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GCI Showcase: Spring 2026

The annual GCI Spring Showcase was another hit—an event to remember! 176 students wowed the crowd with 35 final team projects as families and friends from across campus joined the festivities. The energy was high, the food plentiful, and every corner buzzed with excitement. After a day of engaging presentations and careful judging, four outstanding projects were selected as winners, with one of those four receiving the prestigious Flint Science Award. Click the project titles to see their posters.

 


Flint Science Award (Grand Prize Winner)

Project B: A Remote Monitoring Approach to Beekeeping

by Emelia Walker, Emma Kochenderfer, Ilef Ben Abdallah, Jamil Bakar, Juliana Jordan, and Rachel Nielsen
From left to right: Emelia Walker, Juliana Jordan, Ilef Ben Abdallah, Rachel Nielsen, Jamil Bakar, Emma Kochenderfer

Finalists

White Hat: Cybersecurity Foundations for Elementary Students

by Omar Bustos, Christian Edwards, Jake Favela, Jacqueline Henriksen, Adam Vanden Bergh
From left to right: Jacqueline Henriksen, Adam Vanden Bergh, Jake Favela
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by AB Owusu-Agyemang, Arthur Shurtleff, Jack Baker, Krish Garg, Zaara Batla, Zachary Kindel

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by Brianna Palomares, Kallen Lonbom, Kayode Binitie, Nathaniel Jensen, Jackson Hilbert, Katherine Nguyen

Runners Up

Degradation of UV Filters

by Maya Leonida, Jemma Lacap, Cassy Liu, and Annie Nadolski

From left to right: Maya Leonida and Cassy Liu

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Campus Med: A Pre-Health Advising App for Undergraduates

by Marin Morrison, Ella Spilde , Jewel Acob-Supnet, Maysha Munawara, San San Goh, and Estrella Perez

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Augmented Reality Guidance for CLABSI Prevention

by AB Owusu-Agyemang, Arthur Shurtleff, Jack Baker, Krish Garg, Zaara Batla, Zachary Kindel

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Skimming the Surface: An Autonomous Cleanup Boat

by Isha Ali, Marc Arbault, Farida Khalifa, Emily Stringfellow

 


Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of GCI students on completing their GCI projects!

Four finalist teams win awards at the GCI Showcase and pose for a pride picture with GCI Program Directors Javier Espeleta, Ph.D. and Thomas Piechota, Ph.D.
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