2024-2025 HonorsX

From Ideas to Impact: AI for Sustainability, December 2, 2025

A photo collage of the final HonorsX culminating event on  December 2, 2025.

Centered on the theme “AI for Sustainability”, the event showcased the students' interdisciplinary work addressing real-world challenges from improving workplace safety and equitable education to promoting accessible health and clean environments over three semesters.

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Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) Summit, November 7 and 8, 2026

A photo collage of moments captured during the PIT-UN Summit.

The PIT-UN Summit is the marquee event for public interest technologists from across academia, government, civil society, and industry. HonorsX students were invited to join the two-day summit at SJSU in Fall 2024.

Visit to the Additive Manufacturing and Prototyping Facility (AMPF), October 2, 2025

A photo collage of HonorsX students visiting the Additive Manufacturing and Prototyping Facility at Stanford University.

HonorsX Peer Mentor, Grayson Lam, invited the HonorsX students to visit the Additive Manufacturing and Prototyping Facility at Stanford University. Roger Wise, Director, AMPF, demonstrated cutting-edge 3D printing models and prototypes during the visit.

SustAInable Futures, May 7, 2025

A photo collage of the HonorsX students presenting at the SustAInable Futures event on May 7, 2025.

SustAInable Futures showcased an exciting culmination of interdisciplinary projects that blend artificial intelligence, sustainability, and creative problem-solving. Our students have been working hard to develop solutions that address real-world challenges through a unique curriculum that fosters innovation and collaboration.

36th Annual Bioneers Conference, March 37 - 29, 2025

A photo collage of HonorsX students attending the 36th Annual Bioneers Conference held in Berkeley, CA.

The HonorsX students are once again invited back to the 36th Annual Bioneers Conference by the Bioneers President, Teo Grossman. The 3-day conference gave the HonorsX students the opportunity to attend film screenings, art gallery and performances, participate in interactive programs, and network with many visionary movement leaders, activists, and professionals to explore innovative, nature-inspired solutions for today’s pressing environmental and social challenges.

Dipanjot Kaur, B.S. Justice Studies

The conference was inspiring and offered critical perspectives on AI’s role in sustainability, highlighting its potential harms as well as benefits. It made me think more about the environmental and social costs of AI development."

Kiyomi Yee, B.S. Computer Science & Linguistics

I absolutely loved the Bioneers Conference. Being surrounded by so many intelligent and incredible people who are passionate about their ideas gives me the drive to do more."

Esmeralda Ramirez, B.A. Sociology

It opened my eyes to so many important issues, especially related to AI and its environmental impact—something I hadn't deeply considered before."

SustainAI, December 2, 2024

A photo collage of the HonorsX students presenting at their first ever culminating event with the program, SustainAI in 2024.

SustainAI 2024 showcased SJSU HonorsX students' proposals for using AI to foster sustainability initiatives in the Bay Area to help help ensure safe working conditions, equitable education, accessible health, clean environments, and more!

HonorsX Bootcamp, September 6 - 8, 2024

Photo collage of HonorsX touring and hanging out.

Presented by HonorsX in a three-day weekend event, new students were introduced to the core of the interdisciplinary program and all it has to offer, including meeting the program co-founders, industry mentors, peer mentors, and campus partners. The bootcamp consisted a variety of activities hosted by the HonorsX instructors and campus partners, giving students the opportunity to network with one another in addition to meeting students from the previous cohorts who are currently serving as the HonorsX Peer Mentors.

A photo collage of the HonorsX students participating in the HonorsX Bootcamp Day 1.

Day 1

Photo collage of the HonorsX Bootcamp Day 2

Day 2

Photo collage of the HonorsX Bootcamp Day 3

Day 3