Beckman Scholars Program Mentors

The OSU BSP mentors are world-class scientists and outstanding mentors committed to developing the next generation of STEM leaders.

Meet our Mentors

Dr. Mario Borunda - theory and computation methods to predict which materials can be candidates for energy production

Dr. Matthew Cabeen - features and mechanisms of bacterial stress responses; metabolism and behavior of human pathogens

Dr. Christopher Fennell - computational chemistry with a focus on molecular modeling of condensed phase systems

Dr. Jennifer Grindstaff - use physiology, behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology to understand proximate mechanisms and evolutionary consequences of life history trade-offs.

Dr. Erika Lutter - bacterial host-pathogen interactions involving Chlamydia trachomatis and polymicrobial interactions of cystic fibrosis infections.

Dr. Elizabeth McCullagh - factors affecting of sound processing including how changes that occur to the brain affect auditory processing

Dr. Marianna Patrauchan - understanding the molecular mechanisms of calcium (Ca2+) signaling in bacterial physiology.

Dr. Yolanda Vasquez - low temperature synthetic techniques; nanomaterials synthesis, bioengineering, drug delivery, materials science

Applicants will select three (3) mentor research areas that are most interesting to them.

OSU BSP will help match applicants with a mentor during the final stages of the application process.