
New York City
Through this year's Pitchfest, Pilot City catalyzed more than $2 million in seed research grants to fund over 40 New York City projects exploring science-based solutions to public problems.
ONGOING PROJECTS
Social Services
- Michael Cassidy from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai collaborating with NYC Department for the Aging
- Anna Chorniy from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai collaborating with NYC Department for the Aging
- Giselle Routhier from New York University collaborating with NYC Department for the Aging
- Michael Cassidy from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai collaborating with NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
- Sarah K. Cowan from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
- Cecile Yama from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai collaborating with NYC Administration for Children’s Services
- Jing Dong from Columbia University collaborating with NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
- Xueqing (Summer) Huang from New York Institute of Technology collaborating with NYS Office of Child Support Services
- Anna Harvey from New York University collaborating with NYS Office of Victim Services
- Ravaris Moore from New York University collaborating with NYS Office of Victim Services
- Lauren Moton from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) collaborating with NYS Office of Victim Services
Administration
- Kathleen Cumiskey from College of Staten Island (CUNY) collaborating with NYC Office of Technology and Innovation
- Meiyi Ma from Vanderbilt University and Craig MacDonald from Pratt Institute collaborating with NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services
- Edwin Grimsley from Baruch College (CUNY) collaborating with NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit
- Craig MacDonald from Pratt Institute collaborating with NYC Department of Records and Information Services
- Kathleen Cumiskey from College of Staten Island (CUNY) collaborating with NYC Civic Engagement Commission
Public Health
- Anna Harvey from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Joshua McWhirter from Rutgers University collaborating with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Andrew Rundle from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Mahesh Karra from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Health + Hospitals
- Ellicott Matthay from New York University collaborating with NYS Office of Mental Health
- William Lodge from Cornell University collaborating with NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health
Economic Mobility
- Eric Zhou from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai collaborating with NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Arts & Culture
- Himanshu (Him) Mistry from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Transportation
- Henning Schulzrinne from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Sarah Kaufman from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Takahiro Yabe from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Eric Goldwyn from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Andrew Smyth from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Angela Johnson-Rodriguez from Rutgers University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Andrew Smyth from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Yiqiao Li from City College of New York (CUNY) collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Eugene Seungho Park from New York City College of Technology (CUNY) collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Zhan Guo from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Zhichen Liu from Stony Brook University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Brian Smith from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Department of Transportation
- Shane Henderson from Cornell University collaborating with Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Built Environment
- Meiyi Ma from Vanderbilt University collaborating with NYC Department of Design and Construction
- Gabriel Butler from Cornell University collaborating with NYC Department of Design and Construction
- Zhengbo Zou from Columbia University collaborating with New York City Housing Authority
- Virginia Rauh from Columbia University collaborating with New York City Housing Authority
- Zhan Guo from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Natural Environment
- Mahesh Karra from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Department of Environmental Protection
- Antoinette Wannebo from Columbia University collaborating with NYC Department of Environmental Protection
- Bridger Ruyle from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Environmental Protection
- Yuki Miura from New York University collaborating with NYC Department of Environmental Protection
- David Erdman from Pratt Institute collaborating with NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Public Safety
- Meiyi Ma from Vanderbilt University collaborating with NYC Emergency Management
- Meiyi Ma from Vanderbilt University collaborating with NYC Emergency Management
- Yuki Miura from New York University collaborating with NYC Emergency Management

