Current GSF Winners

Competing political interests: Who supports and who opposes congressional bills?

• In Song Kim, Political Science
• Alice Oh, KAIST

Mechanisms of genome integrity in a slowly-evolving skin bacterium

• Tami Lieberman, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
• Marc Güell, Pompeu Fabra University

mRNA vaccine for African swine fever 

• Jianzhu Chen, Biology 
• Christopher Netherton, The Pirbright Institute

On developing machine learning algorithms to enhance particle detection on quantum sensors

• Joseph Formaggio, Physics 
• Andrea Giachero, University of Milano-Bicocca

Peptide inhibitors of TANGO1 as anti-fibrotic therapeutics

• Bradley Pentelute, Chemistry 
• Vivek Malhotra, Centre for Genomic Regulation

Powering morphogenesis: The energetic landscape of epithelial folding in drosophila

• Ming Guo, Mechanical Engineering 
• Enrique Martin, Blanco Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Public transit crowding under planned special events, across contexts

• Anson Stewart, Urban Studies and Planning 
• Erik Jenelius, KTH

South Asian irons smelting

• Antoine Allanore, Materials Science and Engineering 
• Gillian Juleff, University of Exeter

Using LLM models to predict energy consumption in grocery stores

• Paolo Santi, Urban Studies and Planning
• Andrea Baccioli, University of Pisa

Development of machine learning pipelines for gravitational-wave searches

• Erik Katsavounidis, Physics 
• Hideyuki Tagoshi, University of Tokyo

The isotopic link: Tracing planet formation and evolution

• Richard Teague, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
• Hideko Nomura, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Unveiling the role of scleractinian coral mucus in response to human-induced ocean warming

• Katharina Ribbeck, Biological Engineering 
• Amy Shen, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology University

Quantum diodes for terahertz technology

• Liang Fu, Physics 
• Yu-Chieh Wen, Academia Sinica

Three-dimensional community simulation interface: Designing and manufacturing RoboScope a pin-array display to facilitate understanding through iteration of a community’s common vision

• Kent Larson, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
• Seungwoo Je, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

Towards intelligent silicon sensors for high energy physics

• Gunther Roland, Physics 
• Chia-Ming Kuo, National Central University

From pilot to network: developing Ashesi Solar Monitoring Network (ASMONET) across Ghana

• Olivier de Weck, Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Heather Beem, Ashesi University

Machine learning for conservation

• Sara Beery, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
• Emmanuel Dufourq, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

MIT African Graduate Association

• Mai Hassan, Political Science

Modular crutches for Sierra Leone PWDs

• Hugh Herr, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
• Ismaila Kebbie, Ministry of Health of Sierra Leone

Predicting radiation damage to dual-use scientific/industrial cyclotrons

• Michael Short, Nuclear Science and Engineering 
• Iyabo Usman, University of the Witwatersrand

SIMULab: An AI-powered science laboratory for inclusive STEM education across Africa

• Paul Liang, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
• Khadijat Tope Ladoja, University of Ibadan

Transformation of invasive aquatic weeds to industrial fuels in the Lower Volta River

• Amy Smith, Mechanical Engineering 
• Kenneth Donkor Kwame, Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

AçaíTech - Valorization of açaí waste for sustainable economic development in the Amazon region

• Mark Bathe, Biological Engineering
• Jocinei Dognini, SENAI Institute of Environmental Technology

Avoiding deforestation of Amazon’s undesignated public forests

• Angelo Gurgel, Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
• Paulo Moutinho, Amazon Environmental Research Institute – IPAM

Rooted in the Amazon: Port do Sal do Belem do Para

• Rocio Crosetto Brizzio, Architecture
• Elaine Arruda, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)

Understanding the knowledge frontier of basic service practices and needs in growing Amazonian towns and cities 

• Gabriella Carolini, Urban Studies and Planning
• Safira De La Sala, INSPER

Finding Khatun between genocide resistance and diaspora resilience

• Lerna Ekmekcioglu, History 
• Gayane Aghabalyan, American University of Armenia

High resolution calorimeter for fire particle physics experiments

• Douglas Hasell, Physics 
• Hamlet Mkrtchyan, A. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory

Phonon involving collective excitations and their control in graphene and graphene-like 2D materials

• Long Ju, Physics 
• ArshakVartanian, Yerevan State University

Advancing epilepsy with wearable multimodal AI

• Paul Liang, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
• Maarten De Vos, KU Leuven

Coordinated of energy resources at grid edge for harnessing flexibility

• Deepjyoti Deka, MIT Energy Initiative
• Md Umar Hashmi, KU Leuven

Visualizing Artemia-bacteria interaction with high throughput microfluidics system

• Otto Cordero, Civil and Environmental Engineering 
• Xevi Casadevall i Solvas, KU Leuven

Cross-cultural gesture in prosocial virtual reality systems

• D. Fox Harrell, Comparative Media Studies/Writing 
• Jean Vanderdonckt, Université de Louvain

The long-term health consequences of Soviet chemical production

• Alexey Makarin, Economics 
• Jean-Francois Maystadt, LIDAM

Advancing low-carbon concrete solutions across Central and South America

• Randolph Kirchain, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
• Camilo Ríos Fresneda, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Analysis of potential phase separation of p130Cas protein and its dependence on tyrosine phosphorylation

• Lindsay Case, Biology
• Daniel Rösel, Charles University

Multi-modal AI to predict mass spectra and discover molecular structures

• Connor Coley, Chemical Engineering
• Tomáš Pluskal, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Multimodal microscopy techniques combining raman, quantitative phase imaging for cancer related studies (MICROCOSM) 

• Peter So, Mechanical Engineering
• Jan Pribyl, Masaryk University

Predictive physics for the edge of compact toroidal fusion devices

• Jerry Hughes, Nuclear Science and Engineering
• Fabien Jaulmes, Czech Academy of Sciences

Altering the propagation of hydrogen flames in narrow channels with plasma: An imaging study

• Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Svetlana Starikovskaia, National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS), Ecole Polytechnique

Collective effects of plant roots on bank and slope stabilization

• Taylor Perron, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
• Caroline Le Bouteiller, INRAE

Fluid-structure interaction in mixtures: experiments, theory, and numerics 

• Lydia Bourouiba, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
• Dr. Romain Lagrange, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA

Guiding particles and light in flow-structured liquid crystals

• Irmgard Bischofberger, Mechanical Engineering
• Anke Lindner, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie (ESPCI) and University Paris Cité

Mens Et Manus 

• Zach Lieberman, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
• Carmine-Emanuele, Cella IRCAM

Searching for the lost family of asteroid (16) Psyche

• Benjamin Weiss, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Marco Delbo, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

Unearthing hidden quantum correlations in light

• Vivishek Sudhir, Mechanical Engineering 
• Matteo Barsuglia, Université Paris Cité

Unveling gluon dynamics in high-density QCD matter

• Gian Michele Innocenti, Physics 
• Matt Nguyen, École Polytechnique

The functional organization of the ventral and lateral visual pathway

• Nancy Kanwisher, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Angelika Lingnau, Institute of Psychology

Nonequilibrium molecular processes at the electrode-solution interface

• Adam Willard, Chemistry
• Thomas Speck, University of Stuttgart

New lean: The future of digital production systems

• Julie Shah, Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Simon Schumacher, Institution Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA

Photo-driven grain boundary diagnostics for solid Li+ battery electrolytes

• Harry Tuller, Materials Science and Engineering 
• Jennifer Rupp, Technical University of Munich

Siderophore-conjugated bacterial c-di-GMP chemoproteomic probes

• Elizabeth Nolan, Chemistry
• Dimpy Kalia, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, India

Calibrating scene depth for density-based animal population estimation

• Sara Beery, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Saket Anand, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi)

Exploring modular delivery platforms for gut-associated diseases

• Giovanni Traverso, Mechanical Engineering
• Jayanta Haldar, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Mapping regions of brain activation in children with congenital cataracts: Pre- and post-Surgery

• Pawan Sinha, Brain and Cognitive Sciences 
• Amita Giri, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The language networks of early multilinguals

• Evelina Fedorenko, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Arpan Banerjee, National Brain Research Centre, India

Biradical constructs to understand biological electron transfer

• Daniel Suess, Chemistry
• Maxie Roessler, Imperial College London

Explainable multi-agent motion planning via distributionally robust posetal games

• Gioele Zardini, Civil and Environmental Engineering 
• Dario Paccagnan, Imperial College London

Improving understanding of therapy induced liver toxicity to improve patient outcomes in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

• Sangeeta Bhatia, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
• Richard Burt, Imperial College

Sensing garden: Biodiversity monitoring in cities

• Simone Mora, Urban Studies and Planning 
• Richard Gill, Imperial College London, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Using the laser fusion platform to study plasma effects on astrophysically relevant nuclear reactions

• Maria Gatu Johnson, Plasma Science and Fusion Center
• Brian Appelbe, Imperial College London

 Tracking correspondence in the mind 

• Joshua Tenenbaum, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Halely Balaban, Open University

Computational & mRNA splicing approaches to ALS pathogenesis & therapy

• Ernest Fraenkel, Biological Engineering
• Noam Shomron, Tel Aviv University 

Detecting organophosphate pesticides for phytopreservation

• Ariel Furst, Chemical Engineering (Course 10)
• Adi Avni, Tel Aviv University

Engineering topological superconductivity in Van Der Waals heterostructures

• Long Ju, Physics 
• Eli Zeldov, Weizmann Institute of Science

Modeling blood clot fracture: Toward enhanced patient safety and simulant development

• Tal Cohen, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Suhib Abu-Qbeitah, Tel Aviv University

Molecular polaritonics: Collective coherence and enhanced energy transport

• Jianshu Cao, Chemistry 
• Tal Schwartz, Tel Aviv University

MRI biometrics for fetal assessment

• Polina Golland, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Leo Joskowicz, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Preparing for coordinated LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA and ULTRASAT observations

• Erik Katsavounidis, Physics 
• Ofek Birnholtz, Bar-Ilan University

Using the AI Feynman algorithm to develop optimal air-sea flux equation

• Wanying Kang, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Yosef Ashkenazy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Entanglement and holography through operator algebras

• Hong Liu, Physics 
• Erik Tonni, SISSA

From Earth to orbit: Building a space-conscious generation

• Leigh Royden, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Federico Dogo, University of Trieste

Optimal working regime in quantum devices and sensors

• Paola Cappellaro, Nuclear Science and Engineering
• Alberto Imparato, University of Trieste

Scaling marine biodiversity monitoring with AI 

• Sara Beery, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
• Giuseppe Serra, University of Udine, Italy

The future of port cities: Offshore innovations for urban growth

• Mary Anne Ocampo, Urban Studies and Planning 
• Giorgio Sulligoi, University of Trieste 

Generative AI as a construction material: Designing creative learning workshops for educators

• Mitchel Resnick, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) 
• Flavio Renga, LINKS Foundation

Real-time 3D reconstruction of physical quantities from scarce indirect measurements with application to thermal therapies and MRI monitoring

• Luca Daniel, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Rossella Gaffoglio, Fondazione LINKS

Biofilm mechanics for smart biomaterials and healthcare innovation

• Tal Cohen, Mechanical Engineering 
• Pasquale Ciarletta, Politecnico di Milano

Demand response using reinforcement learning in power grids with renewables and EVs

• Luca Daniel, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Giambattista Gruosso, Politecnico di Milano

Indoor-outdoor AQ and health

• Carlo Ratti, Urban Studies and Planning 
• Andrea Aliverti, Politecnico di Milano

Enhanced cooling of photovoltaic (PV) panels using hybrid nanofluids 

• Ming Dao, Materials Science and Engineering 
• Munzer Ebaid, Philadelphia University

Exploration of data science and AI in Jordan

• Munther Dahleh, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Anas Atieh, German Jordanian University 

Silicon recycling and sustainable manufacturing: A mechatronics and STEM education initiative for PV panels

• Anuradha Agarwal, Materials Science and Engineering 
• Mohammad Salah, The Hashemite University

Stellar archaeology: Searching for ancient, 13-billion-year-old stars in public data archives

• Anna Frebel, Physics 
• Mohammad Mardini, Zarqa University

Making SEATIMES public

• Rania Ghosn, Architecture 
• Jon Remme, University of Bergen

Adaptive engineering education: Enhancing technical and human skills for vulnerable engineering students 

• Kim Vandiver, Mechanical Engineering
• Julien Noel, Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia

Advancing scientific and research capabilities for stable isotopes analyses of Amazonian bioproducts to support sustainable bioeconomies

• Shuhei Ono, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Monica C. Santa-Maria, UTEC - Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología

Amazon bioeconomy logistics

• Matthias Winkenbach, Center for Transportation & Logistics
• José Antonio Larco Martinelli, Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia UTEC

Experimental heavy flavour physics in Peru

• Michael Williams, Physics 
• Diego Milanes, Universidad de Tecnologia e Ingenieria (UTEC)

Power Alliances: Mingas as practices for communal empowerment in the Andes

• Rocio Crosetto Brizzio, Architecture
• Grace Alexandrino Ocana, University of Engineering and Technology - UTEC

Q’ocha technology for Andean campesino futures

• Libby Hsu, D-Lab
• Ursula Rodríguez Zuñiga, Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología

Rapid assessment protocol for urban risks to biodiversity in Amazonian cities: Iquitos, Peru

• Marcela Angel, Environmental Solutions Initiative
• Matteo Stiglich Labarthe , UTEC

Radiation damage resistance prediction via potential energy landscapes

• Michael Short, Nuclear Science and Engineering, 
• Łukasz Kurpaska, Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych (National Centre for Nuclear Research)

Modular web app and material innovation with AI tools for art conservation and preservation of cultural heritage including sustainable varnishes

• Ramesh Raskar, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) 
• Martina Fusková, Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín

Geospatial sensing, in situ measurements and numerical modelling of offshore wind resources 

• Michael Howland, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Felix Nieto, University of A Coruna

Multi-material-printed skin with self sensing and shape morphing capability

• Luis Velasquez-Garcia, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
• Andrés Díaz Lantada, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM)

Sensing plant-soil water relations at ecosystem level with multi-frequency microwaves 

• Dara Entekhabi, Civil and Environmental Engineering 
• Maria Piles, University of Valencia

Unifying global seawater pH measurements for ocean acidification & climate 

• Ryan Woosley, Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
• Marta Álvarez, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC)

Beyond humans in psycholinguistics: the artificial intelligence era

• Edward A. F. Gibson, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Pedro Reviriego, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Fabrication and characterization of ferroelectric devices for AI

• Jesus del Alamo, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
• Jesus Grajal, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Metalens-based high-efficiency solar arrays for deep-space exploration

• Juejun Hu, Materials Science and Engineering
• César Dominguez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Quantitative characterization of hydrogen embrittlement through slip-transfer analysis and crystal plasticity modeling

• Ming Dao, Materials Science and Engineering
• Javier LLorca, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid