Meet the team
Meet our leadership, staff, and advisors.
UROP activities are managed by the program director, professional staff, and our Faculty Advisory Committee. UROP is committed to igniting student passions, expanding research opportunities, and engaging faculty mentors.
Get in touch with our team at 617-353-2020 or send us an email at urop@bu.edu.
Faculty Advisory Committee
The Faculty Advisory Committee advises staff on matters of academic policy and reviews applications for most UROP awards. Full-time BU faculty members from all disciplines are invited to join the committee. If you are interested in joining , contact our office (urop@bu.edu).
Members for 2026–2027:
- Ksenia Bravaya, CAS Chemistry
- Scott Bunch, ENG Mechanical Engineering
- Kristen Bushnell, CAS Neuroscience
- John Celenza, CAS Biology
- Brianne Connizzo, ENG Biomedical Engineering
- Joseph Derosa, CAS Chemistry
- Micah Goodrich, CAS English
- Miguel Jimenez, ENG Materials Science
- Deborah Lang, MED Dermatology
- Ayse Lokmanoglu, COM Emerging Media Studies
- Shawn Lyons, MED Biochemistry
- Jeff Marlow, CAS Biology
- Joelle Renstrom, CGS Rhetoric
- Jon Savage, CFA Scene Design
- Ricardo Sousa, MED Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
- Joe Tien, ENG Biomedical Engineering
- LaDora Thompson, SAR Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
- John Tullai, CAS Neuroscience
- Katherine Turk, MED Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Jorg Werner, ENG Mechanical Engineering
- Jerry Whitmore, Wheelock Higher Education Administration
- Arash Yazdanbakhsh, CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences