URA proposals are evaluated by an interdisciplinary faculty review committee. Once proposals are received, additional ad hoc reviewers may be added to the standing committee as needed. Discipline-specific subcommittees give particular scrutiny to the proposals in their fields, using an evaluation rubrics. In a final selection meeting, the full committee considers the rankings and recommendations of the subcommittees in making final funding decisions. As many worthy proposals as possible receive full or partial funding, up to the limit of available funds.
Carolyn Forestiere, Chair
Professor
Political Science
Lee Blaney
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical, Biochemical and
Environmental Engineering
Eric Brown
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mariajose Castellanos
Senior Lecturer
Chemical Engineering
Ann Sofie Clemmensen
Assistant Professor
UMBC Department of Dance
Viviana Cordova
Assistant Professor
Visual Arts
Thomas Cronin
Professor
Biological Sciences
Randolph Ford
Assistant Professor
Ancient Studies
Jeffrey Gardner
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
April Householder
Director of Undergraduate Research and
Prestigious Scholarships
Andrea Kleinsmith
Assistant Professor
Information Systems
Renee Lambert-Bretiere
Assistant Professor
Modern Languages, Linguistics, and
Intercultural Communication
Bernard Lohr
Associate Professor
Biology
J. Vanderlei Martins
Professor
Physics
Julie Oakes
Assistant Director of Curriculum and Retention
Honors College
Tim Oates
Professor
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Michele Osherow
Associate Professor
English, Judaic Studies
Brad Peercy
Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Daniel Ritschel
Assistant Professor
History
David Rosenbloom
Associate Professor and Chair
Ancient Studies
Anne Sarah Rubin
Professor
History
Jinglai Shen
Associate Professor
Dept. of Math and Statistics
Dena Smith
Assistant Professor
Sociology and Anthropology
Chris Geddes
Associate Professor
Chemistry
Colin Studds
Assistant Professor
Geography and Environment Systems
Gregory Szeto
Assistant Professor
Chemical, Biochemical, and
Environmental Engineering
Laura Ting
Associate Professor
Social Work
Chunming Yuan
Associate Professor
Economics
Roy Wu
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
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