Each year, two mentors (one in the humanities/social sciences and one in the physical/material sciences) are given the FMP Outstanding Mentor Award.
Honorees are selected from the nominations based on a combination of factors, including student testimonials, innovative or unusual mentoring practices, and other considerations, such as mentees served and years of service as a mentor to undergraduates. The awards are presented at the FMP Symposium.
Dr. Abigail Andrews is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Mexican Migration Field Research Program at UC San Diego. She recently won the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at the 2020 Online Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS)!
Dr. Karin Sandstrom is currently an Assistant Professor of Physics at UC San Diego's Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences. She recently won an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award for the STEM division at the 2020 Online Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS)!
