2017 undergraduate researchers
 | Name: Khidr Abdun-Nur Institution: Wayne State University Major: Electrical Engineering Project: High Efficient DC-AC Inverters for Alternative Energy Systems Mentor: Caisheng Wang (Electrical & Computer Engineering) |
 | Name: Jason Biebuyck Institution: Michigan State University Major: Chemical Engineering Project: Predictive and Historical Analysis of an Energy Optimization Tool for Emissions Control Mentor: Carol Miller, Ph.D. (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
 | Name: Nicholas Christoforou Institution: University of Washington Major: Mechanical Engineering Project: Condition Assessment of End-of-Use Products for Remanufacturing Mentor: Jeremy L. Rickli, Ph.D. (Industrial & Systems Engineering) |
 | Name: Calvin Hawkins Institution: Wayne State University Major: Mechanical Engineering Project: Cyberlearning and Constructionism in Learning for Sustainable LIfe-Cycle Engineering Mentor: Kyoung-Yun Kim, Ph.D. (Industrial & Systems Engineering) |
 | Name: Navpreet Kaur Institution: Clemson University Major: Chemical Engineering Project: Integrated Algae-Wastewater Systems for Sustainable Manufacturing and Bioenergy Production Mentor: Yongli Zhang, Ph.D. (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
 | Name: Jessica Maass Institution: Missouri University of Science and Technology Major: Chemical Engineering Project: Environmental Fate Prediction via Atom-Based Computer Simulations Mentor: Jeffrey Potoff, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering & Materials Science) |
 | Name: Liana Najaroen Institution: New York University Major: Computer Science and Computer Engineering Project: Impact Assessment of Collaborative Robots in Manufacturing Systems Mentor: Jeremy L. Rickli, Ph.D. (Industrial & Systems Engineering) |
 | Name: Owen Oesterling Institution: University of Delaware Major: Chemical Engineering Project: Steady State Kinetic Isotope Exchange Mentor: Eranda Nikolla, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering & Materials Science) |
 | Name: Sawyer Smith Institution: Wayne State University Major: Economics Project: Economic Analysis of Sustainable Biomass Manufacturing & Strategic Planning Mentor: Yinlun Huang, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering & Materials Science) |
 | Name: Joshua Villalobos Institution: Loyola Marymount University Major: Mechanical Engineering Project: Formability of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Manufacturing Mentor: Xin Wu, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) |
 | Name: Jacqueline Wax Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Major: Industrial Engineering Project: Synthesis of Electrocatalytically Active Niobium Sulfide for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Mentor: Leela Arava, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) |