Each year, Undergraduate Research Symposium presenters are given an opportunity to nominate their mentor for the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. Nominations are considered by a small review committee of faculty and staff. UW faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research staff are all eligible for nomination.
Leighann Chaffee

Associate Teaching Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences; Division of Sciences & Mathematics (UW Tacoma)
Karen Leung

Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
K Manbeck

PhD Candidate
Psychology
Psychology
Melanie Martin

Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Anthropology
Yolanda Padilla

Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (UW Bothell)
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (UW Bothell)
Mark Wiley

Research Fellow
UW Medicine
UW Medicine
Thomas Wood

Research Assistant Professor
UW Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
UW Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Bo Zhao

Associate Professor
Geography
Geography
For a full list of past awardees, please reach out to UndergradResearch@uw.edu.