Tanner is fun-loving at his core and gives 100% to everything he does. His greatest joy is being a husband and a father. Over the past four years he has loved his studies in metallurgical engineering and the people he has been privileged to work with. He participated in multiple research groups, which led to earning co-author credit on three published research papers, and presenting at three different conferences across the country.  He currently works as a Senior Yield Enhancement intern at Micron, and is looking at careers in the semi-conductor and bio-medical device industries. In his free time he loves to read, play games with his family and friends, play dolls with his two year-old daughter, and host a weekly podcast with his older brother.

Levi is a metallurgical engineering Ph.D. candidate working toward a career in nuclear materials research. His experiences to date have spanned actinide metallurgy, glass and ceramics processing, molten salt chemistry, and thermal properties measurement. When not in quarantine, Levi enjoys camping, hiking, and playing volleyball.

Dr. Ritterbush uses field exploration, microscopy, and computing to discover ocean ecosystems from the time of dinosaurs and earlier. She teaches Paleobiology, Mass Extinctions, and World of Dinosaurs, and loves to explore emerging science ideas with students and citizens of all backgrounds.