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Students with specific interests in food safety participated in the 2014 Cornell Summer Undergraduate Research Program, including undergraduate students from Mount Holyoke College, Ithaca College, American University, Bryn Mawr College, Monmouth College, University of Hawaii, Alabama A&M University, North Carolina State University, Iowa State University, University of Michigan, and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Avery Becker, a biochemistry major from Ithaca College, conducted research in Dr. Wiedmann's lab at Cornell University. His research assessed envelop stress responses by Listeria monocytogenes as regulated from its sigma factors.

Jie Cheng, a chemistry major from Bryn Mawr College, conducted research in Dr. Wiedmann's laboratory and the Milk Quality Improvement Program at Cornell University. She worked on the development of a new assay to detect cold growing Bacillus and Paenibacillus spp.

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Maxwell Holle, a biochemistry major from Monmouth College, conducted research in Dr. Padilla-Zakour's laboratory at Cornell University. He worked on the Evaluation of Absorption Coefficients as a Means for Determining the Efficacy of UV Light for Bacterial Inhibition in Juice.

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Emily Mishina, a microbiology major from the University of Hawaii, conducted research in Dr. Worobo's laboratory at Cornell University. She characterized the Antifungal Effects of YvgO on Candida albicans.

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Anissa Taylor, a food science major from Alabama A&M University, conducted research in Dr. Moraru's laboratory at Cornell University. She studied the Effect of the Vital Vio light system on inactivation of foodborne microorganisms and food spoilage.

Currey Nobles, a food science major from North Carolina State University, conducted research in Dr. Nightingale's laboratory at Texas Tech. She worked on validation studies for the companies Qiagen and Roka. Both of the validation studies were concerned with detection of food pathogens in different food matrices. The Qiagen study focused on E. coli detection in ground beef, beef trim and sprouts. The Roka study focused on Listeria detection in hot dogs and deli meats.

Erina Gunawan, a food science major from Iowa State University, conducted research in Dr. Oliver's lab at Purdue University. Her research focuses on identifying the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in cantaloupe seeds.

Rachel Lombardi, a biochemistry major from the University of Michigan, conducted her research at North Carolina State University.

Brittany Miles, a biology major from Georgia Institute of Technology, conducted her research at North Carolina State University.

Katherine Speight, a food science major from North Carolina State University, conducted her research at North Carolina State University.