Past Participants
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Elementary Schools
- Reatta Aldridge (2017-2018) – Laurel Mountain Elementary School
- Michael Armstrong (2007-2008) – Barbara Jordan Elementary School
- Judy Buckles (2015 – 2019, 2019 – 2020) – Gattis Elementary School
- Michelle Campo (2016 – 2017) – Sims Elementary School
- Scott Mann (2017-2018) – Cook Elementary School
- Candy Ellard (2007-2010) – Pillow Elementary School
- Sally Gardner (2008-2009) – Rodriguez Elementary School
- Trevor Hance (2013-2017) – Laurel Mountain Elementary School
- Kari Harries (2018-2019) – Gattis Elementary School
- Sara Hilgers (2003-2004) – Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School
- Daniel Jones (2014-2015) – Doss Elementary School
- Kristy Kessler (2014-2018) – Blackland Prairie Elementary School
- Monica Sanchez (2019 – 2020) – Hart Elementary School
- Huck Spear (2009-2010) – Zavala Elementary School and Blanton Elementary School
- Michele Stokes (2008-2009) – Baranoff Elementary School
- Rebecca Vore (2008-2014) – Austin Discovery School
Middle Schools
- Elizabeth Abernathy (2007-2008) – Bedicheck Middle School
- Janice Ainbinder (2009-2011) – Flour Bluff Intermediate School
- Leah Allen (2016 – 2018) – Bedichek Middle School
- Inell Benn-Harvey (2017-2018) – West View Middle School
- Eddie Bonet-Diaz (2016 – 2017) – Webb Middle School
- Joel Barton (2013-2014) – Kealing Junior High School
- Michelle Brown (2008-2010) – O.Henry Middle School
- Samuel Camarillo (2016 – 2017) – Austin Achieve Public Schools
- Scott Cargile (2019 – 2020) – Dessau Middle school
- Adrian Carrales (2002-2004) – Kealing Junior High School
- Deniese Collins, (2018-2019) – CD Fulkes Middle School
- Connolly Coyle (2004-2005) – Covington Middle School
- Faith Cugler (2019 – 2020) – Ojeda Middle School
- Rachel Fierro (2010-2011) – Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
- Justin Fisk, (2018-2019) – Bedichek Middle School
- Jill Gregory, (2018-2019) – Cedar Valley Middle School
- Kelly Grieve (2014-2015) – Murchison Middle School
- Alex Hendrex (2003-2005, 2007-2009) – Kealing Middle School
- Hector Hernandez (2014-2015) – Burnet Middle School
- Trish Jarrott (2003-2004) – Kealing Junior High School
- Julia Julian (2017-2018) – Lamar Middle School
- Gretchen Kehrberg (2009-2011) – O. Henry Middle School
- Lynn Kirby (Coordinating Teacher, 2002-2005) – Kealing Junior High School
- Danielle Lindo (2018-2019) -Lamar Middle School
- Andrew Lyon (2004-2005, 2009-2010) – Burnet Middle School
- Lacy McCandless (2018-2019) – CD Fulkes Middle School
- Michele Mann (2002-2003) – Running Brushy Middle School
- Kermit O (2016 – 2017) – Mendez Middle School
- Lois Pierce (2003-2005) – Covington Middle School
- Nancy Poage-Nixon (2003-2005) – Kealing Junior High School
- William Prather (2009-2011) – Flour Bluff Junior High School
- Rob Quarles (2007-2008) – Park Crest Middle School
- Abby Randall (2014-2015) – Lamar Middle School
- Alyssa Roaten (2009-2011) – Flour Bluff Intermediate School
- David Robinson (2018-2019) – Murchison Middle School
- Crystal Rushing (2007-2008) – Fulmore Middle School
- Andrea Skloss (2009-2011) – Brundrett Middle School
- Christel Snelson (2004-2005) – Ridgeview Middle School
- Karen Sommerhauser (2017-2018) – Cedar Valley Middle School
- Tania Tasneem (2007-2008) – Kealing Middle School
- Itza Torrez (2017-2018) – Bedichek Middle School
- Sylvia Uribe (2018-2019) -Burnet Middle School
- Jennifer Vieira (2002-2003) – Running Brushy Middle School
- Cynthia Whitney (2015 – 2017) – Burnet Middle School
High Schools
- Elaine Bohls-Graham (2019 – 2020) McCallum High School
- Eddie Bonet-Diaz (2017 – 2019) – Anderson High School
- Kirstin Busch (2004-2005) – Liberal Arts and Science Academy of Austin
- Julia Canales (2018-2019) – East Austin College Prep at MLK
- Teresa Coomaraswamy (2019 – 2020) – Anderson High School
- Donna Clarke (2002-2004) – Round Rock High School
- Jessica Davis (2015 – 2016) – Bowie High School
- Rikki Foster (2014-2015) – Manor New Technology High School
- Rebeca Guerrero (2013-2015) – Travis High School
- Melissa Gutierrez ( 2003-2004) – Crockett High School
- Colleen Henegan (2016 – 2017) – KIPP Austin Collegiate
- Aron Hill (2016 – 2017) – KIPP Austin Collegiate
- Mark Holland (2019 – 2020) – William B Travis High School
- Katye Howell (2018-2019, 2019 – 2020) – William B Travis High School
- Marie Isokpunwu (2019 – 2020) – Cedar Ridge High School
- Loreni Kerecman (2017-2018) – John B. Connally High School
- Spencer Martin (2014-2015) – Manor New Technology High School
- Dave O’Dell (2013-2014) – Anderson High School
- Alison Mote (2014-2015) – Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
- Roselynn Newton (2019 – 2020) – William B Travis High School
- Joseph Oleniczak (2010-2011) – Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy of Austin
- Teresa Oleniczak (2010-2011, 2015 – 2019) – Anderson High School
- Dell Passovoy (2002-2004) – Stony Point High School
- Pam Quackenbush (2018-2019) – Austin High School
- Robert Quarles (2009-2011) – Pflugerville High School
- Jill Smith (2009-2011) – Port Aransas High School
- Matt Stricklen (2016 – 2018) – Akins High School
- Deena Telley (2016 – 2019) – Austin High School
- Nikki Vohl (2015 – 2016) – Bowie High School
- Dave Walker (2013-2014) – Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy of Austin
- Laura Abondano (2104-2016) – anthropology, spider monkeys
- Palash Acharya (2018-2019) – mechanical engineering, making ice by electricity
- Manda Adam (2018-2019) – anthropology, 3-D maps of landscapes
- Luisa Aebersold (2016 – 2017) – archeology, Mesoamerica
- Katherine Alfredo (2010-2011) – environment, water resources, water quality, engineering
- Connie Bailey (2013-2014) – organic chemistry, enzymes, biology
- Austin Baldwin (2003-2004) – tectonics and volcanism, Andes, Peru
- Christina Balentine (2017-2018) -biology, anthropology, DNA
- Mark Baumann (2008-2009) – astrophysics
- Lakin Beal (2018-2019) – geological sciences, water, environment, isotopes
- Alex Bean (2016 – 2017) – molecular biology, genetics, evolution
- Kevin Befus (2013-2014) – geology, groundwater
- Rachel Bernard (2016 – 2017) – geology, volcanic eruptions
- Christina Bonthius (2015 – 2016) – geography, water resources
- James Brewster (2015 – 2016) – biochemistry
- Shawn Brumbaugh (2002-2003) – plant ecology, herbivores, plant communities
- Johnathan Bumgarner (2002-2003) – hydrogeology and environmental geology
- Ashley Cannon (2013-2014) – biosciences, biology, plants
- Peter Carlson (2015 – 2016) – geological sciences, hydrogeology
- Veronica Chapa (2003-2005) – public policy, Mexico, free-trade impacts
- Catrina Chitjian (2014-2015, 2016 – 2017) – molecular biosciences
- Malgorzata Chwatko (2017-2018) – chemical engineering, plastics breakdown
- Margaret Cook (2016 – 2017) – environmental and water resources engineering
- Lauren Cordova (2019 – 2020) – chemical engineering
- Brian Cowan (2007-2009) – karst aquifers, contaminants in groundwater, and climatic impacts
- Jose Davila Labastida (2019 – 2020) chemical engineering
- Megan Davis (2016 – 2017) – microbiology
- Beth Dawson (2004-2005) – acoustic behaviors, frog species, Central America, Central Texas
- Larry Diamond (2002-2003) – remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS)
- Emma Dietrich, (2017-2018) – biology, spiders, bacteria
- Laura Dugan (2009-2010) – invasive fish, Cuatro Ciénegas, México
- Megan Franks (2008-009) – microbes, water systems
- Christian George (2004-2005, 2007-2008) – vertebrate paleontology
- Sarah George, (2017-2018) – geology, mountains, Andes
- Kiara Gomez (2017-2018) – geological sciences
- Jessica Gordon (2003-2004) – Ecuador, land-use/land-coverage influences, habitat connectivity
- Carla Guthrie (2003-2004) – species diversity in ecological communities, insects, tropical communities
- Robin Hartman (2015 – 2016) – engineering, biotechnology
- Hima Hassenruck-Gudipati (2017-2018) – geology, geomorphology, changes in landscapes
- Robin Havens Gary (2004-2005) – karsts, environmental frailty
- Alex Headley (2014-2015) – engineering, heat, systems
- Julia Holland (2018-2019)- geological sciences, urbanization effects on water
- Jennifer Imbrogno (2017-2018) – chemical engineering, plastics
- Aaron Jones (2019 – 2020) energy and Earth resources
- Erick Jones (2018-2019) -operation research engineering, autonomous cars
- Barrett Klein (2004-2005) – insects, sleep
- Alissa Kotowski (2018-2019) – geological sciences, plate tectonics
- Samantha Kraus (2016 – 2018) – geography, environment, geology
- Ben Krichman (2018-2019)- aerospace engineering, gravity, hydrology, GRACE satellite
- Jesse Lasky (2008-2009) – ecology
- Leigh Lesnick (2016 – 2017) – environmental engineering, indoor air quality
- David Lewis (2010-2011) – psychology, evolutionary psychology
- Jennifer Lipton (2004-2005) – landscape change and conservation, Andes Mountains, Peru
- Angelina Locker (2016 – 2017) – anthropology, Maya
- Ingrid Lundeen (2018-2019) – anthropology, movement of primates
- Marty Maas (2003-2004) – disease ecology, fungi, plant populations
- Chelsea Mackaman-Lofland (2019 – 2020) – geological sciences
- Kelly Markham (2017 – 2018) – chemical engineering, yeasts
- Majo Martinez Pinanez (2016 – 2017) – energy and earth resources
- Elizabeth McKinnon (2016 – 2017) – structural evolution, freshwater carbonates, geology, rocks
- Allison McNamara (2018-2019) – anthropology, movement of primates
- Nicholas Meszaros (2019 – 2020) – geological sciences
- Regina Montserrat Canals Lopez Velarde (2017-2018) – earth resources, water, supply problems
- Megan O’Connell (2016 – 2017) – plant biology, pollinators
- Corey Ostrove (2018-2019)- quantum physics
- Allison Pace (2014-2015) – energy, earth resources
- Christina Petlowany (2018-2019) – mechanical engineering, nuclear plants, robots
- Peter Polito (2010-2011) – geomorphology, water
- Henar Rabadan Perucha (2017-2018) – energy, earth resources, power
- Laura Read (2009-2010) – water, Rio Grande River, climate change
- Emily Rees (2017-2018) – biology, plants, defense mechanisms
- Ana Maria Restrepo Acevedo (2019 – 2020) – geological sciences
- Gabriel Rodriguez-Rivera (2019 – 2020) – chemical engineering
- Harrison Root (2018-2019) – chemistry, detection of explosive molecules
- Dennis Ruez (2002-2003) – climate change, fossil mammals
- Douglas Sassaman (2018-2019) – mechanical engineering, 3-D printing, additive manufacturing
- Shubham Singh (2018-2019) -aerospace engineering, orbits, planets
- Adrianne Spencer (2016 – 2017) – biomedical engineering, cancer
- Sarah Springthorpe (2018-2019) – chemistry, bacteria and metals
- Roxi Steele (2007-2008) – native plants
- Christopher Stevens (2017-2018) – chemical engineering, white blood cells, health
- Meghan Still (2018-2019) – integrative biology, frog calling
- Stavana Strutz (2015 – 2016) – biology
- Clark Templeton (2017-2020) – DNA, RNA, computational biology
- Christopher Torres (2016 – 2017) – integrative biology, birds, flamingos
- Amanda Vaughn (2017-2018) – biochemistry
- Maureen Walton (2014-2015) – geology, marine, physics
- Anna Weiss (2016 – 2017) – paleontology, ecology, coral reefs
- Logan West (2014-2015) – geology, sediments
- Corinne Wong (2007-2008) – geology, water