Summer CI + UR Mentor Information
The Summer CI + UR Program offers Clemson undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in research for 10 weeks over the summer under the guidance of a faculty mentor. To apply for this competitive award, students must be nominated by CI mentors and then are asked to complete an application. Student recipients of the Summer CI + UR award receive a stipend for their summer work.

2026 Summer CI + UR Mentors

- College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences
Co-Mentors
Hannah Meredith
Forestry and Environmental ConservationDylan Wendricks
Forestry and Environmental Conservation - College of Behavioral, Social & Health SciencesKaileigh Byrne, PhD
PsychologyIrene Pericot Valverde, PhD
Psychology - College of Engineering, Computing & Applied SciencesDelphine Dean, PhD
BioengineeringJohn Desjardins, PhD
BioengineeringMelinda Harman, PhD
BioengineeringJanine Hoelscher, PhD
BioengineeringApoorvi Chaudhri, PhD
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringAdam Melvin, PhD
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringMatthew Boyer, PhD
Engineering and Science EducationKimberly Weirich, PhD
Materials Science and EngineeringXiangchun Xuan, PhD
Mechanical EngineeringLong Cheng, PhD
School of ComputingCo-Mentors
Katelyn Joye
BioengineeringRhonda Powell
Engineering and Science Education - College of ScienceJuan Baeza Migueles, PhD
Biological SciencesMichael Childress, PhD
Biological SciencesQing Liu, PhD
Biological SciencesQing Liu, PhD
Biological SciencesKylie Rock, PhD
Biological SciencesMatt Turnbull, PhD
Biological SciencesTzuen-Rong Tzeng, PhD
Biological SciencesKristi Whitehead, PhD
Biological SciencesJeffrey Anker, PhD
ChemistryJulia Brumaghim, PhD
ChemistryWilliam Pennington, PhD
ChemistryStephen Dolan, PhD
Genetics and BiochemistryMichael Sehorn, PhD
Genetics and BiochemistryIrina Viktorova, PhD
School of Mathematical and Statistical SciencesCo-Mentors
Luke Stoeber
Biological SciencesCamille White
Biological Sciences
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