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Conducting top-tier undergraduate research at Michigan Tech gives you an opportunity
not only to work alongside professors, but to develop skills that set you apart. Whether
you’re looking to continue your studies in graduate school, medical school, or are
just fascinated by learning at a different level, there’s a research opportunity here
for you. We pay students for
101,000+
hours of research
every year.
As an
R1 research institution
, there are many opportunities for student researchers to present their work at Tech's
annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium, at national conferences,
and publish articles in peer-review journals before graduating.
Real research adds real value.
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Many students find research opportunities by connecting with a favorite professor.
You can also participate in our
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
(SURF). SURF provides annual awards of up to $4,000 to undergraduate students who
conduct a research project under the guidance of a Michigan Tech faculty mentor during
the summer semester.
Take Tessa, a biochemistry and molecular biology graduate, whose work focused on the
"heroes of genetics". Biologists use fruit flies to study wing spots, metabolism,
and aging. That matters because the same genes and major metabolic pathways in fruit
flies affect cancer and other diseases in humans.
Watch Fruit Fly Biologists Examine Cancer Genes video
Undergraduate Research Projects
Here are examples of projects Michigan Tech students work on:
Applied geophysics:
Seismic Amplitude-based Lahar Tracking for Real-time Hazard Assessment
Anthropology:
Commercialization of Indigenous Representation in Plant-Based Memorials
Biological sciences:
Trophic ecology of Gulf Coast canids:
Influence of anthropogenic sources on dietary
niche breadth
Biomedical engineering:
A Hemodynamic Comparative Analysis of
Ectasia and Aneurysms in Kawasaki Disease
Wildlife management and ecology:
Assessing Mammalian Assemblages Along Senegal's Largest Artisanal Gold Mine
Electrical engineering:
Real-time Monitoring of Bone Healing Through Wireless Detection of Stress on the Fixation
Plate
Environmental engineering:
Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Inland Lakes: Lake Acidification and Clams
Forestry:
Spatial patterning and growth of naturally
regenerated eastern white pine in a
northern hardwood silviculture experiment
Human biology:
Biopsychosocial predictors of return to
sport and secondary ACL injury: a
systematic review with meta-analysis
Human factors:
How personality traits relate to recognition of
subtle bias in STEM
Mathematics and computer science:
A Self-auditing Protocol for Decentralized
Cloud Storage via Trusted Hardware
Components
Mechanical engineering:
Mimicking the Dynamics of the Mammalian
Cochlea: Kalimba-Inspired Bio-Devices with
Novel Frequency Selectivity
Medicinal chemistry:
Using a New Approach to Mosher Ester Analysis to Determine the Absolute Stereochemistry
of Secondary Alcohols
Mining engineering:
Application of Machine Learning to Predict Underground Fire Location
Physics:
Using Advanced Computing Techniques to Simulate the Universe with Neutrinos
Scientific and technical communication:
Public Tourism Infrastructure and Accessibility: Comparison of Metropolitan, Micropolitan,
and Rural Structures
Sustainability science and society:
Economic Impact Analysis of Sustainable Fishery Production Increases in Michigan
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