Nine BiyOSeF students have been awarded research grants from the Office of Student Research at Appalachian State University during the Fall semester.
| Alex Mandarino | Optical Tweezers components |
| Evyn Lee | Laser diode, beam splitter and assorted components for RT lab |
| Nykesha Fyffe | Wave Plate for Automated tweezers lab |
| Ben Groelke | Two laser diodes for Autotweezers lab |
| Jacob Cole | Breadboard for Raman Lab |
| Michael Paolino | Microscope slide holder for Fluorescence Anisotropy Analysis |
| Sam Migirditch | Autotweezer components |
| Brandon Buchanon | 2D translating stage for Automated tweezer lab |
| James Dienst | A variety of silica beads for the Automated tweezer lab |