EIU Student Honored for Top Research on Sustainable Packaging
May-27-2025(Charleston, IL) -- The Booth Collaborative Advisory Committee at Eastern Illinois University has named Rebecca Aba Gaisie as first-place recipient of the 2025 Award for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works.
Gaisie, a first-year graduate student from Accra, Ghana, is currently pursuing her master’s degree in sustainability at EIU. Her award-winning project, titled “How can the adoption of biodegradable packaging in the beverage industry specifically contribute to reducing single-use plastic waste, and what regulatory or cost-related challenges hinder its widespread implementation in developing countries?”, explores innovative environmental solutions in the global packaging sector.
Gaisie is the daughter of Theophilus Gaisie and Joyce Aggrey of Tema and a 2014 graduate of St. John Bosco JHS.
The Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works program promotes and recognizes outstanding student scholarship at EIU. The initiative encourages students to enhance their academic work through extensive research and the effective use of the resources available at Booth Library and other research institutions.
All submissions were original works completed within the past 12 months by current EIU students. Recipients were selected based on the quality, creativity, and research integration demonstrated in their projects.
Award-winning submissions will be archived in Booth Library’s institutional repository, The Keep, and can be accessed at https://thekeep.eiu.edu/lib_awards/.
PHOTO CAPTION: Pictured from left are Brian Keith, Dean of Library Services; award winner Rebecca Aba Gaisie; and Jessica Zanton, chair of the Booth Collaborative Advisory Committee.
