• BioEPIC Research SLAM Champion: Kelsey Crutchfield-Peters, postdoctoral researcher, Belowground Biogeochemistry, “Rooting for Carbon: Rhizospheres, Redox, and Belowground Carbon Cycling in a Warmer World”
• First Runner Up: Veronica Escalante, postdoctoral researcher, mCAFEs, “Aromatic Acids in the Spotlight: Unraveling Their Influence on Plant-Microbe Interactions”
• Honorable Mention: Stijn Wielandt, research scientist, Watershed Function, “What can waves tell us about water?”