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