| Participant | From | Research Topic |
| Miguel Castro | InterAmerican University | Controlled Radical Polymerizations |
| Joseph Collins | Saint Peter's College | Nanotube Actuators |
| Geriel Ettienne-Modeste | University Of Connecticut | Hydrogel Actuators |
| Parag Katiyar | InterAmerican University | Polyimides |
| Javier Marrero | InterAmerican University | Sensing Water with Spectroscopy |
| Rodney Priestley | Texas Tech | Hydroxy Apatite Materials |
| Marta Zygmunt | University of Connecticut | Surface Polymerizations from Gold Nanoparticles |
Photos from the REU 2002 Poster session here!