Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Recipients

The Undergraduate Research Mentor Award recognizes excellence in supporting undergraduate research and conveys the campus' high regard for outstanding contributions made to the academic and research community. Award winners advise and work one-on-one with students on personalized, creative, enriching projects; they are committed to providing undergraduate research experiences above and beyond the classroom.

2024 Recipients

Virmarie Correa-Fernandez
Associate Professor
Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences

Jerrod Henderson
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Melissa Zastrow
Assistant Professor
Chemistry


Previous Recipients

Christopher Arellano
Assistant Professor
Health and Human Performance

Meghana Trivedi
Associate Professor
Phamacy Practice and Translational Research

Loi Do
Associate Professor
Chemistry

Tony Frankino
Associate Professor
Biology and Biochemistry

Kirill Larin
Professor
Biomedical Engineering

Haleh Ardebili
Bill D. Cook Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Rosenda Murillo
Associate Professor
Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences

Pranav Parikh
Assistant Professor
Health and Human Performance

Lars Grabow
Dan Luss Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Donald Kouri
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair and Professor
Physics

Thomas Teets
Associate Professor
Chemistry

Aaron Becker
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jakoah Brgoch
Assistant Professor
Chemistry

Hanako Yoshida
Associate Professor
Psychology

Jose Contreras-Vidal
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lorraine Reitzel
Associate Professor
Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences

Shuhab Khan
Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Edgar Bering
Professor
Physics

Timothy Cooper
Assistant Professor
Biology and Biochemistry

Megan Robertson
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Bernhard Bodmann
Associate Professor
Mathematics

Frank J. "Fritz" Claydon
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bradley McConnell
Associate Professor
Pharmacology

Albert Cheng
Professor
Computer Science

Samina Salim
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology

Norma Olvera
Associate Professor
Educational Psychology

Jeffrey Rimer
Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Carla Sharp
Associate Professor
Psychology

Rakesh Verma
Professor
Computer Science

Maria Victoria Tejada-Simon
Assistant Professor
Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Lynn Voskuil
Associate Professor
English
2012

Gangbing Song
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
2011

Rigoberto Advincula
Professor
Chemistry
2010

Keith Hollingsworth
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
2009

Margot Gayle Backus
Associate Professor
English
2008

Kenneth Brown
Professor
Anthropology
2007

T. Randall Lee
Cullen Distinguished Professor
Chemistry
2006