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Here is a list of scientists who have answered our questions in 2017-2018.
| Researcher Name | UCSB Department / Field of Research |
| John H. Abel | Chemistry/Physics/Engineering |
| Caroline Ackley | Life Science |
| Jenna Adams | Earth Science |
| Joshua Bocarsly | Physics/Chemistry/Materials |
| Tobias Brown-Heft | Materials |
| Aaron Bufe | Earth Science |
| Sophie Briggs | Earth Science |
| Rebecca Burton | Biology |
| Nicholas Cadirov | Chemical Engineering |
| Xiang Chen | Materials |
| Jonathan Cloughesy | Life Science |
| Clayton Cozzan | Materials/Engineering |
| Thomas Cristiani | Materials |
| George Degen | Chemical Engineering |
| Mark Edwards | Earth Science |
| Elizabeth Erickson | Earth Science |
| Hayden Evans | Physics/Chemistry/Materials |
| Kai Ewert | Engineering |
| Mary Fidler | Earth Science |
| Emmanouela Filippidi | Physics, Materials, Engineering |
| Kathy Foltz | Life Science |
| Michael Ford | Physics, Chemistry, Materials |
| Jan Ulric Garcia | Physics, Chemistry, Engineering |
| Michael Gaultois | Physics, Chemistry, Materials |
| Teresa Gaultois | Geology |
| Luke Gockowski | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Al Greaney | Earth Science |
| Helen Hansma | Physics / Biology |
| Robert Holder | Earth Science |
| Peter St. John | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Jonas Kaufman | Physics/Chemistry/Materials |
| Conor Kemp | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Alex Kernami | Materials |
| Christina Kim | Chemistry |
| Joshua Lequieu | Physics/Chemistry/Materials |
| Jimmy Liu | Chemical Engineering |
| Natalie Manier | Life Science |
| Lindsay Marks | Life Science |
| Claudia Mazzotti | MRL |
| James McCarty | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Caitlin McDowell | Earth Science |
| Spencer Mermelstein | Life Science |
| Michael Paull | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Carlye D. Peterson | Earth Science |
| Andrew Reinhard | Earth Science |
| Mallory Rice | Life Science |
| Misty Riddle | Life Science |
| Avery Samuel | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Melissa Scruggs | Earth Science |
| Julia Shimizu Webb | Life science |
| Andy Simpson | Geology/Life Science |
| Frank Spera | Geological Sciences |
| Billy Strickland | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Ryan Stoner | Earth Science |
| Carol Tsai | Chemistry |
| Vivian Valentin | Life Science |
| Flynn Walsh | Physics/Chemistry/Materials |
| Wennie Wang | Materials, Engineering |
| Emily Wilson | Life science |
| Andre Wyss | Geology |
| Cenke Xu | Physics |
| Baoqing Zhou | Physics/Chemistry/Engineering |
| Julie Zurbuchen | Earth Science |