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Joao Paulo Almeida Lima,a sophomore Food Engineering major at Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, conducted research in Dr. Moraru's lab on the use of bacterial spore removal by cold microfiltration to extend milk shelf life.

Andreea Beldie, a sophomore Food Engineering major at the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, conducted research in Dr. Moraru’s lab investigating the viscoelastic properties of pea protein gels as affected by chemical and thermal treatments.

Elle Friedberg, a sophomore double-majoring in Chemistry and Studio Art at Wellesley College, conducted research in Dr. Sacks’ lab on identification of volatile sulfur compound precursors in wine.

Marriah Green, a junior Biochemistry/Chemistry major at the University of California, San Diego, conducted research in Dr. Tako’s lab on in vivoassessment of the prebiotic properties of bioactive compounds.

Molly Higgins, a junior Food Science and Nutrition major at the University of Missouri, conducted research in Dr. Wiedmann’s lab on the germination of spore-forming bacteria in pasteurized milk.

Ioan Gitsov, a sophomore Chemical Engineering major at the Rochester Institute of Technology, conducted research in Dr. Moraru’s lab on bacterial spore removal by cold microfiltration of milk.

Kathryn Magee, a junior Biology major at the Rochester Institute of Technology, conducted research in Dr. Wiedmann’s lab on overcoming phage resistance in Listeria monocytogenes.

Janeth Perez Garza, a junior Chemistry Bacteriology Parasitology major at the Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, conducted research in Dr. Worobo’s lab on heterologous expression of the Bacillus thuringiensis SF361 protein, YvgO.

Meaghan Sugru, a junior Food Science major at Cornell University, worked in Dr. Padilla-Zakour’s lab developing a sensory and chemical standard for New York State hard apple cider.

Rachel Silver, a junior in Food Science and Technology from Oregon State University, conducted research in Dr. Oliver's lab at Purdue University. Her research focused on listeriaphages.

 Fernando Vizcarra, a sophomore from Alabama A&M University, was selected as a Summer Scholar, but was unable to be matched with a mentor.