Thank you for your interest in the MARC program. After 45 years, and hundreds of undergraduates trained and launched into amazing scientific careers as doctoral level scientists, the MARC program has ended. We celebrate our students and their accomplishments and will continue to seek out ways to support the highly talented and dedicated future scientists.

2024 MARC Student Awards

  • Ernesto Flores — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Lance Schwegman — Goldwater Scholarship

2023 MARC Student Awards

  • Ernesto Flores — Goldwater Scholarship

2022 MARC Student Awards

  • Zina Helal — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

2021 MARC Student Awards

  • Favour Obuseh — Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Award
  • Favour Obuseh — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

2020 MARC Student Awards

  • Melissa Cadena — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Claudia Collier — Third Place Oral Presentation Award (Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase)
  • Zina Helal — Biomedical Engineering Poster Presentation Award (ABRCMS)
  • Zina Helal — Second Place Poster Presentation Award (Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase)
  • Juan Hilario Vasquez — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
  • Gabriela Maldonado — First Place Poster Presentation Award (Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase)
  • Daniel Martinez — Chemistry Presentation Award (SACNAS)
  • Favour Obuseh — Goldwater Scholarship
  • Gabriela Rice — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
  • Meagan Shinn — Life Sciences, Neurosciences Presentation Award (SACNAS)

2019 MARC Student Awards

  • Travis Kotzur — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Daniel Martinez — Chemistry Presentation Award (SACNAS)
  • Lynee Massey — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Rebecca Revilla — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • David Sanchez — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention

2018 MARC Student Awards

  • Nicolas Diaz — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
  • Valeria Juarez — Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics Presentation Award (ABRCMS)
  • Alejandro Morales-Betancourt — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Tara Ortiz-Ithier — Neuroscience Presentation Award (ABRCMS)
  • Saifa Pirani — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

2017 MARC Student Awards

  • Madeline Cortez — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Jason Giuliani — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Ranad Humeidi — Best Undergraduate Student Poster-Chemistry and Biochemistry (COS Research Conference)
  • Jasmine King — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Gabriella Rice — Best Undergraduate Student Poster-Regenerative and Molecular Medicine (COS Research Conference)

2016 MARC Student Awards

  • Travis Kotzur — Best in Show (Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase)
  • Saifa Pirani — Best Undergraduate Student Poster-Mathematics and Statistics (COS Research Conference)
  • Saifa Pirani — Best in Show (Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase)
  • Gabriella Rice — Best Undergraduate Student Poster-Regenerative and Molecular Medicine (COS Research Conference)
  • Audrey Ynigez-Gutierrez — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

2015 MARC Student Awards

  • Nicolas Diaz — Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation-Chemistry and Biochemistry (COS Research Conference)
  • Travis Kotzur — Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation-Regenerative and Molecular Medicine (COS Research Conference)
  • Joanna Perido — Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation-Physics & Astronomy and Nanotechnology (COS Research Conference)
  • Kirstie Salinas — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
  • Marissa Wechsler — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

2014 MARC Student Awards

  • Krysta Lynn Amezcua — Best Undergraduate Student Poster-Physics & Astronomy and Nanotechnology (COS Research Conference)
  • Danielle Chapa — Third Place Poster Presentation Award (COLFA Spring Conference)
  • Rolando Garza — Best Undergraduate Student Poster-Infectious Diseases (COS Research Conference)
  • Rebecca Rodriguez — Best Oral Presentation Award (ABES Student Conference)
  • Rita Thornton — Best Undergraduate Student Poster-Computer Science & Mathematics (COS Research Conference)
  • Audrey Ynigez-Gutierrez — Best Oral Presentation Award (ABES Student Conference)

2013 MARC Student Awards

  • Danielle Chapa — Best Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation-Life Sciences Award (COS Research Conference)
  • Xavier De Luna — Distinguished Service Award (SACNAS Chapter)
  • Luis Munoz — Best Oral Presentation Award (ABES Student Conference)
  • Rita Thornton — First Place Poster Presentation Award (ABES Student Conference)
  • Vanessa Torres — Alumni Association Scholarship
  • Marissa Wechsler — Featured Article and Cover Picture (Innovations, Engineering Magazine)
  • Audrey Ynigez-Gutierrez — Chemistry Poster Presentation Award (SACNAS)
  • Audrey Ynigez-Gutierrez — Full-paid visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Chemistry Opportunities Program)
  • Audrey Ynigez-Gutierrez — Rice University Chemistry Chair Invitation to apply to the University's Regional Undergraduate Symposium
  • Audrey Ynigez-Gutierrez — Society of Toxicology National Conference Travel Award

2012 MARC Student Awards

  • Xavier De Luna — SACNAS Travel Award
  • Marissa Wechsler — Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference Award

2011 MARC Student Awards

  • Rita Thornton — Poster Award (ABRCMS)
  • Marissa Wechsler — Advisory Council Biomedical Engineering Scholarship
  • Marissa Wechsler — USAA Foundation Scholarship