Showcase Summary

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, with funding from the National Science Foundation, supports students and faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to participate in the Making & Innovation Showcase. The showcase coincides with the Emerging Researchers Network Conference (ERN) (http://new.emerging-researchers.org). The showcase is designed to provide an opportunity for students to showcase the talent and innovation at their institution.

Participants receive a travel award that covers the ERN conference registration fee, housing, airfare, and ground transportation.

Students will design and implement prototypes using hardware and software to address one of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).