CUR – Center for Undergraduate Research

Happy Birthday to CUR!

This fall, the Center for Undergraduate Research is celebrating 10 years of excellence and creativity in undergraduate research at the University of Florida.

Starting this week, join us online for our birthday celebrations! Leave us your warm wishes by signing our virtual birthday card and reading what alumni, students and faculty have already shared. We’re also recognizing our Champions of CUR below – without them, undergraduate research at UF would not be possible! Check out our spotlight articles below to hear from current student researchers or catch up with our alumni who are studying and working all across the nation.

Test your CUR knowledge by following us on Facebook and entering our daily trivia game, coming November 2-6. Keep the party going by cheering on our undergraduate researchers at our 2020 Fall Undergraduate Symposium on November 5. Submissions to present are open now until October 30.

Student Spotlight

Click on the student spotlight images below to learn more about some of our amazing undergraduate researchers!

Alumni Spotlight

Check out some of our CUR graduates!

Anniversary Events

Join us for fun events!

Leave us a message!

Sign our virtual birthday card to share your experience with CUR and read what others have already written!

Join us on Facebook

Join us on Facebook this week to participate in games, giveaways, and some fun facts! We will be featuring our students, alumni, and our champions of CUR in special posts.

Fall Symposium

Whether you are student or faculty, come visit our student presenters at our Fall Symposium! Students will be live to answer questions about their research.

05Nov

Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium

5:00 pm - 7:00 pmONLINE

Angela Lindner, PhD

Associate Provost of Undergraduate Affairs

Christine Miller, PhD

Associate Professor of Evolutionary Ecology

Pouya Alexander Ameli, MD, MS

Associate Provost of Undergraduate Affairs

Navid Asadi Zanjani, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Darryl Chamberlain Jr, PhD

Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics

Danielle Cucchiara

PhD student in the Department of Environmental and Global Health

Chris Curran, PhD, MA

Associate Professor for the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

Sylvain Doré, PhD, FAHA

Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pharmaceutics, and Neuroscience

Aria Eshraghi, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Professor in the Department of Aging & Geriatric Research and the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science

Juliana Fernandes, PhD, MAMC

Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising

Yoosook Lee, PhD

Assistant Professor of Molecular Ecology, Population Genomics, and Bioinformatics

G. Bahar Basim, PhD

Professor of Practice in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Alberto Canestrelli, PhD

Assistant Professor in Environmental Engineering Sciences

Natalie Ebner, PhD

Professor in the Department of Psychology

Ruogu Fang, PhD

Assistant Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering

Eakta Jain, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Edith Kaan, PhD

Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and a joint director of the Brain, Language, and Bilingualism Lab

Dominick Lemas, PhD

Assistant Professor of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics

Joanna Long, PhD

Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Julie Maupin-Furlow, PhD

Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Science

Mark Moehle, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology/Therapeutics

Chalermchai Khemtong, PhD

Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Nawari Nawari, PhD, MSc

Associate Professor and DCP Diversity Officer for the School of Architecture

Kevin Otto, PhD, MS

Professor and Senior Associate Chair in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering

Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, PMP, LEED-AP

Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering

Michelle Gumz, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation

Paul Richards, DMA, MM

Professor of Composition and Theory at the School of Music

Abhisheak Sharma, PhD, MPharm

Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics

Al Wysocki, PhD, MS

Associate Dean and Professor for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Chang-Yu Wu, PhD, MS

Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences

Kathe Todd-Brown, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences

Kevin Tang, PhD, MA, MEng

Assistant Professor in Computational Language Science at the Department of Linguistics

Peter W. Stacpoole, PhD, MD

Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Department of Medicine

Katie Stofer, PhD, MS

Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini, PhD, RN, FAAN

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Global Affairs and an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing

Douglas Spearot, PhD, MS

Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Florida Museum of Natural History

University Teaching Committee

Jesse Jones, MSc

Research/Extension Associate – Residential Landscape Ecology Lab - IFAS

Carolina Maciel, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor Of Neurology And Neurosurgery; Director Of Research, Division Of Neocritical Care

Marina A. Klimenko, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, CLAS

Michelle Leonard

Associate University Librarian, Marston Science Library

Christopher Martyniuk, PhD

Associate Professor, Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology & Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley, PhD

Associate Professor, Research and Evaluation Methodology, College of Education

Barry Setlow, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McKnight Brain Institute

Steven Noll, PhD

Master Lecturer, Department of History

Kathe Todd-Brown, PhD

Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering Science

Doug and Pamela Soltis

Distinguished Professors and Curators, Florida Museum of Natural History

Daniel Smith, PhD

Professor & Chair, Political Science Internship Coordinator, Department of Political Science, CLAS

Jill Sonke, PhD

Director, Center for the Arts in Medicine, University of Florida College of the Arts, Asst. Director, Shands Arts in Medicine

Joni Splett, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Special Education, School Psychology & Early Childhood Studies, College of Education

UF Health and Cancer Center

Anne Wilkie, PhD

Research Professor, Bioenergy and Sustainable Technology

Walter O’Dell, PhD

Assistant Professor, BME Graduate Faculty Status, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Monika Oli, PhD

Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator, Microbiology and Cell Science