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2024 MSSI Fellows

Fellowship group meeting 2024 with 8 members

Our inaugural meeting with our 2024 cohort

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The MSSI Fellowship is a 9-month, part-time program for interdisciplinary teams of graduate students and postdocs to co-design and conduct sustainability research and develop new skills through collaborating with different disciplines.

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Evaluating Â鶹AV’s Sustainability Education FellowshipÌý

Using Â鶹AV's Sustainability Education Fellows (SEF) program as a case study, this project examines if, how, and to what extent sustainability training initiatives are an effective means to support education for sustainable development (ESD). Laurianne Debanne (Geography), Stephanie Leite & Justus Wachs (Integrated Studies in Education), Christopher Luederitz (Management)ÌýÌý

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Protective coatings to prevent materials degradation in marine environmentsÌý

This project explores the synergistic effects of mechanical and chemical degradation in materials. It will study the mechanical wear and corrosion of high entropy alloy coatings—an emerging class of materials—and aid materials selection for energy technology in marine environments. Lin Wu (Mining & Materials Engineering), León Zendejas Medina (Chemistry)ÌýÌý

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Smart InsecticideÌý

The project aims to develop a smart biopesticide targeting caterpillar pests by exploiting their unique, highly alkaline gut pH, unlike mammals and beneficial insects like honeybees. This approach improves pesticide specificity, thereby reducing health impacts from accidental exposure and environmental impacts from excessive pesticide use. Mohammad Jamil Kaddoura & Unnikrishnan Kannan (Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry), Yintin Chen (Plant Science)ÌýÌý

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Replacing glass with novel biodegradable polymeric compositeÌý

This project aims to address the environmental and economic challenges posed by non-biodegradable glass waste by developing a novel biodegradable polymeric composite and introducing a superior sustainable alternative that biodegrades naturally. Hardik Singla (Biological and Biomedical Engineering), Pouria Tirgar Bahnamiri (Bioengineering)Ìý

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Measuring Inequity in Active Transport Infrastructure

Today, many cities are redesigning their streets, transforming car infrastructure into public space or bicycle infrastructure. This often meets resistance by car advocates. This project seeks to improve public communication about street redesign to address backlash by designing a measure to capture the imbalance in street space for transport infrastructure. Jose Arturo Jasso Chavez, Alexandra Kinman, Daniel Romm, & Pegah Salsabilian (Geography)Ìý

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