Subjects:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- History
- Political Science
- English and Journalism
- Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
- Frederick Douglass Institute for Africal and African-American Studies
- Mechanical Engineering
- Institute of Optics
- Physics
- Women's Studies
Biological Sciences
Haggerty-Friedman Psychosocial Fund for Research in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Students seeking to participate in biopsychosocial pediatric research may apply for special scholarship support through the Haggerty-Friedman Psychosocial Fund for studies in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Mentors are matched with students to investigate behavioral and developmental problems among children and adolescents and the psychosocial issues affecting them and their families.
For more information and for the application to this program, please visit:
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/SCRC/haggerty-friedman.htmde Kiewiet Summer Research Fellowships
The de Kiewiet Summer Research Fellowships are designed to give University of Rochester students in the B.S. and B.A. Tracks in the Program in Biology and Medicine an opportunity to obtain substantial research experience in the laboratories of Program Faculty. The Faculty in the Program include all members of the following departments along with many faculty from other biomedical departments: Biology , Biochemistry and Biophysics , Microbiology and Immunology, Neurobiology and Anatomy , Neuroscience , Oral Biology , Pharmacology and Physiology. Students in their junior year are invited to submit competitive applications.
For more information and for the application to this program, please visit:
http://www.rochester.edu/college/BIO/UPBM/3_dekiewiet.htmlIndependent Research 395
An independent research project is usually an exciting learning experience. However, it requires considerable time in order to have any chance for success. It is expected that students will devote a minimum of 10 hours per week (on the average) to their project. In order to receive a grade and get credit for the effort, it is required that a student write a term paper describing the work. This paper will be evaluated by the sponsor; a copy is to be submitted to the UPBM office by the student or the sponsor before the student receives a final grade.
For more information about the Independent Research Project and for instructions on how to register, please visit:
http://www.rochester.edu/college/BIO/UPBM/3_ind395.htmlSummer Research Fellowship Program (SURF)
The SURF Program provides strong and varied opportunities for research experiences in close association with a faculty member engaged in ongoing research. The program also provides weekly seminars, workshops and other opportunities for observation of clinical and research activities. Participants receive a stipend, university housing is provided.
For more information and for the application to this program, please visit:
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/oema/surf.htmlHealth Sciences and Medical Research Internships in Europe
The British National Health Service provides American students with an excellent opportunity to examine a nationalized system of health care delivery. An international internship presents an unrivaled opportunity to explore its practical possibilities, challenges, benefits, and problems. Students find opportunities in London they might not have access to as undergraduates in the United States. Medical Research internships provide hands-on experience in research laboratories or teaching hospitals. All teaching hospitals are associated with the University of London. Students have done research in respiratory diseases and molecular genetics, and worked in prenatal research, as well as in departments of chemical pathology, clinical chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, and genetics. On the semester programs, students take two associated courses concurrently with the internship. They carry four credits each. Internship and course grades (and the corresponding 16 credits) appear on the University of Rochester transcript. On the summer programs, students earn eight credits for the full-time internship (no coursework). The University of Rochester requires their students to keep an analytical internship journal that will be read and graded by the appropriate faculty member.
For more information and for the application to this program, please visit:
http://www.rochester.edu/College/study-abroad/europe/programs/
london.html#health
Chemistry
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
A summer program of full-time scientific research, supporting discussion groups, research meetings, a short course on Photoinduced Charge Transfer, as well as social activities. Research problems are available across the broad landscape of contemporary chemical research: structure, mechanism, dynamics, synthesis, spectroscopy and theory; inorganic, organic, organometallic, physical, biological, polymer, nuclear and environmental chemistry.
For more information and for the application to this program, please visit:
http://www.chem.rochester.edu/REU.html
History
The HOUR Program (History Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Program)
The HOUR Program (History Opportunities for Undergraduate Research) offers students a chance to collaborate with department faculty on their scholarly work. Each semester, a student may apply to assist those members of the History faculty who would like help on their research projects.
For more information and for the application to this program, please visit:
http://www.rochester.edu/College/HIS/undergrad/hourprog.html
Political Science
Barth-Crapsey Undergraduate Research Awards
Barth-Crapsey awards are given to encourage high quality independent research by UR undergraduates in the humanities and social sciences, especially in the fields of government, politics and political history, and literature, and on topics relating to the historical and cultural heritage of the Rochester / Monroe County area.
For more information and for the application to this program, please visit:
http://www.urc.rochester.edu/Acad_yr/Barth_Crapsey.html
English and Journalism
The Camelot Project
The program is dedicated to the development of an online database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information. Undergraduates may intern in the program for credit, performing their own research, writing papers, and developing their own websites as a culmination of their work.
For more information on the Camelot Project, contact Alan Lupack in the Robbins Library
Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
Current Research at Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology
Department researchers are always recruiting for volunteers to participate in a variety of studies advancing the science of psychology. Listed below represent a portion of the research conducted by professors, graduate students, and affiliates of the department:- Mount Hope Family Center (Dante Cicchetti)
- Self-Determination Theory (Edward Deci & Richard Ryan)
- Social Development and Family Processes Research Group (Judith G. Smetana)
Research Assistants Wanted
Faculty and graduate students of the department are frequently in search of individuals with an interest in social sciences research. Students may be eligible to earn academic credit, as a course or an independent study, for their research experience. For details, students should contact their academic advisor and/or the individual offering the position.
For further information about research opportunities, please visit: http://www.psych.rochester.edu/research/index.html#rajobs
Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies
Frederick Douglas Papers Internship / Independent Study Opportunities
Possible Internship and Independent Study subjects:- Study the correspondence, transcribe the texts, provide editorial comment, and/or provide annotations on the relationship between Douglass and his correspondents.
- Digitize the materials and learn about the electronic editing of texts.
- Write essays setting the materials in the context of the events of the period.
- Prepare exhibits using the original materials.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of M.E. Research Areas
The Department of Mechanical Engineering includes 17 faculty members, approximately 40 full-time and 10 part-time graduate students, and 150 undergraduate students. Important research is conducted in four major areas:- Applied Mechanics
- Biomechanics
- Energy and Plasma Physics
- Materials Science
For specific information about research areas and associated faculty members, please visit: http://www.me.rochester.edu/Research/Research.html
Institute of Optics
Research Experience in Optics and Engineering for Undergraduates
The College Program for Women in Science and Engineeting (WISE) and the Institute of Optics have established an Undergraduate (REU) Program funded by the National Science Foundation to support ten to twelve highly-qualified students to undertake supervised research projects in the Institute of Optics, for a period of 10 weeks each summer. Departmental faculty conduct research in diverse experimental and theoretical areas of optics and engineering. Each summer, the Department's research effort involves approximately 20 undergraduate students, in addition to approximately 100 graduate students, and 25 faculty members. Some of the research performed by past undergraduate research assistants has been published in scientific journals. Students may also presented their work at national conferences and undergraduate research symposia at the University of Rochester.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Connie Jones, REU Program
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Rochester
Wilson Blvd., B&L Bldg.
Rochester, NY 14627-0171
phone: (585) 275-5306
fax: (585) 275-8527
email: connie@pas.rochester.edu
Department of Physics
Research Experience in Physics & Astronomy for Undergraduates (REU)
The Physics and Astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program is funded by the National Science Foundation to support ten to twelve highly-qualified students to undertake supervised research projects in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, for a period of 10 weeks each summer. Departmental faculty conduct research in diverse experimental and theoretical areas, including Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biological Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Plasma and Laser Physics, Quantum Optics, and Physics Education.
For more information, please visit: https://webapps.pas.rochester.edu/reu/Rochester Symposium for Undergraduate Physics Students
The department of Physics and Astronomy hosts the annual Rochester Symposium for Physics Students (RSPS). This Northeast regional undergraduate research conference, typically held in the latter half of the Spring semester, has been held every year at the University of Rochester since 1981. At RSPS symposia, research projects have been presented in talks by undergraduates representing regional institutions including: SUNY Colleges at Albany, Brockport, Binghamton, Fredonia, Oswego and Plattsburgh; and Allegheny College, Conisius College, Colgate University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Talks by undergraduates have covered topics in condensed matter physics, atomic physics and optics, computational physics, astronomy, high-energy physics, instrumentation and techniques, and environmental physics. The abstracts of all the participants' papers are published annually in a volume of the proceedings and distributed to the participants.
For more information, please send an email with your questions to: rsps@pas.rochester.edu
Women’s Studies
Susan B. Anthony Institute Research Grants for Undergraduate Students
The Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies is pleased to offer grants to University of Rochester undergraduate students to support research in gender and women's studies. Proposals may include such items as travel to professional conferences, travel for research purposes, and expenses connected with research.
For more information and to apply for a research grant, please visit: http://www.cc.rochester.edu/college/wst/GRANT/ugrdgrnt.htmSusan B. Anthony Institute Award for Independent Research in Gender and Women's Studies
Beginning in 1999, this annual award recognizes excellence in undergraduate research. It will be presented at year's end to the student who has completed the best undergraduate research project in gender and women's studies during the academic year. Students will generally have completed this work as a women's studies independent research, independent study, or honors project. All undergraduate Women's Studies students (majors and minors) are eligible. The award is not restricted to graduating seniors. Students are nominated by SBAI faculty associates.
For more information, please visit: http://www.cc.rochester.edu/college/wst/GRANT/ugrdgrnt.htm
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