because it is where I made some of my closest friends here at Georgia Tech. My favorite memories in HP are the simplest ones where my friends and I would just hang out in the Hefner Residence Hall common room to study or at \u201cWillage\u201d to grab lunch.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShania: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe Honors Program has yielded some of my closest friends and provided a welcoming environment of funny, kind, talented people to a very nervous freshman who came to Tech in 2018. Through the Honors Program, I took English Composition II and Introduction to Psychology. Both were amazing classes with wonderful professors, and I thrived with the small class size and the ability to work with my classmates since many of us lived together in the Honors dorms. I think the Honors Program is so important. Any program that helps students find mentorship, career development, and life-long friendships at Tech is so valuable for closing the gap of success in college for minority students. I appreciate the effort Honors puts into having a help desk so students always have someone to talk to, resume workshops, guest lectures, and social activities. My favorite memory was definitely the Honors freshman retreat. I made so many friends and loved the activities we did.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy best memories at Tech involve all of the things I did off-campus with friends I know I\u2019ll be close with my whole life. In freshman year, my Honors friends and I explored every single neighborhood along the MARTA stops. In sophomore year we lived next door in apartments of four, like an episode of Friends, and shared baking supplies and stories. In junior year, we picked up thrifting and started going to every single Goodwill, Salvation Army, and vintage store we could find. 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The criteria for the award include excellence in academic achievement, leadership, creative endeavors (of any kind), and personal integrity.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe award will be presented at the annual Georgia Tech Student Honors Ceremony and includes a cash prize of $1,000.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdditional details about the award are on the HP website at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hp.gatech.edu\/outstanding-student-award\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehttps:\/\/hp.gatech.edu\/outstanding-student-award\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe first award is being given this April 2023 to Sarah Sorme, a graduating Neuroscience major who has been active in the Honors Program throughout her time at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; Sarah\u2019s Georgia Tech resume is impressive.\u0026nbsp; She served as co-director of the Honors Leadership Council in the role of Executive Director of Strategic Planning and was instrumental in guiding the HP (which is based on being together in community) through the COVID-19 pandemic.\u0026nbsp; She also served in numerous other HP leadership roles, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eincluding on the New Student Onboarding Committee, Community Outreach Committee, as a first-year retreat guide, and as editor of the Honors Program newsletter (\u003Cem\u003EThe HyPe\u003C\/em\u003E).\u0026nbsp; Sarah currently serves as the Honors Program representative to the Office of Undergraduate Education Student Advisory Board.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOutside of the HP and OUE, Sarah has conducted extensive research in neuroscience and\u0026nbsp; served as both a teaching assistant and a research assistant.\u0026nbsp; She is currently completing an undergraduate research thesis on brain network activity.\u0026nbsp; Her involvement in neuroscience research led to her helping to establish the Neuroscience Student Advisory Council, all while maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA in Neuroscience with a Psychology minor.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EReflecting on her time in the Honors Program, Sarah said:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022The Honors Program has been an empowering community of passionate, creative peers, faculty, and staff. It has been invaluable to be part of such a diverse group united by common traits, willing to discuss and collaborate on a variety of projects. I have grown so much as a leader and team member in my roles with the Honors Leadership Council, working with motivated, amazing students to serve our peers and enhance the program for future cohorts.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter graduation, Sarah wants to use her cognitive science knowledge and leadership experiences to develop human-centered technology to improve society.\u0026nbsp; At Tech, she has been interested in diving deep into the communities she joined\u2014such as the Honors Program\u2014and using feedback to improve experiences for current and future members.\u0026nbsp; She hopes to continue this practice of community engagement after leaving Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; Sarah is graduating this May and will be working at Publicis Sapient as a junior product manager.\u0026nbsp; She eventually wants to work in educational technology, developing personalized learning tools for K \u2013 12 students.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECongratulations to Sarah Sorme on being named the first Honors Program Outstanding Student Award winner.\u0026nbsp; We thank you for your service to the HP and wish you well after graduation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGraduating senior Sarah Sorme wins the inaugural Honors Program Outstanding Student Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Graduating senior Sarah Sorme wins the inaugural Honors Program Outstanding Student Award."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-04-04 18:10:33","changed_gmt":"2023-05-18 14:03:48","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670440":{"id":"670440","type":"image","title":"Sarah Sorme","body":"\u003Cp\u003EHeadshot photo of Sarah Sorme\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1680631694","gmt_created":"2023-04-04 18:08:14","changed":"1680631754","gmt_changed":"2023-04-04 18:09:14","alt":"Headshot photo of Sarah Sorme","file":{"fid":"253297","name":"Sarah_Sorme.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/04\/Sarah_Sorme.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/04\/Sarah_Sorme.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":41429,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/04\/04\/Sarah_Sorme.jpg?itok=1GIg2lxK"}}},"media_ids":["670440"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"7220","name":"HP"},{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"667586":{"#nid":"667586","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Honors Program Students Win at Spring 2023 Capstone Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEvery semester, the Capstone Design Expo showcases the work done by graduating seniors in the Capstone Design Course.\u0026nbsp; It\u2019s a culminating experience that involves teams of students solving real-world industry and research design problems, just in time for them to leave Georgia Tech and bring those ideas into the labor market.\u0026nbsp; This year, two Honors Program (HP) students were on teams recognized for excellence: Ashley Goodnight\u2019s team Unmanned Aircraft System was recognized for the best project in Electrical and Computer Engineering, while Matthew Reingold\u2019s team Power (Density) Rangers was recognized for the best project in Materials Science and Engineering.\u0026nbsp; We asked these two students to reflect on their Capstone Expo win, their time at Georgia Tech and in the Honors Program, and their plans for after graduation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EASHLEY GOODNIGHT\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAshley Goodnight is a third-year Electrical Engineering major from Clarksville, MD. \u0026nbsp;During her time at Georgia Tech she has been involved in research in the Opportunity Research Scholars (ORS) Program.\u0026nbsp; Her technical interests are in radio frequency and microwave engineering.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAshley\u2019s project was Unmanned Aircraft Systems, sponsored by Florida Power \u0026amp; Light (FPL). The goal was to accurately inventory FPL equipment by gathering data (GPS location, model, serial number) from RFID tags attached to power pole assets, then sending it to a database via an RFID reader. The RFID reader is placed on a drone, allowing wireless communication from a distance. Her team\u2019s system demonstrated performance far beyond the required specifications, working from distances up to 180 ft away, heights up to 60 ft, and speeds up to 30 mph.\u0026nbsp; Reflecting on her work, Ashley said:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Capstone Expo is my most valued memory at Georgia Tech. It was the culmination of everything I\u2019ve learned during my time at Tech as well as my team\u2019s efforts over the past two semesters. Presenting at the Capstone Expo allowed me to take a step back and truly appreciate all the hard work my team dedicated to the project and see how much we accomplished. Attending the Capstone Expo was an amazing experience that let me explore the research and opportunities outside of my major as well as network with other students, faculty, and corporate sponsors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter graduation in fall 2023, Ashley plans on pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on electromagnetics. During her capstone project, she was heavily involved in the antenna engineering aspects and gained experience with industry-standard software like Ansys HFSS and Autodesk EAGLE.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a member of the Honors Program, Ashley took a wide variety of HP classes on everything from coding in Python (CS 1301) to the structure of America\u2019s electrical grid (PUBP 335).\u0026nbsp; However, she felt that the most important thing that she gained from her experience in the HP was friends.\u0026nbsp; She noted that starting college during the pandemic made it challenging to make friends, but through the Honors Program, she met her best friend and current roommate.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMATTHEW REINGOLD\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMatthew Reingold is a fourth-year Materials Science and Engineering major from Roswell, GA. During his time at Georgia Tech he has been involved in undergraduate research on electronic materials, and he spent a summer interning at Sandia National Laboratories. Outside of science and engineering, Matthew has been involved in music on campus, performing with the marching band and symphony orchestra on French horn, mellophone, and piano.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMatthew\u2019s senior capstone team, the Power (Density) Rangers, designed and fabricated supercapacitors using a novel graphene material developed by the sponsor, HeXalayer. Supercapacitors are a critical energy storage system behind the transition to electric vehicles and a renewable energy grid. Additionally, the team designed a method to introduce a conductive polymer to the device, which significantly improved the energy storage capabilities. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter he graduates this semester, Matthew is interning at nLIGHT in Portland, OR, then returning to Georgia Tech to complete his Master\u2019s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering. Matthew is interested in continuing to pursue energy storage materials research after he completes his graduate degree.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMatthew began his college career at Georgia Tech by studying computer science and media archeology through the Honors Program, in addition to his core engineering classes. His most valued experience during his time in the Honors Program was his freshman seminar on mindfulness and meditation; he has continued to utilize the methods explored during that course throughout his college career. Matthew\u2019s favorite aspect of Georgia Tech overall is the friends he\u2019s made along the way. Seriously!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe faculty and staff of the Honors Program are so proud of Ashley and Matthew and can\u2019t wait to see all the exciting things that they do after graduation.\u0026nbsp; Congratulations!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECongrats to Ashley Goodnight and Matthew Reingold for their wins at the Capstone Expo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Congrats to Ashley Goodnight and Matthew Reingold for their wins at the Capstone Expo."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-05-01 16:42:51","changed_gmt":"2023-05-18 14:02:28","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670691":{"id":"670691","type":"image","title":"Matthew Reingold Capstone Expo","body":null,"created":"1682958983","gmt_created":"2023-05-01 16:36:23","changed":"1682959144","gmt_changed":"2023-05-01 16:39:04","alt":"Image of Matthew Reingold at the spring 2023 Capstone Expo","file":{"fid":"253597","name":"Reingold_Capstone_Expo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/01\/Reingold_Capstone_Expo.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/01\/Reingold_Capstone_Expo.png","mime":"image\/png","size":7922245,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/05\/01\/Reingold_Capstone_Expo.png?itok=bJihDMdS"}},"670692":{"id":"670692","type":"image","title":"Ashley Goodnight Capstone Expo","body":null,"created":"1682959159","gmt_created":"2023-05-01 16:39:19","changed":"1682959204","gmt_changed":"2023-05-01 16:40:04","alt":"Image of Ashley Goodnight and team at the Capstone Expo","file":{"fid":"253598","name":"Goodnight_Capstone_Expo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/01\/Goodnight_Capstone_Expo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/05\/01\/Goodnight_Capstone_Expo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4554818,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/05\/01\/Goodnight_Capstone_Expo.jpg?itok=kNguPn8z"}}},"media_ids":["670691","670692"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"7220","name":"HP"},{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"664369":{"#nid":"664369","#data":{"type":"news","title":"HP Students Volunteer at Historic Oakland Cemetery","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn December 3, 2022 sixteen Honors Program (HP) students volunteered at Atlanta\u0027s Historic Oakland Cemetery during an event organized by the HP Community Outreach Committee of the Honors Leadership Council. \u0026nbsp;Students were given a tour of the historic cemetery, founded in 1850, and then tackled a variety of beautification projects across the cemetery. \u0026nbsp;HP volunteers planted hundreds of flower bulbs across the burial plots throughout the cemetery, which will blanket the space with color when they bloom in the spring. \u0026nbsp;The gardening was cut short by Mother Nature, but students were still able to enjoy the Victorian holiday gift market where local artisans sold handcrafted goods, explore the cemetery, and listen to some Christmas caroling. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFourth year neurosciences major Sarah Sorme reflected on the trip by saying that, \u201cthis is my fourth year living in Atlanta but my first time visiting the Oakland Cemetery - I wish I had gone sooner! \u0026nbsp;It\u0027s a gorgeous place with so much history. \u0026nbsp;I enjoyed planting flowers to help beautify the place even more while hanging out with old and new HP friends. \u0026nbsp;I\u0027d love to return when the flowers are in bloom, and I definitely want to do the full guided tour!\u0022 \u0026nbsp;Fourth year biomedical engineering major Jillian Foltz said, \u0022I had so much fun volunteering in the surroundings of the beautiful cemetery. \u0026nbsp;It was great meeting other Honors students and getting to know them throughout the day. 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In fall 2022, one of the classes featured in the Honors Program was PUBP 3042, Data Science for Policy, taught by Dr. Omar Asensio, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Director of the Data Science and Policy Lab at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; As part of the course, students participated in a national data challenge posed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through their Jump into STEM Challenge (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/jumpintostem.org\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/jumpintostem.org\u003C\/a\u003E) focused on building energy efficiency.\u0026nbsp; First-year Honors Program student Vibha Narasayya took the course and her team won the national competition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVibha is a first-year biomedical engineering major and computer science minor from Seattle, WA who had been engaged around campus through the New Student Onboarding Committee of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hp.gatech.edu\/honors-leadership-council\u0022\u003EHonors Leadership Council\u003C\/a\u003E and the GT Jadoo competitive Bollywood fusion dance team.\u0026nbsp; She has been active in planning the fall 2023 Honors Program New Student Retreat and has traveled around the U.S. competing with GT Jadoo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn PUBP 3042, her team tackled the Jump into STEM Challenge around sustainability and resiliency, addressing the issue of water crises in poor communities of color, which have been exacerbated by climate change.\u0026nbsp; Using Jackson, MS as a case study, the team developed a plan to install rainwater cisterns in Jackson households while also creating an initiative to educate the public about issues of water conservation and climate change.\u0026nbsp; Vibha reflected that,\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ethough this project, I learned about the disproportionate impact of climate change on people of color and low-income communities, the department of Energy\u2019s environmental justice initiative, and how to apply it when creating solutions to environmental problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, ten Georgia Tech teams competed in the Jump into STEM Challenge, with two of those teams coming in first place and runner up.\u0026nbsp; JUMP into STEM finalists are invited to present their solutions during the final competition in 2023 and compete for a paid summer 2023 internship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, or Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVibha plans to take her passion for problem solving into the real world through her program of study at Georgia Tech and her post-graduation career plans.\u0026nbsp; She would like to focus on undergraduate research\u2014which is a central feature of the Honors Program curriculum for many students\u2014in the area of biomedical technology and hopes to get a job in the biotech industry working in regenerative medicine.\u0026nbsp; Congratulations to Vibha and her teammates on their Jump into STEM Challenge win.\u0026nbsp; We are so proud of all of the Honors Program students and their accomplishments at Georgia Tech and in the larger community!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFirst-year Honors Program student Vibha Narasayya and her team wins the Department of Energy\u0027s Jump into STEM Challenge for 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"First-year Honors Program student Vibha Narasayya and her team wins the Department of Energy\u0027s Jump into STEM Challenge for 2022."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2023-02-07 18:04:37","changed_gmt":"2023-05-18 14:00:54","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665557":{"id":"665557","type":"image","title":"Vibha Narasayya","body":null,"created":"1675793112","gmt_created":"2023-02-07 18:05:12","changed":"1675793112","gmt_changed":"2023-02-07 18:05:12","alt":"Photo of Vibha Narasayya","file":{"fid":"251708","name":"thumbnail_article photo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_article%20photo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_article%20photo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":391309,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thumbnail_article%20photo.jpg?itok=bIDq-9HR"}}},"media_ids":["665557"],"groups":[{"id":"72437","name":"Honors Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"7220","name":"HP"},{"id":"4201","name":"honors program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"664517":{"#nid":"664517","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Honors Program Student\u0027s Team Wins Capstone Design Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the fall 2022 Capstone Expo, Honors Program senior Ivan Zou and his team \u201cRaccoon Eyes\u201d were named the first-place winners for their project meant to address food waste in dining facilities on campus.\u0026nbsp; Zou is a fourth-year computer engineering major from Massachusetts and a member of the Honors Program who is planning on pursuing his master\u2019s degree after he graduates in May 2023.\u0026nbsp; Zou reports that he is a \u201cmajor foodie,\u201d which was one of the inspirations for his Capstone Expo project.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter observing the amount of food that was being thrown away in campus dining facilities and talking to GT Dining workers in cafeterias around campus, Zou and his teammates got the initial idea to install cameras on dining facilities\u2019 trash cans to begin measuring food waste.\u0026nbsp; It developed into \u201cRaccoon Eyes,\u201d which detects the type and quantity of food being disposed of, then asks the student or staff member why the food is being thrown away.\u0026nbsp; That response and the data collected from the camera is then sent to a member of the research team for analysis and information on the carbon impact of the food being thrown away is shared with the person disposing it.\u0026nbsp; These data can help GT Dining and students\/staff with selecting appropriate portion sizes and with finding recipes that have wide appeal and lead to less waste.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZou has been inspired by the experience of project-based learning at Georgia Tech and participation in the Honors Program.\u0026nbsp; He says:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EI love and have a lot of fun applying the amazing technologies and their intricacies I learned in school to\u2026impactful areas where no one has thought to look, which was one of my major inspirations to work on our senior design project. Not only are the technologies we try to implement cool but also the awesome people I meet and join me along the way as we struggle through to create something real\u2026I\u0027ve got the chance to meet and work with some of the brightest and most amazing people that I won\u0027t be able to anywhere else and the fun, laughs, and memories we\u0027ve made are really my greatest accomplishments here at Tech.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe credits HP classes like the Startup Lab with Dr. Furst and the Micro\/Nano Revolution with Dr. Cressler for giving him insights into the work that he\u2019d like to pursue in the future.\u0026nbsp; Regarding Dr. Furst\u2019s class, Zou reflected:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehe (Professor Furst) really does \u0022teach the secrets of the universe\u0022 as he mentions regarding the economic and psychology behind humans and self-interaction. I\u0027ve learned an incredible amount of insights and knowledge through him regarding startup success as well as lessons that should be applied overall in life such as how we fool our minds everyday through the many bias and shortfalls of our mind, how to properly conduct customer interviews to analyze true underlying and authentic customer demand\/need, how startups put us in a position to succeed by expressing who we are by choosing ourselves, how to plan and adapt based on types of risks, and the Not-Not principle that is needed to drive innovation.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIvan plans to pursue a master\u2019s degree, and possibly a PhD, post-graduation while he explores the feasibility of creating a startup around Raccoon Eyes.\u0026nbsp; He is interested in working in the area of AI applications, which he learned about through his Capstone Expo project.\u0026nbsp; In his last semester at Tech, he hopes to continue his involvement with the Honors Program, including through HP intramural sports teams.\u0026nbsp; 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Students spend five weeks traveling through Europe taking classes and then remain in residence at Mansfield College in Oxford to do additional coursework.\u0026nbsp; The Oxford Program offers a unique opportunity for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EHonors Program\u003C\/a\u003E (HP) students to engage in enriching activities and earn HP class credit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn summer 2022, ten Honors Program students participated in the \u201cHP at Oxford\u201d Program and were able to earn up to six credit hours that could be applied to the HP curriculum requirement.\u0026nbsp; They took HP classes such as HTS 3032: European Intellectual History, HTS 3033: History of Medieval England, and MGT 4803: International Business Ethics, with the option of earning additional credit from MUSI 3621: Composers and their Music and ID 2242: History of Art and Architecture.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHonors Program students also participated in some enrichment activities to further enhance their experience.\u0026nbsp; 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