Osma (she/her), is from Southern California and currently in her fourth year as a PhD candidate in Chemistry and Biochemistry. She has received recognition through both the Graduates in Engineering and Material Science (GEM) Fellowship and the Dolphus E. Milligan Fellowship. Her doctoral research centers on developing magnesium-based batteries. She earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemistry from California State University, Northridge. Beyond her research, she is deeply committed to student mentorship and outreach, working to create greater educational access for underrepresented students and supporting their academic achievement. 

Saul Flores is a McNair Doctoral Fellow and Biochemistry Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland, College Park. In the Poulin Lab, he investigates bacterial exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, integrating structural biology, computational biochemistry, and enzymology to uncover the molecular mechanisms behind biofilm formation. He completed his B.S. in Biochemistry and Neurobiology & Physiology at the University of Maryland. Beyond research, Saul enjoys teaching, supporting students, and listening to boleros.

Anahí is from Argentina, and is a first-generation Assistant Professor at the Department of Entomology of the University of Maryland, College Park. With her research group, she studies how the environment drives the ecology and evolution of plant-pollinator interactions, using genomic, ecological, and experimental approaches. Anahí studied Biology at the National University of Córdoba (Argentina) and at the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), when she also received her Master's and PhD. She did two post-docs at the University of Idaho, funded by the Swiss and US National Science Foundations.

Originally from West Texas, Efraín Rodríguez Espinoza is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park. Efrain and his group study crystallography to establish structure-property relationships in inorganic materials, and his group heavily uses neutron diffraction techniques. He received his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. After his PhD, Efrain went to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for his National Research Council post-doctoral fellowship.