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What is AURA Texas?
The Academy of Undergraduate Research Across Texas is a partnership among the offices of undergraduate research at Texas A&M and the University of Texas at Austin and their offices of Government Relations that fosters a community of elite student researchers at the two flagship universities. Texas A&M students demonstrating outstanding achievement in undergraduate research are selected from LAUNCH: UGR and LAUNCH: UGR-sponsored programs.
This collaboration provides opportunities for:
Visibility/Advocacy
Community
Professionalization
| Texas A&M University Members | |
|---|---|
| Cora Drozd '18 | Philosophy |
| S. Claye Epperson '18 | History |
| Anthony Gacasan '18 | Biomedical Sciences |
| Jay Garza '18 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Dillon Jones '18 | Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences |
| Karissa Yamaguchi '19 | Biochemistry and Genetics |
| Jasmine Derry '19 | Visualization |
| Ryan Randle '20 | English and History |
| Morgan Chapman '20 | Microbiology and Genetics |
| Oscar Gonzalez '20 | Chemistry |
| Natalie Coleman '20 | Civil Engineering |
| Douglas Fletcher '20 | Statistics |
| Faris Zaibaq '21 | Biomedical Sciences |
| Tory Martin '21 | Philosophy |
| Kyrie Garlic '20 | English and Philosophy |
| Cora Garcia '21 | Biomedical Sciences and Entomology |
| Michael Lee '22 | Statistics |
| Sunjay Letchuman '22 | Business Honors |
| Michael Pitonak '22 | Biology |
| Valeri Cangelosi '22 | University Studies - Society, Ethics & Law |
| Emily Curtis '22 | Biology |
| Maggie Martin '22 | Environmental Design Architectural Studies |
| Brandon Wantanabe '23 | Psychology |
| Swapnil Dash '25 | Business Honors |
| Joseph Chen '23 | Biology |
| Yilin Li '24 | Economics, Mathematics |
| University of Texas at Austin Members | |
|---|---|
| Christopher Apgar | Neuroscience |
| Stephanie Jeanneret | Psychology |
| Joy Youwakim | Economics |
| Thomas Dougherty | Mechanical Engineering |
| Tess Johnson | Speech-Language Pathology |
| Erin Choi | Biochemistry |
| Justin Mirazee | Biochemistry |
| Kelsey Mumford | Nursing and Biology |
| Zoe De Beurs | Physics and Astronomy |
| Becky Phung | Textiles and Apparel |
| Zaria El-Fil | Psychology, African & African Diaspora Studies |
| Simren Lakhotia | Neuroscience |
| Victoria Milosek | Biomedical Engineering |
| Andres Najera | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jamie Chuvalo-Abraham | Chemical Engineering |
| Arian Veyssi | Biomedical Engineering |
| Jessie Yin | International Relations and Global Studies, Economics |
| Mary Margaret Burniston | Government, Humanities Honors |
| Negar Koupaei | Biology |
| Yasmine Kayali | Health & Society, Government |
| Nitya Kopparapu | Biochemistry |
| Yangxinyu Xie | Computer Science, Mathematics |
| Annabelle Vincent | Biology |
| Sriranjani Darbha | Chemistry, Business |
| John Erard | History, Geography |
AURA Texas Featured Events
- LAUNCH Undergraduate Research Scholars Symposium
- UT Longhorn Research Poster Session
- Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
