Astronomy & Astrophysics

• Unresolved Problems Connecting Cosmology to Quantum Gravity: Dr. Stephon Alexander
• Numerical Simulations of Binary Blackholes: Dr. Pablo Laguna
• Birth of Stars, Brown Dwarfs, & Planets through Optical & Infrared Observations:Dr. Kevin Luhman
• Gamma-Ray Burst Projects using Swift UVOT: Dr. Peter Roming

Biology

• Plant Signaling at the Cellular Level: Dr. Simon Gilroy
• Evolutionary Biology/Astrobiology: Dr. S. Blair Hedges
• Plant Development and Reproduction: Dr. Hong Ma
• Male Mutation Bias and Evolution of Gene Expression:
  Dr. Kateryna Makova
• Ecology and Management of Invasive Species: Dr. Katriona Shea

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

• How a Bacterium Senses Changes or Damage: Dr. Sarh Ades
• Understand Reaction Mechanisms Employed by Various Enzymes: Dr. Squire Booker
• RNA Virus Genome Replication: Dr. Craig Cameron
• Developmental Genetics of Organs: Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose
• Lymphocyte regulation and activation; Relation to bone and cancer cells: Dr. Andrea Mastro
• Subcellular Compartmentalization of Neurons: Dr. Melissa Rolls
• Enzymes and Amino Acid Metabolism: Dr. Allen Phillips
• UV Resistance Pathways in Eukaryotes: Dr. Joseph Reese
• Expressing Protein and Protein Complexes in E. coli: Dr. Song Tan

Chemistry

• Chemical and Physical Forces in the Living Cell: Dr. Christine Keating
• Controlling cellular signaling with nanotechnology: Dr. Erin Sheets

Physics

• Investigations of atoms and molecules at surfaces: Dr. Renee Diehl
• Investigating Genomes: Dr. Ying Liu
• Modelling Black Hole Dynamics Using Computational Techniques:
  Dr. Deirdre Shoemaker

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