Hometown: Bronx, NY
House: Blacker 
Major: Physics
Research Project: Finding a basis of functions for the spectra of galaxies
Intended PhD Field: Condensed-Matter Physics

Hometown: Escondido, CA
House: Blacker & Ruddock
Major: Computer Science
Research Project: Weighted Union-Find decoder for topological quantum error-correcting codes
Intended PhD Field: Computer Science (Quantum Information)

Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
House: Ricketts & Page
Major: Math & Computer Science
Research Project:  Exploring New Techniques of Time Series Forecasting for Market Trading
Intended PhD Field: Theoretical Machine Learning

Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
House: Avery
Major: Physics
Research Project: In Search for Superconductivity in Chromium 
Intended PhD Field: Condensed-Matter Physics

Hometown: Commerce, CA
House: Ruddock
Major: Mathematics
Research Project: Quantum Groups and Representation Theory
Intended PhD Field: Mathematical Physics

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
House: Ruddock
Major: Physics
Research Project: Probing for Higgs Self-Coupling with Interaction Networks with the CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider
Intended PhD Field: Physics 

Hometown: Orange, CA
House: Unaffiliated
Major: Geology
Research Project:  Improving Raman Mineral Identification by Implementation of a Neural Network
Intended PhD Field: Quantitative Paleobiology

Hometown: Bethesda, MD
House: Blacker
Major: Physics
Research Project:  Simulating Molecular Diffusion in a Cryogenically Cooled Buffer Gas Beam
Intended PhD Field: Physics/Materials Science