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Undergraduate Research in the
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology |
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What is Research?
Research is the systematic investigation to establish facts or principles. That is, it is the opportunity to learn new things about nature that no one has learned before. Research is your chance to add to the textbooks that students coming behind you will use to study your field of chemistry. |
How Do I Do Research?
The first thing is to find a research mentor. Get started as early in your undergraduate career as possible so you have a chance to build your skills and contribute to the research in the laboratory you work in. You may find that you can join a laboratory in your freshman year and continue until graduation. Many faculty members are reluctant to take on an undergraduate research student for only one or two semesters and this will likely not give you enough time to accomplish something.
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Learn about the research that is going on in the department and beyond |
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Go to the web pages for each of the faculty members to learn about their fields of interest |
Blacklock, Biochemistry
Boyd, Computational Chemistry & Drug Design
Deo, Bioanalytical Chemistry
Georgiadis, Biological Chemistry & Crystallography
Goodpaster, Forensic Analytical Chemistry
Long, Chemical Biology & Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Meroueh, Chemical Biology
Minto, Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry
Muhoberac, Biophysical Chemistry
Naumann, Membrane Biophysics & Biomaterials Science
Nurok, Analytical Chemistry & Separations Science
O'Brien, Inorganic & Computaional Chemistry
O'Donnell, Synthetic Organic & Combinatorial Chemistry
Oh, Synthetic Methodologies & Total Synthesis
Scott, Organic & Medicinal Chemistry
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, Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry
Siegel, Analytical & Forensic Chemistry
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Look at the posters in the hallways of the department; they describe the latest research from each of the labs |
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Talk to your faculty advisor about research opportunities in the department |
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Talk to other students and your TAs about their research |
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Once you have identified two or three faculty members who are doing work you are interested in, contact them (email is usually the best way to make an initial inquiry) and ask for an appointment to discuss their research and the possibility of an undergraduate research position in their lab |
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If you don't hear back from a faculty member, send another email or drop by their office to ask when you can make an appointment to talk with them |
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