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The Pamela B. and Peter C. Kelly Award for Improving Health in Limpopo / Center for Global Health Scholar Award

The Pamela B. and Peter C. Kelly Award for Improving Health in Limpopo / Center for Global Health Scholar Award was created to support bilateral, equitable partnerships at the institutional level and between students working collaboratively to global health outcomes.
 
In 2023, "Designing an Innovative Ceramic Water Filter to Incorporate a Fine-Copper-Mesh Viral Pathogen Disinfectant Component" was conducted by Maya Reese, Chemical Engineering, SEAS, 2025, in collaboration with other SEAS scholars and with the mentorship of Professor James A. Smith.
 

Pamela B. and Peter C. Kelly Award scholars in 2022 included Julia Davis, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2022, Major: Civil Engineering, Minor: Engineering Business, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Masters in Public Policy, 2023; Maya Reese, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2025, Major: Chemical Engineering; Jamie Harris, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Doctoral candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2023. Their Project: Evaluating the Water Quality Benefits of Adding a MadiDrop+ to Household Water Filters in Limpopo, South Africa.

The scholars of 2020 face an unprecedented challenge as well as novel opportunities. As the 2020 CGH University Scholar cohort was prevented from traveling due to the pandemic, the Center for Global Health partnered with Schools across Grounds as well as organizations at UVA like the Global Infectious Disease Institute (GIDI) to create faculty-mentored student research opportunities within the context of COVID-19 research and other innovative remote research opportunities. 

The 2020 Pamela B. and Peter C. Kelly Award for Improving Health in Limpopo / Center for Global Health Scholar Award scholars working in Virtual Environments include Joshua McCray and Rachel Guevera, UVA Wise; mentored by Professor Elizabeth McQuade, Public Health Sciences.. Prior year scholars here.

2017 CGH Scholars, Chung Do Kim and Evan Lesmez