Amine Issouf Ilboudo

Amine Issouf Ilboudo currently works as a research engineer at the Laboratory of Construction Eco-Materials of 2iE where he focuses on the development of new non-conventional building materials. Amine Issouf Ilboudo is the co-founder and CEO of ICEBERG, a small company that locally manufactures machines to make ice blocks and is the representative in Burkina Faso of Codbit Ghana Ltd., a software solutions provider. Amine holds a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the African University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Water and Environmental Engineering from the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering. He recently launched Chika Village Project, which engages graduate students in designing, fabricating, and distributing ceramic water filters for families in Chika. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, Amine plans to apply science, technology, and business skills to solve societal problems in Burkina Faso and throughout Africa.