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    Biology

    • Dr. April Delaurier - Delaurier Lab: Shaping the craniofacial skeleton in zebrafish.
    • Dr. Andy Dyer - Dyer lab: Invasive species' reproductive abilities.
    • Dr. Nathan Hancock - Hancock Lab: The transposition behavior of the mPing element and harnessing this element for plant gene discovery.
    • Dr. Michele Harmon - Harmon Lab: Environmental toxicology research.
    • Dr. William Jackson - Jackson Lab: The molecular biology of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and how these functions can be used as targets for anti-viral strategies.
    • Dr. Mary Katherine (MK) Mills - Mills Lab: Egg development in understudied insect vectors.
    • Dr. Kristina Ramstad - Ramstad Lab: Genomic techniques and field-based research to assess the causes and consequences of genetic variation in at-risk species.
    • Dr. Michelle Vieyra - Vieyra Lab: Eastern bluebird nesting research.
    • Dr. Virginia Shervette - Fisheries conservation.
    • Dr. Derek Zelmer - Zelmer Lab: Ecology, parasitology, and aquatic biology.

    Chemistry

    • Dr. Bryan Borders - 3D printing, physical chemistry, and material science.
    • Dr. Nicholas Marshall - Organic, polymer, and materials chemistry.
    • Dr. Neil Miller - Astronomy and physics.
    • Dr. Kenneth Roberts - Roberts Lab: Protein Biochemistry of Breaking Carbon-Carbon bonds.
    • Dr. Gerard Rowe - Inorganic and computational chemistry.
    • Dr. Sonia Tariq - Tariq Lab: Chemical Sensing.
    • Dr. Doug White - Laboratory astrophysics.

    Geology and Earth Science

    • Dr. Allen Dennis - Physical, historical, and Southern Appalachian geology.
    • Dr. Kelly Gibson - Marine geology and earth science.
    • Dr. Jessica Sullivan - Geology and wetland ecosystems.

    Engineering and Computer Science

    • Dr. Tieling Chen - Mathematics and color processing.
    • Dr. Rao Li - Rao Li Lab: Graph theory in mathematics and the design and analysis of algorithms in computer science. 
    • Dr. Titan Paul - Mechanical engineering.
    • Dr. Yilian Zhang - Mathematics and computer science.

    Exercise and Sports Science

    • Professor Patrick Gélinas - Kinesiology and functional fitness.
    • Dr. Andrew Hatchett - Hatchett Lab: The impact of diet and exercise on weightlifting performance and behavioral indicators.
    • Dr. Brian Parr - Exercise physiology.

    Psychology

    • Dr Maureen Carrigan - SHIPP (Systems, Health, Impulsivity, Parenting, and Prevention) Lab: Substance use and addictive behaviors
    • Dr. Bridget Cho - The BRAvE Lab:  Building Resilience in Adverse Environments
    • Dr. Brianne Coulombe - The BRAvE Lab:  Building Resilience in Adverse Environments
    • Dr Mary Moussa Rogers - SHIPP (Systems, Health, Impulsivity, Parenting, and Prevention) Lab: Risk health behavior and prevention
    • Dr. Adam Pazda
    • Dr Alexandra Roach - PANE Lab: Pain, affect, neuromodulation, & electrophysiology.
    • Dr Jane Stafford
    • Dr. Laura Swain - Cognitive functioning associated with the motor network in humans using EEG (Brain Vision) technology.
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