2025
Sebastian Alvarez-Luna
Advisor: Dr. Masako Suzuki
University of Houston
Emily Castillo, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Karl Clark
Texas A&M – Galveston
Andrew Eastland
Advisor: Dr. Seth Murray
University of Texas Austin
William Fortun
Advisor: Zhilei Chen
Universidad Ana G Mendez-Carolina
Sydney Fox
Advisor: Dr. Weston Porter
Texas A&M – Galveston
Moira La Fuente
Advisor: Dr. David Threadgill
University of Georgia
Dante Lopez
Advisor: Dr. Alex Keene
University of Texas San Antonio
Lance Nuique
Advisor: Dr. Masako Suzuki
Bowie State University
Ashlyn Parrott
Advisor: Dr. Shogo Sato
Mcneese State University
Emily Raiff, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Galloway-Peña
Ohio State University
Jacob Risch
Dr. Erick Motta
University of Texas Austin
Elliott Runyan
Dr. Juan Dong
University of Nevada Reno
Tasmim Shibbir
Advisor: Dr. Hui-Wen Lo
University of Dhaka
David Suarez-Salazar, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Zach Adelman
Universidad De Los Andes
Yuqiao Tang, M.S.
Dr. Bo Zhou
Northeastern University
David Uribe, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar
UT Rio Grande Valley
Alison Wuerfel
Dr. Matt Moulton
Clemson Univeristy
2024
Hussain Alcassab, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Carl Gregory
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sydney Christensen
Advisor: Dr. Wanhe Li
Texas A&M University
Valeria Duran-Salas
Advisor: Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Brighton Garrett
Advisor: Dr. Masako Suzuki
Baylor University
Isabella Lawlar
Advisor: Dr. David Threadgill
Sam Houston State University
William Leach
Advisor: Dr. David Threadgill
Centre College
Doris Migliaccio
Advisor: Dr. Wanhe Li
Clemson University
Kexin Pang, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Jared Bard
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Natalie Wideman
Advisor: Dr. Zach Adelman
Marquette University
2023
Marianny Alvarado
Advisor: Dr. Masako Suzuki
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Victoria Bunting
Advisor: Dr. Raquel Sitcheran
University of Arizona
Samantha Foster
Advisor: Dr. Akhilesh Gahawar
Texas A&M University
Pei-Jung Hsin
Advisor: Dr. Brian Davis
National Taiwan University
Harpreet Kaur
Advisor: Dr. Weston Porter
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lucasantiago Macias
Advisor: Dr. Sarguru Subash
University of Texas El Paso
Trevor Millar
Advisor: Dr. Mahul Chakraborty
Utah Valley University
Charles Mitchell
Advisor: Dr. Dmitry Kurouski
University of Texas Dallas
Veronika Mojik
Advisor: Dr. Hubert Amrein
University of North Carolina – Asheville
Paola Najera
Advisor: Dr. Zach Adelman
University of Houston-University Park
Alexa Park
Advisor: Dr. Sakiko Okumoto
University of Alabama Huntsville
Fatma Ozair
Advisor: Dr. Seth Murray
University of Texas Austin
2022
Emmarie Alexander
Advisor: Dr. William Murphy
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Ari Michael Aviles
Advisor: Dr. Irtisha Singh
Florida Atlantic University
Andres Barboza-Pereira
Advisor: Dr. Heath Blackmon
Arkansas Tech University Russellville
Tyler Chan<
Advisor: Dr. Zach Adelman
University of Alabama – Huntsville
Esmé Cope
Advisor: Dr. Zach Adelman
Utah Tech University
Destani Derrico
Advisor: Dr. Michael Golding
California State University – Monterey Bay
Samantha Higgins
Advisor: Dr. Michael Golding
Texas A&M University
Carlos A. Ramírez Carbó
Advisor: Dr. Beiyan Nan
University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
Anestacia Robinson
Advisor: Dr. Shogo Sato
University of Central Florida
Daniela Ruiz
Advisor: Dr. Qing Sun
Prairie View A&M University
Eric Shah
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
2021
Hannah N. Carter
Advisor: Dr. Weston Porter
Texas A&M University
Kaitlyn E. Carter
Advisor: Dr. David Threadgill
Texas A&M University
Isabella R. Childers
Advisor: Dr. William Murphy
Clemson University
Aaron J. DeSalvio
Advisor: Dr. Seth Murray
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Riley K. Figueroa
Advisor: Dr. Rajesh Miranda
Colorado College
Sarah J. Ingram
Advisor: Dr. Shaunna Clark
Texas A&M University – Texarkana
Anthony J. Matarazzo
Advisor: Dr. Mendell Rimer
University of Florida
Autumn S. McManis
Advisors: Dr. Irtisha Singh (lead chair) / Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar (co-chair)
Texas A&M University
Mayra N. Mendoza
Advisor: Dr. Terje Raudsepp
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Alexandra Naron
Advisor: Dr. David Threadgill
Centenary College of Louisiana
Emily C. Reed
Advisor: Dr. Adam Case
University of Texas at Austin
John F. Soukar
Advisor: Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
2020
Allie N. Denham
Advisor: Dr. Vladimir Vladimirov
San Angelo State University
Samantha Franklin
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Galloway-Pena
Texas A&M University
Lois Gordils-Valentin
Advisor: Dr. Xuejun Zhu
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Ramsey Jenschke
Advisor: Dr. Weston Porter
Tulane University
Osiris K. Lopez-Garcia
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Paredes-Sabja
University of Puerto Rico
Stephanie McMahon
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Galloway-Pena
Colorado State University
Joe Romanowski
Advisor: Dr. Zach Adelman
Stockton University
Benjamin Thomas
Advisor: Dr. Zhilei Chen
Texas A&M University
Jordyn Vanportfliet
Advisor: Dr. A. Phillip West
Michigan State University
Ana Maria Velasquez-Escobar
Advisor: Dr. David Threadgill
Boise State University
Senior Students
Ashley N. Coffell
Advisor: Dr. Scott Dindot
Old Dominion University
Jorden N. Holland
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Riley
University of Florida
Brittni A. Ming-Whitfield
Advisor: Dr. David Threadgill
University of California, Davis
