Staff
Students
Hrithik Aghav
UBRP Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Major
Class of 2023
Faculty Mentor: Laura Miller
Abrielle Agron
Student
Major: Math and Statistics & Data Science
Minor: Computer Science
Catherine Calma
UBRP Fellow
Major: Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics
Class of 2024
Faculty Mentor: Laura Miller
Alyssa Connolly
UBRP Fellow
Major: Natural Resources
Class of 2024
Faculty Mentor: Laura Miller
Amy Fan
UBRP Fellow
Molecular and Cellular Biology Major
Class of 2023
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Gutenkunst
Olivia Fernflores
UBRP Fellow
Major in Bioinformatics
Class of 2025
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Gutenkunst
Tori Garza
UBRP Fellow
Majors: Psychological Science, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Minors: Biochemistry, Consciousness Studies
Sam Richard Gibbon
UBRP Fellow
Majors: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science and Economics and Mathematics
Justin Grigory
UBRP Fellow
Biosystems Engineering Major
Class of 2023
Faculty Mentor: Laura Meredith
Caroline Hyland
Student
Majors: Computer Science and Spanish
Minor: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Class of 2023
Faith Kennedy
UBRP Fellow
Molecular & Cellular Biology and Statistics & Data Science Majors
Class of 2022
Faculty Mentor: Megha Padi
Sun Woo Kim
UBRP Fellow
Biochemistry and Physiology Major
Class of 2024
Faculty Mentor: Katalin Gothard
Lilith Kotler
UBRP Fellow
Major Statistics & Data Science
Major Molecular & Cellular Biology emphasis Systems and Big Data Biology
Lane Robert Lewis
UBRP Fellow
NSCS and Mathematics Majors
Class of 2022
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Lin
Zhaoying Lu
Graduate Assistant
Statistics & Data Science PhD Student
Faculty Advisor: Helen Zhang
Chau Nguyen
UBRP Fellow
Major in Bioinformatics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Class of 2024
Faculty Mentor: A. Elizabeth Arnold
Vivian Nguyen
UBRP Fellow
Physiology & Medical Sciences; Mathematics Major
Class of 2023
Faculty Mentor: Tim Secomb
Wenbo Ouyang
Graduate Assistant
Statistics & Data Science PhD Student
Faculty Advisor: Helen Zhang
Samantha Mata Robles
UBRP Fellow
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2023
Faculty Mentor: Jeong-Yeol Yoon
Paige Rudy
UBRP Fellow
Major: Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics
Class of 2024
Faculty Mentor: Nima Toosizadeh
Victor Sandrin
UBRP Student
Major: Neuroscience & Cognitive Sci, Minor: Philosophy
Zach Schlamowitz
UBRP Fellow
Mathematics Major
Class of 2023
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Paek
Alex Sullivan
UBRP Fellow
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2023
Faculty Mentor: Nima Toosizadeh
Yolanda Terrazas-Franco
Student
Major: Information Science and Technology
Class of 2021
Jessica Zhang
UBRP Fellow
Major: Physics and Mathematics
Class of 2025
Faculty Mentor: Roberta Brinton
Fellowship Participants 2021
Megan Beals
Math Teacher
Tucson Unified School District
Christel Bruno
Math and Statistics Teacher
Florence Unified School District
Charles Collingwood
Math Teacher
Tucson Unified School District
Aidan Cramer
Math and Response to Intervention (Math) Teacher
Tucson Unified School District
Mary Glueck
Math and Science Teacher
Marana Unified School District
Arnoldo Lopez
Math and Science Teacher
Imago Dei - Tucson, AZ
Leticia Lozano
Engineering Teacher
Tucson Unified School District
Amy Martinez
Engineering Teacher
Sierra Vista Unified School District
Jigar Mehta
Math Teacher
Nogales Unified School District 1
Sean Mendoza
Science and Religion Teacher
Diocese of Tucson
Edward Michel
Computer Science Teacher
Diocese of Tucson
Jackie Nichols
Social Studies Teacher
Sunnyside Unified School District
Dorothy Ruot
Science Teacher
Higley Unified School District
Amber Struthers
Computer Science and Science Teacher
Tempe Union High School District
Leon Tynes
Computer Science Teacher
Academies of Math and Science South
Elyse Wexler
Science Teacher
Tuscon United School District
Seed Grant Recipients 2021/2022
Kwang-Sung Jun
Computer Science
"Data-Driven Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Post-Fire Debris Flows"
Aneta Kielar
Speech Language and Hearing Science
"Stimulating Language in Alzheimer's Dementia by Combing Noninvasive Neuromodulation and Language Therapy Informed by multimodal Measures of Neurodynamics"
Elisabeth Krause
Astronomy
"Cosmological Data Compression beyond the 2-point Statistics"
Duke Pauli
School of Plant Sciences
"Application of Data Science to Ensure Sustainable Lettuce Production"
Kathleen Prudic
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
"Assessing the impacts of climate change on butterfly-plant interactions across North America"
Fellowship Participants 2022
Angelina Amihan
Mathematics Teacher
Window Rock Unified School District 8
Chryste Berda
Mathematics, K-8 Math Curriculum Coordinator
Ruckeye Elementary School District
Christel Bruno
Math and Statistics Teacher
Florence Unified School District
Charles Collingwood
Math Teacher
Tucson Unified School District
Ashley Fauss
Science Teacher, Robotics Coach
Sonoran Trails Middle School, CCUSD #93
Valerie Frazier
Science Teacher
Cholla High School, Tucson Unified School District
Alex Gatewood
Dine Language Teacher
Tse Hoo Tso Primary Learning Center, Window Rock Unified School District #8
Kristi Harris
Computer Science Mathematics Teacher
Cesar Chavez High School
David Herring
Computer Science Teacher
Tucson Unified School District
Marilou Joson
Mathematics Teacher
Window Rock High School, Window Rock Unified School District
Robert Lefrandt
Computer Science, Career and Technical Education (CTE), Industrial and Emerging Technologies,Robotics, Software and Apps, Precision Machining, Digital Animation
Blue Ridge High School, Blue Ridge Unified School District
Debra Loyd
Mathematics Teacher
Coolidge Unified School District
Amy Martinez
Engineering Teacher
Sierra Vista Unified School District
D'Anne McDaniel
Science Teacher
Scottsdale Unified
Pradip Misra
Computer Science and Science Teacher
Bagdad high/Middle School
Greg Roberts
Computer Science and Technology Team Liason
Tucson Unified School District
Palmer Shim'on
Art, Computer Science, Science, Social Studies
Safford K-8, Tucson Unified School District
Amanda Sibley
Science Teacher
South Valley Junior High, Gilbert Public Schools
Tripti Singh
Mathematics, Science Teacher
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy, Tucson Unified School District
Lucia Somosa
Science Teacher
Tsehootsooi Middle School, Window Rock Unified School District
Elyse Wexler
Science Teacher
Tuscon United School District