GradSlam 2024
Meet the Winners
Grand Prize
Yusheng (Jason) Zhang
PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
Magic Pill
Runner Up
Soha Yousuf
Postdoctoral Associate in Bioengineering
A drop of blood, a beam of light, and AI
People's Choice Award
Rawan Abu Alwan
PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering
From ocean to oasis: Unlocking the potential of desalination
Finalists
Anique Ahmad, PhD Candidate in Biology | Video: Microbes assemble! How our microbiome can help fight obesity
Rohail Asim, Computer Science PhD Candidate in Computer Science | Video: The digital divide: Connecting the unconnected using radio
Leopoldo Julian Lechuga Lopez, PhD Candidate in Computer Science & Engineering | Video: Improving the future of clinical diagnostics
Keonghwan Oh, Postdoctoral Associate in Electrical & Computer Engineering | Video: 3D-Printed Safeguard: Toxic chemical-free neural modulation device
Francisco Ribeiro, Postdoctoral Associate in Computer Science | Video: Software is everywhere, but can you trust it?
Meet the Judges
Garvin Reid
Head of Corporate Relations, Stern at NYUAD
Richard Tucker
Senior Director, Institutional Research
Fatma Abdulla
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategy and Planning
Susan Balch
Associate Vice Chancellor, Institutional Advancement
Sami Bashir
Vice Provost, Research Translation and Entrepreneurship
Diana Arpino
Vice Provost, Academic Program Review and Doctoral Affairs