| Kalin Baca, Ph.D. | Chemical and Petroleum Engineering | School of Engineering |
| Reb Bryant | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | College of Liberal Arts and Science |
| Patrick Connelly, Ph.D. | Chemistry | College of Liberal Arts and Science |
| Grant Downes, Ph.D. | Bioengineering | School of Engineering |
| Nicholas Ferry | Geology | College of Liberal Arts and Science |
| Taylor George, Ph.D. | Aerospace Engineering | School of Engineering |
| Kara Hageman, Ph.D. | Bioengineering | School of Engineering |
| Kelly Pfeiler | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | College of Liberal Arts and Science |
| Emily Roberts, Ph.D. | Molecular and Integrative Physiology | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Rena (Stair) McDonald, Ph.D. | Neuroscience | University of Kansas Medical Center |