- Cayelan Carey - Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
- Renato Figueiredo - Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University
- Paul Hanson - Distinguished Professor of Research, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin
- NSF PRAGMA Award Investigators -
- Shava Smallen - Research Programmer, University of California, San Diego
- Aimee Stewart - Research Architect, Lifemapper Lead Developer, KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas