- Preethi L. Chandran, PhD (Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University)
- Kimberly L. Jones, PhD (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Howard University)
- Michael Lipscomb, PhD (Department of Biology, Howard University)
- Patrick Still, PhD (Department of Chemistry, California State University, Dominguez Hills)
- Jamel Ali, PhD (Department of Chemistry, California State University, Dominguez Hills)
- Courtney Robinson, PhD (Department of Biology, Howard University)