Taalia Morgan 
Undergraduate Institution: University of Bath (England)
Research Mentor: Mark Heise

Christa Dudley 
Undergraduate Institution: Fayetteville State University
Research Mentor: Onyinye Iweala

Shantae Lewis
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virgin Islands 
Research Mentor: Folami Ideraabdullah

Breana Dogan
Undergraduate Institution: Wofford College
Research Mentor: Charlotte Boettiger

Crystal Dezha-Bolteada
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Mentor: Greg Scherrer 

Ali Alvarez 
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Mentor: Zoe McElligot

Anusha Joshi
Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina Central University 
Research Mentor: Ben Philpot

Rodolfo Murguia 
Undergraduate Institution: University of California at Davis
Research Mentor: Daniel Dominguez

Carla Rivera-Pacheco
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
Research Mentor: Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera