University of California Davis
PROJECTS 2022
Sea Glass
Victoria Lam, Sloka Suresh, Amabel Gale
The project harnesses microalgae to filter agricultural wastewater. At the end of its use, the algae is converted into a bioplastic for eyewear.
Carpobandus
Gianluca Bacci, Mahmood Hashimi, Hannah Like, Matthew Mason
Carbobandus is a liquid bandage made from the antimicrobial compounds of the ice plant.
Algaesthetics
Lucy White, Riya Prashad, Rachel Yap, Dulce Martinez
Algaesthetics is a biodegradable algae plastic prosthetic that serves as a comfortable alternative to silicone prosthetics.
PurpuratuPrint
Mikel Lemoine, Andrew Matayoshi, Tzvi Weber
The team created an economic incentive for kelp forest restoration by selling 3D print filament made from PLA and calcium carbonate sourced from invasive sea urchins.
FunDyes
Olivia Hurley, Erika Lopez, Taylor Scobey, Andrea Harris
Fundyes proposes the use of mushrooms for bioremediation as well as producing natural yarn dyes.
BioDarts
Anna-Sofia Giannicola, Juliana Viado, Evan Gehres, Tris Yasay
The team produced a biodegradable alternative to PU foam darts for foam dart toy guns.
MycoMasonry
Gabriel Bruce, Carolyn Chiu, Derek Neyer
MycoMasonry uses mycelium to create an alternative to insulated concrete forms.
Instructor 2022
Christina Cogdell
Christina Cogdell is Professor of Design at UC Davis. She is a historian of biodesign in 20th- and 21st-century architecture and design, and a current practitioner of biodesign for teaching and research. She has led UC Davis teams in the Biodesign Challenge since 2018 and considers it the most rewarding teaching experience of her career. She is author of Eugenic Design: Streamlining America in the 1930s (2004) and Toward a Living Architecture? Complexism and Biology in Generative Design (2019).