![Griesbaum, lead of Mycorrhiza](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/Mycorrhiza_I2P2023B.jpg?itok=OmfhwlpO)
Team Mycorrhiza (Fungi Fashion), consisting of MSE students Mya Griesbaum, Pratyusha Akavaram, and Irene Dumitriu, received First Place in Best Overall Idea to Prototype (I2P) Project in the I2P End-of-Semester Showcase. The team created a fungi-derived alternative to leather called Mycorrhiza. The team was advised by Professor Sundaresan Jayaraman, Associate Professor Mark Losego, and Principle Research Scientist Sungmee Park.