Overview
The Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award honors individuals who have demonstrated success in mentoring undergraduates in their research and/or creative inquiry endeavors, as nominated by the students they have impacted with their exceptional mentoring.
This award is open to Ohio State faculty, lecturers, post-docs and graduate students who serve as undergraduate research mentors.
Ohio State undergraduates, enrolled on any campus, may nominate an Ohio State faculty, post-doctoral associate, or graduate student for the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award.
Nomination materials include:
- Student's background and contact information
- Research mentor's background and contact information
- Statement of nomination. The statement of nomination must be between 300–500 words. When crafting your statement of nomination, please tell us how your research mentor has: (1) supported and inspired you to grow intellectually as a researcher, (2) encouraged and enabled you to reach your future goals and (3) supported and encouraged you on a personal level
Submission Information
The 2024-2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award nomination form is closed. The nomination process for 2025-2026 will begin in Fall 2025.
Past EURMA Recipients
- 2024 - 2025 Amy Kulesza (Center for Life Sciences Education)
- 2024 - 2025 Steven Stone-Sabali (Educational Studies)
- 2024 - 2025 Ji Wang (Astronomy)
- 2024 - 2025 Michael Lisa (Physics)
- 2023 - 2024 Daniel Gallego-Perez (Biomedical Chemistry)
- 2023 - 2024 Wolfgang Pfeifer (Physics)
- 2023 - 2024 Tasha Posid (Urology)
- 2023 - 2024 Jovica Badjic (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
- 2022 - 2023 Robin Bagley (Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology; Lima)
- 2022 - 2023 Roman Covarrubias (Internal Medicine)
- 2022 - 2023 Hannah Shafaat (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
- 2020 - 2021 Laurence Coutellier (Psychology and Neuroscience)
- 2020 - 2021 Riley DeBacker (Speech & Hearing Science)
- 2020 - 2021 Kevin Evans (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences)
- 2020 - 2021 Christine Fortney (Nursing)
- 2020 - 2021 Angela Harden (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences)
- 2020 - 2021 Irene Hatsu (Human Sciences)
- 2020 - 2021 Natalie Hull (Civil, Environmental, & Geodetic Engineering)
- 2020 - 2021 Tao Jiang (Psychology)
- 2020 - 2021 Brian Joseph (Linguistics)
- 2020 - 2021 Jessica Krok-Schoen (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences)
- 2020 - 2021 Stephanie Moulton (Public Affairs)
- 2020 - 2021 Steve Oghumu (Pathology)
- 2020 - 2021 Leah Oliemuller (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
- 2020 - 2021 Kristen Roberts (Health & Rehabilitation Sciences)
- 2020 - 2021 Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan (Psychology)
- 2020 - 2021 Katie Vinopal (Public Affairs)
- 2020 - 2021 Nicolas Wein (Pediatrics)
- 2020 - 2021 Michelle Wibbelsman (Spanish & Portuguese)
- 2020 - 2021 Valarie Williams (Dance)
- 2019 - 2020 Zoe Almeida (Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology)
- 2019 - 2020 Dawn Anderson-Butcher (Social Work)
- 2019 - 2020 Taylor Ballinger (Psychology)
- 2019 - 2020 Matthew Birkhold (German)
- 2019 - 2020 Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza (Spanish and Portuguese)
- 2019 - 2020 Sergei Chmutov (Mathematics)
- 2019 - 2020 Jiyeon Denninger (Psychology)
- 2019 - 2020 Mark Drew (Microbial Infections & Immunity)
- 2019 - 2020 Rachel Gabor (SENR Hydrology)
- 2019 - 2020 Scott Graves (Educational Studies)
- 2019 - 2020 Kristyn Gumpper (Internal Medicine)
- 2019 - 2020 Richard Hickey (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering)
- 2019 - 2020 Sharvari Karandikar (Social Work)
- 2019 - 2020 Krista Kecskemety (Engineering Education)
- 2019 - 2020 Yeoeun Kim (Educational Studies)
- 2019 - 2020 Jane Klinger (Psychology)
- 2019 - 2020 Melanie Krook (Center for Clinical and Translational Science)
- 2019 - 2020 Andrew May (Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering)
- 2019 - 2020 Megan Meuti (Entomology)
- 2019 - 2020 Ryan Norris (Evolution, Ecology, and Orgranismal Biology)
- 2019 - 2020 Hollie Nyseth Brehm (Sociology)
- 2019 - 2020 Shane O'Neil (Neuroscience)
- 2019 - 2020 Bill Peterman (School of Environment and Natural Resources)
- 2019 - 2020 Valentina Pita-Grisanti (Nutrition)
- 2019 - 2020 Donald Terndrup (Astronomy)
- 2019 - 2020 Rolando Valdes Aguilar (Phyics)
- 2019 - 2020 Ericka Velez-Bonet (Internal Medicine)
- 2019 - 2020 Yael Vodovotz (Food Science and Technology)
- 2019 - 2020 Leah Weston (Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology)
- 2019 - 2020 Jessica Winter (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering)
- 2019 - 2020 Jian-Qiu Wu (Molecular Genetics)
- 2018 - 2019 Abigail Buffington (Anthropology)
- 2018 - 2019 Kimberly Carter (Chemistry)
- 2018 - 2019 Kristi Cheramie (Landscapre Architecture)
- 2018 - 2019 Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate (Internal Medicine)
- 2018 - 2019 James Fuchs (Medicinal Chemsitry)
- 2018 - 2019 Genie Giaimo (English)
- 2018 - 2019 Erin Gloag (Microbiology)
- 2018 - 2019 Mandar Kathe (Chemical Engineering)
- 2018 - 2019 Chanhee Lee (OARDC Animal Sciences)
- 2018 - 2019 Brett Loman (Microbial Pathogenesis)
- 2018 - 2019 Claire Monroy (Otolaryngology)
- 2018 - 2019 Nicole Sintov (Environment and Natural Resources)
- 2018 - 2019 Noah Weisleder (Physiology and Cell Biology)
- 2018 - 2019 Ryan Winston (Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering)
- 2018 - 2019 Kristina Witcher (Neuroscience)
- 2018 - 2019 Andre Palmer (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
- 2018 - 2019 Edward Taketa (Dance)
- 2018 - 2019 Jason Coronel (Communication)
- 2017 - 2018 Christopher Coss (Pharmacy)
- 2017 - 2018 Peter Mansoor (History)
- 2017 - 2018 Nikole Patson (Psychology, Marion Campus)
- 2017 - 2018 Tasleem Padamsee (Public Health)