ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT AASTHA SHAILENDRA SINGH, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia, United States | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" "I'm excited to meet and learn from all the other Millennium Fellows, and use the avenues and tools I've been provided to leave behind a better community for the next generation." "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Reusable Blood Suction Filter
Reusable Suction Filter System is an independent project developed through Design for Planet Impact (Planet Impact), a multidisciplinary engineering and innovation cohort at Georgia Tech. The project addresses contamination risks, filter failures, and accessibility gaps in low-resource healthcare settings by creating a reusable suction filter system with a durable housing, replaceable hydrophobic membrane, and universal compatibility.
During the Millennium Fellowship period (August–December 2025), the team will prototype and test at least two filter housing designs, validate bacterial filtration efficiency through lab testing, and engage at least five healthcare professionals for feedback on usability. By the end of the semester, the project aims to reduce projected filter replacement frequency by at least 50% compared to current single-use models and build a pathway for implementation in Guatemalan clinics.
About the Millennium Fellow
Aastha Singh is a rising fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, USA. Originally from Pittsburgh, Aastha is passionate about civic education and voter empowerment, especially when it comes to involving young people in the civic process. In Pittsburgh, she worked extensively with local schools to educate students about local government and get them excited to be informed voters and citizens. In the future, she wants to combine her love for engineering with her passion for participative government and find a career in community-oriented STEM policymaking.
