Sydney Cole, an accomplished Development Scientist at PlantSwitch, is a recent graduate in Polymer Science and Engineering from The University of Southern Mississippi. At the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers, she significantly contributed to the development of bio-sourced polyurethane networks, emphasizing sustainable synthetic pathways. Sydney's academic excellence is evident in her numerous accolades, including being a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar Nominee and a recipient of the Mississippi Eminent Scholar Grant. Her dedication to her field is further highlighted by her role as an Honors College Discovery Scholar and the awards she received, such as the CIEF Polymer Science and Engineering Scholarship Endowment.