Randall Research Scholars Program
The Nation’s First Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program
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The Randall Research Scholars Program (RRSP) is a nationally recognized undergraduate research program which pairs exceptional and highly motivated students directly with leading research professors and cutting-edge computing technology to complete scholarly research projects in any field of study.
2025 RRS Meet the Freshmen Mingler at Gorgas Library
RRS Coed soccer team celebrating victory at the 2025 Honors College Dean's Cup game, vs. the Witt University Fellows Program team
2025 RRSP Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) conference Category Award Winners
Computer-Based Honors (CBH) Director Emerita Dr. Cathy Randall (left) and CBH Alumna Dr. Nan Boden (right) with RRS student Phanuelle Manuel (center) during the 2024 RRS Family Feast.
2024 RRS Meet the Freshmen Mingler at the Alabama Museum of Natural History
RRS students (left to right) Kinion Fowler, Liam Smith, and Joe Semler in the stands at the 2024 football victory over the Georgia Bulldogs
A student presents research to Big Al at the 2025 UA Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Conference
Students at the 2025 RRSP Honors Celebration
RRS students, Sophia Marshall-Pelayo (left) and Molly Sullivan (right), at the 2025 URCA conference
Dinner at the 2024 Meet the Freshmen Mingler at the Alabama Museum of Natural History
Students at the 2025 RRSP Honors Celebration
RRS students enjoying ice cream outside the RRSP Lab
RRSP student Arman Dolatabadi presenting at the 2025 URCA conference at the Bryant Conference Center
Several students using the RRSP Lab in Honors Hall
Awards
Every year, many Randall students win various awards in several different fields and areas. Click the numbers and buttons below to view our most recent recipients.
Program News
RRSP 2025 Summer Experiences Report | October 11, 2025
RRSP 2025 Summer Experiences Report
Every year, RRS Members take part in a plethora of unique and stimulating experiences over the summer. This report consolidates the experiences of current RRS students in summer 2025.
Read more: Summer Experiences Report PDF.
Zachary Griffith | Hollings Scholarship | June 4, 2025
Zachary Griffith
Hollings Scholarship
Chemical Engineering & Chemistry
Zachary Griffith is a chemical engineering and chemistry dual major and physics minor in the Randall Research Scholars Program. He conducts research with Dr. Zhongyang Wang on the structure and kinetics of anion exchange membranes as separators for liquid-interface fuel cell applications. This summer, Griffith is conducting research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of the Department of Energy’s Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program, utilizing dynamic electrical impedance techniques to study the memresistance of neuromorphic circuits. Outside of research, Griffith is the design team lead for UA’s ChemE Car competition, as well as president of the UA Electrochemistry Society chapter. He previously received the Outstanding Sophomore commendation from the Randall Research Scholars Program.
Read more: External Awards.
Student Highlights
Gabrielle Kowkabany
Class of 2026 | Chemical Engineering
"One of the best parts about RRS is the engagement and accessibility of our program faculty, from our freshman instructor, Darren to the one and only Dr. Randall. They really want to get to know all the students in the program."
Raeed Kabir
Class of 2025 | Math & Economics
"There is no door that has remained closed at UA with the help of supportive faculty mentors and staff. Of course, the great friends I have made in this program push me every day to keep shooting higher. I have been fulfilled in this program intellectually, socially, and personally."
Jesse Park
Class of 2027 | Mechanical Engineering
"The greatest strength of the Randall Research Scholars Program is the people. Being surrounded by the most intelligent, hard-working, and compassionate individuals on campus has defined my experience at UA."
Our History of Excellence
The Randall Research Scholars Program was founded as the Computer-Based Honors Program (CBHP) in 1968 by Dr. Charles L. Seebeck to produce students who become leaders in application of computer techniques to various fields of knowledge. For the program's first fifty years, CBHP remained true to these original objectives while expanding the focus of the program to meet the continuing advances in technology and the advent of the “information age”. This culminated in 2017, when the program was renamed in honor of one of our previous directors, Dr. Catherine J. Randall. The Catherine J. Randall Research Scholars Program seeks to honor the groundbreaking original program objectives while expanding the vision to encourage continued development of its student researchers as leaders in their fields.
As the oldest undergraduate research program in the United States, the Randall Research Scholars Program is internationally competitive. The members of our program come from all over the globe and present their research at global conferences. Moreover, our students routinely earn prestigious academic awards at the national scale.