Undergraduate Institution: Florida Southern College; Lakeland, Florida

Mentor: Dr. Stephen Greiman

Project Title: Digenean Parasites of Bats from Panama and Their Associations with Bacterial Endosymbionts in the Genus Neorickettsia

Undergraduate Institution: Washington and Jefferson College; Washington, Pennsylvania

Mentors: Dr. Georgianne Moore and Dr. CJ Pell

Project Title: Harmonic Analysis of Tide and Transpiration Influence on Groundwater Level on Sapelo Island, Georgia

Undergraduate Institution: Western Carolina University; Cullowhee, North Carolina

Mentor: Dr. Lisa Brown

Project Title: Comparison of Immune Response Between Male and Female Mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) Against Bacteria

Undergraduate Institution: Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. 

Mentor: Dr. Josh Gibson

Project Title: The Behavior and Relatedness Between Dorymyrmex smithi Ants

Undergraduate Institution: College of Coastal Georgia; Brunswick, Georgia

Mentors: Dr. Christine Hladik, Dr. Jacque Kelly

Project Title: Quantifying Spartina alterniflora Plant Percent Cover in Dieback Affected Marshes in Georgia 

Undergraduate Institution: James Madison University; Harrisonburg, Virginia

Mentor: Dr. Scott Harrison

Project Title: Temporal and Geographic Genetic Variation During the Kudzu Bug (Megacopta cribraria) Occupation of the Southeastern US

Undergraduate Institution: Oglethorpe University; Brookhaven, Georgia

Mentor: Dr. Checo Colon-Gaud

Project Title: The Effects of Salinity Intrusion on Macroinvertebrate Communities on Sapelo Island, Georgia 

Undergraduate Institution: Savannah State University; Savannah, Georgia

Mentor: Dr. Anthony Siccardi

Project Title: Optimization of Fish Biomass in Deep Water Aquaponics: From Fish Waste to Dinner Plates