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Judges for 2026

We are honored to have such an experienced team of professionals to serve as judges.

Kwesi Abban Faidoo

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Suleiman Abiodun Abdulsalam

College of Human Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Preeya Achari

School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Steven Ackaway

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Mary Opeyemi Adebote

Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Virginia Tech

 

Foster Agyei

Department of Biological Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Nadeem Akbar (Hilbi)

Department of Physics

Virginia Tech

 

Martin Antwi Boasiako

Department of Biomedical and Pathobiological Sciences

Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

 

Dr. Alan Asbeck

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Priscilla Atim

Department of Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. A. Jonathan Auguste

Department of Entomology

Virginia Tech

 

Jenna Bakir

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Garrett Bangert

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Ian Barland

School of Information and Computing Science

Radford University

 

Alicia Bateman

Department of Geosciences

Virginia Tech

 

Samantha Bergman

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Avraham Boruchowitz

Environmental Health and Safety

Radford University

 

Aidan Bridge

Clinical Associate of the Surgical Care Unit

Carilion Clinic

 

Miranda Brown

Department of Engineering Education

Virginia Tech

 

Alexandra Campbell

Virginia Tech School of Medicine

 

Dr. Blaise Costa

Pharmacology Division      

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Julia Damron

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

      Charles Ellen        

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

 Dr. Scott England

Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Graham Glynn

Department of Biology

Radford University

 

Zoe Gould

Department of Chemistry

Virginia Tech

 

Morgan Gunter

Department of Chemistry

Virginia Tech

 

        Dr. George Harakas        

Department of Chemistry

Radford University

 

Joshua Heuler

Department of Biological Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

De'Yana Hines

School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Cade Ingram

Heart Wood Tree Salvage

 

Dr. Teresa Johnson

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Renee Kalu

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Betul Karanfil

Department of Chemical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Ms. Natalie Kehrli

Department of Psychology

Virginia Tech

 

 Nikki Keith

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Minsung Kim

Department of Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Jackie Kronen

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Dr. Hannah Krueger

Department of Geospatial and Earth Sciences

Radford University

 

Dr. Eunyoung (Euna) Lee

College of Nursing

Radford University

 

Brooke A. Lester

School of Neuroscience

Virginia Tech

 

Nathan Li

Department of Engineering Education

Virginia Tech

 

Ms. Annie Lin

Department of Neuroscience

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Jim Mahaney

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

William McCausland

Department of Agricultural Leadership Comm Education

Virginia Tech

 

Chaitanya Mishra

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Ruth Mtuwa

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Colleen Neff

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Prince Obeng

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathology

Virginia Tech

 

Chizoba Obunadike

Department of Chemistry

Virginia Tech

 

Kabiru Okegbenro

Department of Engineering Education

Virginia Tech

 

Kachukwu Emmanuel Okoh

Department of Chemical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Christina Osuorah

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Benedicta Ottairoegbu

Department of Biological Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Shyam Pahari

Department of Chemistry

Virginia Tech

 

Reegal Patel

Lockheed Martin Space: Deep Space Exploration

 

Dr. Nathaniel Porter

University Libraries

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Karen Powers

Department of Biology

Radford University

 

Dr. Jayasimha Rao

Division of Infectious Diseases

Carilion Clinic / VTCSOM

 

Dr. Sarah Beth Redmond

Department of Biology

Radford University

 

Jamesen Reese

Department of Physics

Virginia Tech

 

Kailynn Roberts

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Virginia Tech

 

Mario Rodriguez

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Alan Sentman

SGS Polymer Solutions

 

Edward Shangin

School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Kylee Shiekh

Department of Engineering Education

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Gary Silverman

Department of Environment and Sustainability 

Bowling Green State University

University of North Carolina Charlotte

 

Laura Simpson

Macromolecules Innovation Institute and Chemical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Dennis Sleighter

National Weather Service

 

Hannah Smith

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

Jake Stewart

Department of Clinical Health Professions

Radford University

 

Dr. Tatsu Takeuchi

Department of Physics

Virginia Tech

 

Shawn Veltman

Engineering and GIS

Town of Blacksburg

 

Alejandro Venable-Craft

Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

Virginia Tech

 

Luke Waits

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

       Jessica Wilkes      

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Nick Wintz

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Radford University

 

Dr. Caitlin Woodson

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology

Virginia Tech

 

Dr. Josh Worch

Department of Chemistry

Virginia Tech