The focus of my GCSP journey is Sustainability.

To address the many climate-change-related issues facing our world today, a purely technological understanding of solution development is not enough. The typical structure of undergraduate engineering programs emphasizes technological knowledge over all other disciplines. While a thorough understanding of engineering concepts is beneficial, developing and implementing sustainable solutions also requires understanding how different cultures interpret or respond to new technologies, effective communication, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Through the Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP), I have begun to develop this broader way of thinking, preparing me for a high-impact future in academia and research. 

I am incredibly thankful for my experiences while fulfilling the pillars of GCSP. I explored cultures in countries I had never visited, pursued artistic endeavors I never imagined belonging in an engineering school, organized a protest I never thought I had the power to lead, tutored students in subjects I never imagined being strong in, and conducted research on sustainable projects using techniques I had never encountered before. I have found that sustainability can be pursued by fostering others’ learning at the individual level, organizing groups of advocates or researchers at the community level, and developing solutions through cross-cultural collaboration at the global level. 

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