SMART 2023 Participants

Kevin Acosta
Florida International University
Mentor: Dr. Cindy Regal
JILA

Luisa Boateng
California State University Los Angeles
Mentor: Dr. Agnes Beaudry
Department of Mathematics

Sierra Brown
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Winters
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Sergio Bustamante
University of Florida
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Do
ATLAS

Favio Espejo
Santa Monica College
Mentor: Dr. Peter Hamlington
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Melanie Frolich
Florida International University
Mentor: Dr. Jun Ye
JILA

Gabriela Garcia
Texas A & M University-College Station
Mentor: Dr. Robert Spencer
Department of Neuroscience

Raine Gibson
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Mentor: Dr. Luke Evans
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Gabriel Gonclaves-Santana
Berkeley
Mentor: Dr. Shideh Dashti
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

Patricia Hector Hernandez
Florida International University
Mentor: Dr. Eric Cornell
JILA

Elijah James
Cornell University
Mentor: Dr. Virginia Ferguson
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Jordan Marshall
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Mentor: Michael Marshak
Department of Chemistry

Ignatius Nwankwo
Morgan State University
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Do
ATLAS

Kirralee Odipo
University of Minnesota Duluth
​Mentor: Dr. Dylan Taatjes
Department of Biochemistry

Christian Respress
Texas State University
Mentor: Dr. Meredith MacGregor
Department Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences

Madison Sandler
University of California at Davis
Mentor: Dr. Jerry Stitzel
Institute of Behavioral Genetics

Yeishmary Soto Muñiz
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
Mentor: Dr. Julian Resasco
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Tiffany Taylor
Texas State University
Mentor: Dr. Loren Hough
​Department of Physics

SMART AFFILIATES

Delores Marcial Modesto
Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Wright
Department of Integrative Physiology

Blythe Lander
Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Wright
​Department of Integrative Physiology

Tyree Ware
Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Wright
​Department of Integrative Physiology