diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 30806eb13..e84566ec3 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -6816,9 +6816,9 @@ widest-line@^3.1.0:
     string-width "^4.0.0"
 
 word-wrap@^1.2.3, word-wrap@~1.2.3:
-  version "1.2.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/word-wrap/-/word-wrap-1.2.3.tgz#610636f6b1f703891bd34771ccb17fb93b47079c"
-  integrity sha512-Hz/mrNwitNRh/HUAtM/VT/5VH+ygD6DV7mYKZAtHOrbs8U7lvPS6xf7EJKMF0uW1KJCl0H701g3ZGus+muE5vQ==
+  version "1.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/word-wrap/-/word-wrap-1.2.5.tgz#d2c45c6dd4fbce621a66f136cbe328afd0410b34"
+  integrity sha512-BN22B5eaMMI9UMtjrGd5g5eCYPpCPDUy0FJXbYsaT5zYxjFOckS53SQDE3pWkVoWpHXVb3BrYcEN4Twa55B5cA==
 
 wrap-ansi@^5.1.0:
   version "5.1.0"
diff --git a/client/src/api/ProjectApiService.js b/client/src/api/ProjectApiService.js
index b97e88cf2..12f4e0763 100644
--- a/client/src/api/ProjectApiService.js
+++ b/client/src/api/ProjectApiService.js
@@ -27,24 +27,20 @@ class ProjectApiService {
       name,
       description,
       location,
-      githubIdentifier,
       githubUrl,
       slackUrl,
       googleDriveUrl,
-      hflaWebsiteUrl,
     } = projectData;
     const requestOptions = {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: this.headers,
       body: JSON.stringify({
-        name: name,
-        description: description,
-        location: location,
-        githubIdentifier: githubIdentifier,
-        githubUrl: githubUrl,
-        slackUrl: slackUrl,
-        googleDriveUrl: googleDriveUrl,
-        hflaWebsiteUrl: hflaWebsiteUrl,
+        name,
+        description,
+        location,
+        githubUrl,
+        slackUrl,
+        googleDriveUrl,
         projectStatus: 'Active',
       }),
     };
diff --git a/client/src/components/ProjectForm.js b/client/src/components/ProjectForm.js
index e9cd58532..47c70aa61 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ProjectForm.js
+++ b/client/src/components/ProjectForm.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Link, useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import ProjectApiService from '../api/ProjectApiService';
 import { ReactComponent as PlusIcon } from '../svg/PlusIcon.svg';
-
 import {
   Typography,
   Box,
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   FormControlLabel,
   RadioGroup,
 } from '@mui/material';
-
 import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
 
 /** Project Form Component
@@ -41,7 +40,12 @@ const simpleInputs = [
     label: 'Location',
     name: 'location',
     type: 'text',
-    placeholder: 'Enter project location',
+    placeholder: 'Enter location for meeting',
+    value: /https:\/\/[\w-]*\.?zoom.us\/(j|my)\/[\d\w?=-]+/,
+    errorMessage: 'Please enter a valid Zoom URL',
+    addressValue: '',
+    addressError: 'Invalid address'
+
   },
   // Leaving incase we want to add this back in for updating projects
   // {
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ const simpleInputs = [
     label: 'GitHub URL',
     name: 'githubUrl',
     type: 'text',
-    placeholder: 'htttps://github.com/',
+    placeholder: 'htttps://github.com/'
   },
   {
     label: 'Slack Channel Link',
@@ -104,24 +108,22 @@ const StyledRadio = styled(Radio)(({ theme }) => ({
  */
 
 export default function ProjectForm() {
-  const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
-    name: '',
-    description: '',
-    location: '',
-    // githubIdentifier: '',
-    githubUrl: '',
-    slackUrl: '',
-    googleDriveUrl: '',
-    // hflaWebsiteUrl: '',
-  });
-
   //seperate state for the location radio buttons
   const [locationType, setLocationType] = React.useState('remote');
-
   const [activeButton, setActiveButton] = React.useState('close');
-
   const [newlyCreatedID, setNewlyCreatedID] = useState(null);
   const history = useHistory();
+  const { register, handleSubmit, formState: { errors } } = useForm({ 
+    mode: 'all',
+    defaultValues: {
+      name: '',
+      description: '',
+      location: '',
+      githubUrl: '',
+      slackUrl: '',
+      googleDriveUrl: ''
+    }
+  });
 
   const routeToNewProjectPage = () => {
      if(newlyCreatedID !== null) {
@@ -129,35 +131,19 @@ export default function ProjectForm() {
     }
   }
   
-
   useEffect(() => {
     routeToNewProjectPage()
   },[newlyCreatedID])
 
-  
-
   // only handles radio button change
   const handleRadioChange = (event) => {
     setLocationType(event.target.value);
   };
 
-  //updates state of formData onChange of any form input
-  const handleChange = (e) => {
-    const { name, value } = e.target;
-
-    setFormData((fData) => ({
-      ...fData,
-      [name]: value,
-    }));
-  };
-
-  const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
+  const submitForm = async (data) => {
     const projectApi = new ProjectApiService();
     try {
-      // fires POST request to create a new project,
-      // but the server response does not include the newly created project id that we need
-      const id = await projectApi.create(formData);
+      const id = await projectApi.create(data);
       setNewlyCreatedID(id);
     } catch (errors) {
       console.error(errors);
@@ -166,15 +152,6 @@ export default function ProjectForm() {
     setActiveButton('close');
   };
 
-  // Basic validation : if all inputs have values, enable the submit button
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (Object.values(formData).every((val) => val !== '')) {
-      setActiveButton('save');
-    } else {
-      setActiveButton('close');
-    }
-  }, [formData]);
-
   const locationRadios = (
     <Grid item>
       <FormControl>
@@ -223,7 +200,9 @@ export default function ProjectForm() {
         </Box>
         <Divider sx={{ borderColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,1)' }} />
         <Box sx={{ py: 2, px: 4 }}>
-          <form id="project-form" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+          <form id="project-form" onSubmit={handleSubmit((data) => {
+            submitForm(data)
+          })}>
             {simpleInputs.map((input) => (
               <Box sx={{ mb: 1 }} key={input.name}>
                 <Grid container alignItems="center">
@@ -235,35 +214,19 @@ export default function ProjectForm() {
                       {input.label}
                     </InputLabel>
                   </Grid>
-
                   {input.name === 'location' && locationRadios}
-                </Grid>
-
+                </Grid>     
                 <TextField
-                  id={input.name}
-                  name={input.name}
-                  placeholder={
-                    input.name === 'location'
-                      ? locationType === 'remote'
-                        ? 'Enter project zoom link'
-                        : 'Enter project street address'
-                      : input.placeholder
-                  }
-                  variant="outlined"
-                  type={input.type}
-                  onChange={handleChange}
-                  helperText=" "
-                  value={formData[input.name]}
-                  {...(input.type === 'textarea' && {
-                    multiline: true,
-                    minRows: 3,
-                    sx: {
-                      '& .MuiInputBase-root': {
-                        px: '4px',
-                        py: '5px',
-                      },
-                    },
-                  })}
+                 error={!!errors[input.name]}
+                 type={input.type}
+                  {...register(input.name,  {required: `${input.name} is required` , 
+                  pattern:  input.name === 'location' ? 
+                    locationType === 'remote' ? 
+                      {value: input.value, message: input.errorMessage} :
+                      {value: input.addressValue, message: input.addressError} :
+                      {value: input.value, message: input.errorMessage} } )}
+                 placeholder={input.placeholder}
+                 helperText={`${errors[input.name]?.message || ' '}`}
                 />
               </Box>
             ))}
@@ -277,7 +240,6 @@ export default function ProjectForm() {
               type="submit"
               form="project-form"
               variant={activeButton === 'save' ? 'contained' : 'secondary'}
-              disabled={activeButton !== 'save'}
             >
               Save
             </StyledButton>
diff --git a/client/src/components/auth/Auth.js b/client/src/components/auth/Auth.js
index 8a153ecb7..eda330db9 100644
--- a/client/src/components/auth/Auth.js
+++ b/client/src/components/auth/Auth.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const Auth = () => {
     const isEmailValid = validateEmail();
 
     if (isEmailValid) {
-      const userData = await checkUser(email, LOG_IN);
+      const userData = await checkUser(email.toLowerCase(), LOG_IN);
       if (userData) {
         if (
           userData.user.accessLevel !== ADMIN &&
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const Auth = () => {
           return;
         }
 
-        const isAuth = await checkAuth(email, LOG_IN);
+        const isAuth = await checkAuth(email.toLowerCase(), LOG_IN);
         if (isAuth) {
           history.push('/emailsent');
         } else {
diff --git a/client/src/pages/CheckInForm.js b/client/src/pages/CheckInForm.js
index 2456c7512..f437a171e 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/CheckInForm.js
+++ b/client/src/pages/CheckInForm.js
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ const CheckInForm = (props) => {
       setErrorMessage(error);
       setIsLoading(false);
     }
-    // }
   };
 
   const submitNewProfile = (userForm) => {
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index a862e5300..1d10c3bde 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -12816,9 +12816,9 @@ which@^2.0.1:
     isexe "^2.0.0"
 
 word-wrap@~1.2.3:
-  version "1.2.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/word-wrap/-/word-wrap-1.2.3.tgz#610636f6b1f703891bd34771ccb17fb93b47079c"
-  integrity sha512-Hz/mrNwitNRh/HUAtM/VT/5VH+ygD6DV7mYKZAtHOrbs8U7lvPS6xf7EJKMF0uW1KJCl0H701g3ZGus+muE5vQ==
+  version "1.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/word-wrap/-/word-wrap-1.2.5.tgz#d2c45c6dd4fbce621a66f136cbe328afd0410b34"
+  integrity sha512-BN22B5eaMMI9UMtjrGd5g5eCYPpCPDUy0FJXbYsaT5zYxjFOckS53SQDE3pWkVoWpHXVb3BrYcEN4Twa55B5cA==
 
 workbox-background-sync@^4.3.1:
   version "4.3.1"