October 28, 2025

Defining Undergraduate Research and Misconceptions

9:15 AM-10:15 AM

Instructions

You will be redirected to a Zoom registration page. Be sure to login using the SSO option using your Texas A&M NetID and Password.

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Session Panelists

Sydney O'Brien

Program Coordinator

Office of Undergraduate Research

Catherine McCarthy

Program Coordinator

Office of Undergraduate Research

Manasa Nekkanti

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

 

October 28, 2025

Defining Goals and Passions, and Picking a Research Topic

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Instructions

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Session Panelists

Dustin Kemp

Program Coordinator

Honors Academy

 

October 28, 2025

Understanding the Research Process & Transferable Skills

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Instructions

Please check-in using the QR code at our registration table.

MSC 2406 A & B

Session Panelists

Dr. Matthew Johnson

Instructional Assistant Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. Kristine Korzow

Assistant Professor

Anthropology

Samhitha Mada

Psychology Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

October 28, 2025

Research Careers, Industry, and the Dos and Don’ts of Graduate School

2:15 PM-3:15 PM

Instructions

Please check-in using the QR code at our registration table.

MSC 2406 A & B

Session Panelists

Janelle Salinas

Director, Business and Workforce Development

Texas A&M National Laboratories Office

Dr. Linda Radzik

Professor & Associate Department Head

Philosophy

Dr. Henry Fadamiro

Professor & Associate Vice President for Research, Strategic Initiatives

Division of Research

Daniel Kwong

Horticulture and Plant & Environmental Science Double Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

October 29, 2025

Ways To Do Undergraduate Research

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Instructions

You will be redirected to a Zoom registration page. Be sure to login using the SSO option using your Texas A&M NetID and Password.

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Session Panelists

Dr. Holly Gaede

Instructional Professor & Assistant Head for Undergraduate Studies

Chemistry

Dr. Lene Petersen

Instructional Associate Professor

Marine Biology

Irene Scott

Program Manager

Education Abroad

Gabriella Ganser

Genetics Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

October 29, 2025

Maximizing Research Experiences through National Fellowships

10:15 AM-11:15 AM

Instructions

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Session Panelists

Dr. Gisele Cardoso de Lemos

Program Manager

Office of National Fellowships

October 29, 2025

Scholarly Communication

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Instructions

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MSC 2406 A & B

Session Panelists

Dr. Julie Mosbo-Ballestro

Assistant Provost and University Librarian

Office of the Provost

Sarah Norrell

Research & Scholarly Initiatives Librarian

University Libraries

Morgan Peace

Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

Hailey Luensmann

Business Honors and Finance Double Major

Editor-in-Chief, Texas A&M Undergraduate Journal of Law & Society

Davie Veith

Political Science Major

Executive Editor, Texas A&M Undergraduate Journal of Law & Society

October 29, 2025

Networking with Faculty and Establishing Mentoring Relationships

1:45 PM-2:45 PM

Instructions

Please check-in using the QR code at our registration table.

MSC 2406 A & B

Session Panelists

Dr. Michael Johnson

Associate Provost for Academic Enhancement

Office of the Provost

Dr. Chris Cherry

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs

College of Education and Human Development

Dr. Kati Stoddard

Associate Director for Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) and Instructional Associate Professor

Center for Teaching Excellence and Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Luis Hurtado

Ecology & Conservation Biology and Entomology Double Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

October 30, 2025

Research Opportunities Abroad

9:15 AM-10:15 AM

Instructions

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MSC 2300 A

Session Panelists

Leslie Fung

Associate Director

MSC LT Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Leslie Donaway

Associate Director

Halliburton Engineering Global Programs

Erica Yi

Biomedical Engineering Major

Engineering Global Ambassador

Sruthi Vallabhajosyula

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

October 30, 2025

Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Instructions

Please check-in using the QR code at our registration table.

MSC 2300 A

Session Panelists

Dr. Jennifer Dulin

Associate Professor

Biology

Dr. Elsa Gonzalez

Assistant Provost and Associate Professor

Office of the Provost and College of Education & Human Development

Dr. Aaron Benjamin

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology

Benjamin Thomas, Jr.

Graduate Student, Doctoral Level

Genetics & Genomics

Daniel Kwong

Horticulture and Plant & Environmental Soil Science Double Major

Undergraduate Research Ambassador
October 30, 2025

Advice from the Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Instructions

Please check-in using the QR code at our registration table.

MSC 2300 A

Session Panelists

Kathryn Anderson

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

Luis Hurtado

Ecology and Conservation Biology, Entomology

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

Ragd Elsaigh

Biochemistry

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

Arham Hassan

Public Health

Undergraduate Research Ambassador

Daniel Kwong

Horticulture; Plant and Environmental Soil Science

Undergraduate Research Ambassador