Physicist, dean and builder of institutionsfor students for students, for discovery, for communities, for the common good

A school of AI and robotics in Kinshasa

Laying the foundations of an institute of technology in Kinshasa, and the NKOD.IA Box: an offline-first AI learning kit that lets students build and run models without dependable internet.

Patient-tailored lenses, made in an undergraduate lab

Undergraduate researchers at Xavier use 3D bioprinting to design intraocular lenses tailored to the patient, together with a surface platform meant to prevent the clouding that often follows cataract surgery. The spin-out Quiesce Bio is carrying the work toward the clinic.

Environmental justice and AI on the Gulf Coast

Pairing artificial intelligence with community knowledge so that Gulf Coast neighbourhoods most exposed to pollution and climate risk can measure what they face and act on it. Built with community organisations, not only for them.

A digital campus for a Jesuit university in Kinshasa

A low-bandwidth web platform for admissions, research and fundraising, so that a growing Congolese university can reach students and partners worldwide.

Undergraduates in the labs of South Africa

An international research experience with the University of the Witwatersrand that places Xavier students in materials-science labs in Johannesburg.

New pathways for HBCU students

Building degree pathways in data science and robotics/mechatronics so that students graduate ready for the industries that will shape the next decade.