Amal Eltayib
Selected as a 2026 Coca-Cola Scholar (150 students nationwide) at age 17 — per Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s 2026 Scholar bios page.
What they built
Built HULA — a low-cost, durable, and scalable biometric identification device designed to address the displacement and identification crisis in Sudan. The device registers and identifies stateless or displaced people without requiring any internet, electricity, or a smartphone, making it accessible in remote or conflict-affected areas with no infrastructure. Amal developed the project independently as a high school student, motivated by the Sudanese humanitarian crisis. She represented Iowa at the 2025 EXPLR National STEM Festival in Washington DC, and has also been recognized at ISEF and RSI for her broader science research.
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