FRI Leadership

Kara Helmke Rogers
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- Senior Director for Experiential Learning
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Lauren DePue
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Director of Freshman Research Initiative

Elizabeth Ilardi
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Assistant Director of Freshman Research Initiative
Research Educator | Bioactive Molecules Stream

Timothy Riedel
- Director of UT Inventors Program
FRI Program Contacts
PROGRAM ComPonent
Admissions & Recruitment
Advanced & Summer Research
Assessment & Accreditation
Communications
Course Scheduling & Stream Sort
Corporate & Industry Relations
K-12 Outreach
K-12 Pipeline Initiative
Operations & Safety
Peer Mentors
Peer Observations
Summer High School Research Academy (HSRA)