Dear All, Apologies for the delay in announcing the results. Once again congratulations on the amazing presentations! Each presentation reflected the immense amount of effort and collaboration that went into it. We understand that this would have been especially arduous for collaborators in different time zones, so we appreciate your flexibility. Thanks also to our partners, for investing time in providing our faculty the necessary feedback and context needed to think through a relevant, applicable, and scalable solution. It goes without saying that we would have loved to fund all the proposals, as each was unique and valuable to the problem and to the region. The close final scores made the decision difficult, however I hope that we can find ways to continue the work of each proposal beyond this year’s seed grant awards. Hearty congratulations to the following winners. These awards are supported by College of Agriculture, College of Engineering and our external partners. 2020 Seed Grant Awards : 1. GirlEngage Program in Zimbabwe by Jennifer DeBoer in partnership with Plan USA 2. Desalination of water in arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya by David Warsinger in partnership with Moi University and World Concern 3. Sensor technologies for real time monitoring of mosquito populations through heat maps in India by Bryan C. Pijanowski & Kristen Bellisario in partnership with Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH), of the Government of Telangana, India and Marut Drones 4. Affordable water meter at scale in India by Guillermo Paniagua in partnership with WaterAid 2020 Travel Grant Awards: * An Intelligent Early Warning System for Crop Diseases in Rice Cropping System in India by Dharmendra Saraswat in partnership with Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) / National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) / Odisha Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare (ODAFW) Awardees can expect a follow-up email from me detailing next steps. Thank you again for your participation and contribution. Kind Regards, Pallavi Gupta Assistant Director of Programs Shah Family Global Innovation Lab Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604@purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu> [/Users/gupta604/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_339522988]
