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Attributions

We would like to thank the following individuals and departments for their help in making our project a success:

Professor Yong-Ak Song, Professor Mazin Magzoub, and Professor Andras Gyorgy

for leading our efforts and facilitating our research as principal investigators

Ibrahim Chehade, Ashley Isaac, and Esteban Nicolas Salvemini

for being wonderful instructors in guiding us throughout the technical aspects of our project

David Scicchitano, Dean of Science, NYUAD

for supporting the all initiatives of the team, ranging from community outreach to experimenting with our project

Julie Caroline Brookes, Manager of Curriculum Affairs and Special Projects, Science Division

for being our point of contact with the Dean’s office and handling the team’s requests, logistics, procurement and finances

Office of the Dean of Science, NYUAD

for providing us with the required financial and other support

Samar Madanat, Dean of Engineering, NYUAD, and his office

for providing us with the required financial and other support

Adnan Ali Hassan, NYUAD

for helping us with the outreach in Lebanon, for helping us with the translation in Youth Debates in Ajman, for helping with designs, and for helping us with the entrepreneurship business plan and model

Professor Piergiorgio Percipalle and Tomas Venit

from the Percipalle Lab, NYUAD for their guidance and support

Vongai Mlambo, NYUAD

for helping us interview Dr. Patrick E. Akpaka

Matthew Karau, Manager of the Engineering Design Studio, NYUAD; Amani Magid, Science and Engineering Librarian

for guiding us on intellectual property rights and patent research

Dana Downey, Director of Career Development Center, NYUAD

for helping us with drafting reach out emails to other universities

Afnan Albreiki, Strategy and Assessment Coordinator, Dean of Students' Office, NYUAD

for guiding us towards the Youth Debates Initiative

Hajer Mubarak Madhi

for being our representative innumerous offices and helping us massively with the Youth Debates event

Carol Brandt, Associate Vice Chancellor, Global Education and Outreach, and Vice Provost, NYUAD

for her constant support and enthusiasm in all our initiatives ranging from the main project to Youth Debates

Khuloud al Hammadi, from the Youth Debates organizing team

for being our point of contact with the Youth Ministry and for playing a key role in making the Youth Debates come true

Tamara "Tami" Gjorgjieva, President of NYUAD Student Government

for agreeing to be the moderator and for enabling our collaboration with the Debate Union

Nicolaj Thor and the NYUAD Debate Union

for providing debaters and training non-Debate Union members for the event

Debate Club of American University of Sharjah

for sending two of their members as debaters

Patrick Inshuti Makuba, NYUAD

for helping us with some aspects of the wiki

Julie Caroline Brookes, Manager of Curriculum Affairs and Special Projects at the Science Division

for being our point of contact with the Dean’s office and handling the team’s requests, logistics, procurement, and finances

Francesco Arneodo, Associate Dean of Science and Associate Professor of Physics, NYUAD

for agreeing to be the representative of the Division of Science at the Youth Debates

Alexis Gambis, Assistant Professor of Biology, Film and New Media, NYUAD

for agreeing to be the judge of Youth Debates and sharing his knowledge in an engaging and fun way

Dr. Rashid Ali, Research Assistant Professor at Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

for agreeing to join us as a judge for the Youth Debates

H.E. Mariam al Mehairi, Minister of State for Food Security

for her willingness to join us during the Youth Debates and for providing insight on our project

Sana'a Amro, Cultural Engagement Manager, Student Life, NYUAD

for helping us with the gifts for Youth Debates

Renee Dugan, Associate Dean of Students, Director of Student Life, NYUAD

for helping us with organizing the Youth Debates

Declan Dowdall, Student Life, NYUAD

for helping us with obtaining the venue and ensuring the important aspects of the event were taken care of

Coach Peter Dicce, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Athletics, NYUAD

for facilitating the collaboration between Debate union and iGEM team

Guneet Sarang, Events Department, NYUAD

for helping us with thank you gifts for Youth Debates

Kyle Farley, Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs, and Dean of Students

for his support in the Youth Debates event

Aisha al Naqbi, Associate Dean of Students, NYUAD

for helping us with the set up for Youth Debates

Public Safety Department, NYUAD

for being superheroes and ensuring smooth set up, making the campus accessible during the event and helping with removing set up after the event

Baleegh Ahmad; Alison Waterman, NYUAD

for volunteering and facilitating the High School Workshop for Brighton School

Jonah Joughin, NYUAD

for helping out with the wiki

Engineering Design Studio, NYUAD

for giving us materials needed throughout the project

Advance Manufacturing Workshop, NYUAD

for giving us materials needed throughout the project

Tuleen Shihabi; Ayham Taisir Adawi, NYUAD

for volunteering and facilitating the biology high school workshop

Shantanu Bhatia, NYUAD

for helping us troubleshoot the heater circuit

Abdullah Zameek, NYUAD

for helping us troubleshoot the heater circuit

Alexander Avdeev, Instructor, NYUAD; and Stefan Niehaus, NYUAD

for helping us troubleshoot the heater circuit

Sagar Almannai, Associate Director of Admissions, NYUAD

for helping us with reaching out to high schools

Vijay Dhanvi, NYUAD ERB Machine Shop Manager

for helping us with making the metal version of the sample collector

Samara Bin Salem, Acting Manager of Scientific Research and University Program/Manager of Technical Training Programs, Central Testing Laboratory, ADQCC

for providing information on current food safety protocols in the region and giving feedback on Pathogene

Talal Ali Al Braiki; Abdulla Alsayed Ahmed Al Moosawi, Control Unit Heads, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority

for providing information on current food safety protocols in the region and giving feedback on Pathogene

Aleksandra Markov and Margarita Bicec, NYUAD

for sharing their science sketch videos