Thank you to all the participants for making the 2023 competition a major success! 

The winners of this year’s competition are:

OVERALL WINNER: 
1. Margot O’Malley, Tom George, Jasper Nord (UIUC) – Grounds for nutrition

RUNNERS-UP:
2. Iryna Maistrenko (IHU Ukraine) – Organization of organic farming during the war in Ukraine

3. Charles Wheeler, Lucas Baronello, Saharra Murphy, Caila Riggs, Michelle Check (UIS) – Farm to School: a shared   
    investment for a healthier future 

THIRD PRIZE WINNERS:

4. Karmyn Flesch, Nadia Wilson, Emily Rhodes, Gabriela Sanchez (UIS) – Zero food waste

5. Brandon Baran, Whitney Fowler, Shiho Ito, Ada Moy, Gwynne McGrady (UIUC) – Parking lot permaculture

6. Arshia Ajmera, Keerthana Nallamotu (UIUC) – Accessible screening for preeclampsia

AWARD: CLIMATE CHANGE

Manan Sanghavi (UIUC) – Optimizing resource efficiency by digitizing receipt processes

AWARD: PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATION

Asadova Solmaz (IHU Ukraine) – Sustainable development of the city through “green development”

AWARD: MOST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

Amy Jurkowski, Matthew Nowlan, Liesl Schrag, Aiden Sup (UIUC) – Renewable energy-supported housing and opportunities for immigrants