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Office Location
Painter Hall (PAI) 3.04
 
Front Desk Phone
512-232-9358
 
Postal Address
Freshman Research Initiative
The University of Texas at Austin
College of Natural Sciences
103 W. 24th Street, G2550
Austin, TX 78712
 
 
FRI Program Contacts

Director of Freshman Research
Painter Hall (PAI) 3.04g
 
FRI Assistant Director/Stream Sort
Lauren DePue, Ph.D.
Luminators Stream
 
Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator
Soo-Hyun Yang, Ph.D.
BioBricks Stream
 
Advanced Research Coordinator
Tony Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Plant Pathways Stream
 
Assessment & Accreditation Coordinator
Ruth Shear, Ph.D.
Urban Ecosystems Stream
 
Communications Coordinator
Elizabeth Ilardi, Ph.D.
Bioactive Molecules Stream
 
Corporate & Industry Relations Coordinator
Tim Riedel, Ph.D. 
DIY Diagnostics Stream 
  
K-12 Outreach Coordinator
Greg Clark, Ph.D.
Discovering Signals Stream
 
K-12 Pipeline Initiative Coordinator
Gwen Stovall, Ph.D.
Aptamer Stream
  
Peer Mentor Coordinator
Al MacKrell, Ph.D.
Gene Networks Stream
 
Peer Observation Coordinator
Virtual Cures Stream
 
Summer High School Research Academy
Tony Dylla, Ph.D. & Mary Ramsey, Ph.D.
Materials in Color & Fish Behavior Streams
 

TIDES Contacts

 
TIDES Director of Student Programs
 
TIDES Event Coordinator
 
TIDES Business Manager
Coming Soon
 
TIDES Administrative Associate