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UROP connects BU undergraduate students with funded, faculty-mentored research experiences.

Any undergraduate student enrolled full-time at Boston University is eligible to apply for UROP funding. Visit the site to explore opportunities.

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• Stipends for student researchers (academic year and summer)
• Funds for purchasing research-related supplies
• Student participation in professional conferences
• Travel for research purposes
• Student enrichment activities

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Leading the Way with Student-Led Research

Engineers, experiment designers, linguists, artists, and moneyball mavens. what do they all have in common they’re undergraduate students conducting leading-edge research at bu..

Many have worked with mentors through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, while others designed experiments in class, won design competitions, or simply followed their passions. Read about a few of their projects below:

LEELA MUNSIFF (CAS’23) , a linguistics student, spent her last three summers recruiting native Ende speakers from Limol, Papua New Guinea, then translating and interpreting over 70 interviews with Ende tribe members. Her research, conducted with her mentor, Professor Kate Lindsey, led to her presenting her work at New Ways of Analyzing Variation – Asia Pacific 7 (NWAV-AP 7), an international research conference.

Music education student SPENCER HART-THOMPSON (CFA’24) received an Arts Research Award to expand his project, Music Through the Scope of Disability, examining new, more equitable accommodations for students with physical disabilities in music education. The project, which evaluates the burdens of existing accommodations and the benefits of newer proposals, will be complemented by a lecture-meets-music performance organized, written, and performed by Hart-Thompson.

ADANNA THOMAS (CAS’23) , who studies neuroscience, helped design an experiment to understand how the brain’s reading network—interconnected areas of the brain that are active when reading—responds to words that have been spelled incorrectly, scrambled, or made up altogether. Thomas plans to further her research in a lab setting after graduation.

Engineering students MELISSA FERRANTI (ENG’25) , YASH PATEL (ENG’25) , and KARA WALP (ENG’24) , whose concentrations span computer engineering, statistics, machine learning, and nanotechnology, have developed a prototype test that uses silver nanoparticles to detect GHB, a common date-rape drug, in drinks. The paper-based detector was developed in the first annual BTEC x BMES Design-A-Thon, a design competition from the Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center and the BU chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society.

E.J. WONG (CGS’21, CDS’23) , a recent graduate in the inaugural class of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, together with CGS Master Lecturer of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Leonard “Andy” Andres, presented research they had conducted to the SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) Convention. Their project, which aimed to accurately predict a team’s success in the playoffs, was well received and earned Wong a Yoseloff Scholarship for his contributions, which supports students interested in the field of baseball analytics.

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Summer Program in Neuroscience

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We are excited to announce that the Summer Program in Neuroscience (SPIN) has been awarded a prestigious federal grant that will allow us to offer a number of scholarships for SPIN 2024. Based on this news, we will offer a priority application deadline for February 16 th , 2024 .  This is one month prior to the general application deadline of March 16 th , 2024. Submission of the application by the priority deadline is not required for consideration of the scholarships. However, this will allow us sufficient time for the special attention we need to consider applications for these positions. The scholarships are centered on the recruitment of outstanding and talented individuals who are also diverse in numerous ways, including but not limited to their educational, social, immigration, cultural, linguistic, economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and in their life experiences.

The Summer Program in Neuroscience (SPIN) is an annual 8-week program for undergraduates hosted at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center.  It began in 2016 as a collaboration between the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology (Dr. Jarrett Rushmore) and the Department of Neurosurgery (Dr. James Holsapple, Chair), and has expanded to include faculty participants in neurology, neuropathology, neuroradiology, neuro oncology, and neuro radio oncology. Since the first session in 2016, 10-15 undergraduate students have been selected each summer to participate in a variety of structured clinical, didactic, and mentored research activities designed to enhance their understanding of the brain, medicine, neuroscience, and neuroscience research.

These experiences are divided into three parts:

Didactics .  Twice a week, students learn neuroscience and neuroanatomy through small group lectures / discussions and hands-on neuroanatomy labs. The curriculum and content of the neuroanatomy labs and lectures are at the medical/graduate school level and delivered by an award-winning medical educator.  Small group sessions cover the organization of the central nervous system and clinical cases are used to illustrate the anatomy and function of the brain and spinal cord.  Neuroanatomy laboratories allow students to explore the anatomy presented in lectures by guided dissection exercises using real human brain specimens.  With human brain specimens in hand, students learn about the relationship between the nervous system organization and function, and how this relationship is disrupted in disease.

Clinical .  Students are exposed to the function and organization of the brain by viewing it from a clinical perspective and in the operating room. They rotate in the neurology and neurosurgery clinic where fundamentals of the neurological assessment and examination are taught, attend histopathologic review sessions in small groups with a trained neuropathologist and brain “cutting” sessions with pathology staff and residents in the hospital morgue, participate in the review and interpretation of radiographic studies of the human brain and spinal cord with a neuroradiologist, round with the neurosurgery residents in the neurointensive care unit and neurological hospital wards, and observe multiple cranial and spinal neurosurgical procedures. Students also attend weekly neurosurgical didactic sessions for neurosurgery fellows and residents, including weekly surgical case reviews and the institutional combined neurology and neurosurgical Grand Rounds. In addition, SPIN students are given pagers and are paged to shadow neurology or neurosurgical residents at night as opportunities arise, seeing patients in the emergency room and throughout the hospital. Didactic and clinical sessions are organized to optimize the integration and reinforcement of topic material.

Research .  Each student is paired with a research faculty mentor from the Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Neurosurgery, Neurology (including neuro oncology), Radiology (neuroradiology), Pathology (neuropathology) and Radiation Oncology. Over the eight-week period of the program, students conduct an independent but closely mentored research project. Laboratory and mentor assignments are determined in a manner that leverages the students’ stated research interests and existing laboratory knowledge. Project types vary but a range of clinical, cell biological, molecular, and system level neuroscience research activities are available. At the end of the program, students present their research project and results in a public conference attended by their research mentors, course faculty, SPIN participants, family members and others.

SPIN is a unique program that combines mentored research activity with parallel organized clinical and didactic experiences to create and enhance an understanding and appreciation of the relationship between investigation and medicine in the neurosciences. Students emerge with a nuanced and multifaceted perspective of the brain informed by research, clinical experience, and small group didactics. Many SPIN alumni entered the program with hopes to pursue careers in biomedical research or medicine and afterwards have done so in doctoral programs in neuroscience and medical school. The program supports these choices by having career-development sessions to explain application processes for medical and graduate schools and teach interview skills.  Alumni indicate that the program has been “life changing” and critical to determining their individual, post-graduate career path.

Applying to SPIN

SPIN is open to rising junior and senior undergraduate students interested in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computer science, and medicine. Admission is based on academic performance, letters of recommendation, and a personal statement.  Tuition does not include room and board. Proof of current immunizations are required before accepted students can begin the course.

Dates: June 3– July 25, 2024

Tuition: $4,000

Room and Board, not included and is an additional fee.

Application Deadline: March 18th, 2024

Apply to SPIN 2024

For more information, contact:

Dr. James Holsapple

SPIN Program Director

Chair Department of Neurological Surgery

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 

[email protected]

Dr. Jarrett Rushmore

SPIN Program Co-Director

Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

[email protected]

Course Administrators SPIN

Kelley ( Stewart ) O’Brien

[email protected]

Apply to SPIN 2024 

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Undergraduate research at bu.

• One of only three schools in Boston and Cambridge that is a member of the  Association of American Universities  (AAU) - a prestigious group of top universities in the U.S. and Canada recognized for research and excellence in undergraduate education
• An  impressive number and range of research opportunities for undergraduates, available as early as your first year
• Numerous ways to get involved, including our  Directed Study  for independent research
• With more than $1 million in annual funding, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program ( UROP ) afford students the opportunity to pursue research in any academic discipline
• Students interested in sustainability research are encouraged to participate in BU’s Campus Climate Lab , which uses the campus as a living laboratory to advance sustainability practices and support the University’s Climate Action Plan
• Students and faculty are working on hundreds of research projects with $579.4 million in sponsored funding

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Research definitely takes place in all disciplines here at Boston University-- whether you want to be doing hard science research in the laboratory over a microscope, or if you want to be researching history, or language, or literature.

Most of my professors, if not all, are still actively in the field learning something new and then that folds into their classes also. They really give you the opportunity as a student to enter the field in a way that you may not at other universities.

The opportunities that are offered through Directed Study, which is also known as independent research, are really plentiful. You can really conduct your own research, and be funded by the university. And also receive academic credit to do any sort of research project that you'd like to do.

You can start doing research as early as you want, even freshman year. There's absolutely opportunities as long as you're willing to go out and get them.

I started my research my sophomore year, but through the undergraduate research opportunities program or UROP, I was really able to continue that into the summer. I applied. I sent in my proposal. And they gave me funding to continue doing what I was really invested in at the moment and still now.

Personally, for me, I do research on the medical campus. I am currently data mining this protein and how it behaves in specific cancers.

Being a part of the American Association of Universities is a very incredible environment to be around. Within Boston and Cambridge there are actually only two other colleges that are part of that group of really prestigious research institutes. So it really is an incredible opportunity to go to a school that has so much foundation in research.

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Hi everyone! I've been considering applying to Boston University and was curious about their reputation as a research institution. Does BU offer a lot of research opportunities for undergraduates, or do they focus primarily on graduate-level research? Thanks in advance!

Hello! Boston University indeed has a strong reputation as a research institution, and they make sure to offer research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. BU's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is specifically designed to connect undergraduates with faculty members to work on various research projects together.

As a major research institution, BU has a vast range of research areas available, from biomedical engineering to international affairs. This provides undergraduate students with plenty of opportunities to explore their interests and experience hands-on research in their chosen field. In fact, many students at BU manage to secure co-authorships in well-regarded publications.

Additionally, BU is home to over 2,000 externally funded research projects each year, many of which involve collaborations with other institutions and organizations. This gives students a chance to interact with experts in their fields as well as expand their professional network.

Overall, BU is an excellent choice for undergraduate students interested in research. It's always a good idea to reach out to current students or faculty members within your desired field to learn more about their experiences and the availability of specific research opportunities. Good luck!

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AHA Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences (AHA SURE)

Boston University (BU) is committed to accelerating the pathway of individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into science careers. The Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine ( Chobanian & Avedisian SOM ) was selected by the American Heart Association ( AHA ) as one of 5 US Medical Schools to participate in a summer research pathway program called   AHA Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences ( AHA SURE ).

AHA BU faculty members awardees will serve as mentors for this program. The program will occur in the broader context of multilevel mentoring available via the BU STARS program , which is out of BU’s Graduate Medical Sciences. The AHA SURE Program will be in-person in 2024.

A pplications for the 2024 program are now closed.

You cannot save your application once you have started it, so please prepare your answers in advance. A Word version of the application is available here.

Eligibility Requirements

• Candidate may be pursuing a degree in any field but must have expressed an interest in a healthcare-related field.
• Candidate must be a full-time undergraduate, a rising sophomore, junior or senior.
• Candidate must have exemplary academic performance.
• We strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify with groups that have been historically underrepresented in medicine and health sciences as defined by the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ).
• Please note the immigration requirements for the SURE application:  At the time of application, the student must be a United States citizen, or a foreign national holding a student, exchange, or permanent resident visa, including an F-1, H1, H1B, J1, PR, TC or TN visa. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status requires additional AHA approval to apply. Send an email to  [email protected]  with an explanation of the student’s status.
• U.S. citizen
• PR- Permanent resident
• Pending permanent resident (must have filed Form I-485 for permanent resident status and obtained an I-797C Notice of Action that the application has been received by USCIS and case is pending)
• E-3 Visa – specialty occupation worker
• F-1 Visa – student (for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows only)
• G-4 Visa – family member of an international organization employee
• H1-B Visa – temporary worker in a specialty occupation
• J-1 Visa – exchange visitor (pre- and postdoctoral fellowships only; all other awardees must obtain an H-1B or equivalent by the award activation date)
• O-1 Visa – temporary worker with extraordinary abilities in the sciences
• TN Visa – nonimmigrant NAFTA Professional  (TN) visa allows citizens of Canada and Mexico, as NAFTA professionals, to work in the United States in prearranged business activities for U.S. or foreign employers.
• TC- formerly referred to as the “ Trade Canada ” visa or “TC,” was filed with the predecessor to the USCIS, the Immigration Naturalization Service (INS).
• DACA – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Program Benefits

• $6000 compensation/honorarium
• Travel expenses
• Travel costs to Boston
• Room & Board at Boston University
• Opportunity to travel to an AHA scientific meeting.

Read Program Dates & Application

• Program Dates: Monday, June 3rd to Friday, August 9th 2024
• Deadline : February 1st,  2024

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• July 13, 2023- Using Social Media to Follow Science and Network – with Debora Kamin Mukaz, PhD, MS
• July 19, 2023 – Turning Research into Policy – with Carl Streed, MD, MPH

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STaRS is a dynamic and focused program that is designed to promote access to graduate education for traditionally underrepresented students in science and medicine. STaRS provides scholars with the opportunity to participate in research and enhances skills required for successful entrance and completion of a graduate program or an MD/PhD program in the biomedical sciences.

Each STaRS participant is assigned a faculty mentor and participates in biomedical research projects in a broad range of topics, including heart, lung and blood research. In addition, the STaRS program includes journal clubs, research skill-building seminars and workshops, career discussions and workshops focused on special topics such as oral and written skills, resume and abstract writing, and applying to graduate program or an MD/PhD program in the biomedical sciences. Scholars also enjoy social activities in Boston.

As part of the STaRS program, research scholars will receive:

• $4,800 stipend for program participation
• Round trip travel to Boston for out-of-state students
• University housing (apartment style dorms)

To apply click here . 

Preferred Qualifications

Eligibility: 

• Racial/Ethnic Minorities (African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and U.S. Pacific Islanders), which have a longstanding history of underrepresentation and continuing efforts,
• Students with disabilities (defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities), and
• Students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Be a rising junior or rising senior at the start of Summer 2019 and currently enrolled in a degree program, part-time or full-time, leading to a Bachelor’s degree.
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Have an interest in biological research
• Have some prior research experience

Application Requirements

• Demographic Information
• Educational Background
• A personal statement of no more than 4000 characters (approximately 600 words)
• A copy of your unofficial transcript
• Letters of recommendation from two academic references to be submitted by February 1st to [email protected].

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Independent Research, Internship, Research Assistant

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Summer undergraduate research fellowship program at boston university (surf at bu).

Boston University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program takes place over 10 weeks each summer. It consists of the following:

• Full-time research with a BU faculty member (approximately 40 hours per week)
• Weekly seminars on topics related to career preparation and current research. For instance, in the Summer of 2019, SURF participants attended seminars on scientific ethics, resume and abstract writing, oral presentations, and select research talks by leading professionals.
• Weekly informal meetings in which they meet with faculty from pre-professional advising and current graduate and PhD students.
• Final presentation on your summer research
• Return to BU for participation in BU’s fall Undergraduate Research Symposium

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Visit our website to hear from 2022 participants about their projects and their summer experience!

MULTIPLE REU PROGRAMS

Boston University Photonics Center hosts the NSF REU Site in Integrated Nanomanufacturing, with interdisciplinary nanoscale research opportunities at the interface between engineering, biology, physics, and chemistry. The Center hosts three additional REU programs focused on heart tissue engineering, materials science, and photonics and optics. All REU students work on authentic interdisciplinary research projects under the mentorship of BU faculty and graduate students.

THE EXPERIENCE

Hands-on research in state-of-the-art laboratories at Boston University’s Charles River Campus. Professional development sessions on graduate school, presentation skills, research ethics, and more. Outings and social activities. Research presentations at final poster session and certificate ceremony.

WHO SHOULD APPLY

Undergraduate students majoring in science or engineering. Women, students from underrepresented groups, and students with limited opportunities to pursue research at their home institution are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application deadline is March 15.

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Narrative Medicine aims to put stories at the forefront of medicine.

The Narrative Medicine program at USC is highly interdisciplinary and teaches students to use tools from other disciplines (literary studies, creative writing, philosophy, anthropology, and sociology) as a means of strengthening and reshaping the ways institutions and individuals understand the relationship between clinical medicine, public health, and social justice.

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Our   PhD in Rehabilitation Science is a collaborative effort between The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and San Francisco State University (SFSU) that takes a non-traditional approach to address the broader perspective of both basic and clinical sciences in the following specializations:

• Clinically Informed Neuroscience – developed based on the increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease), stroke, and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. population.
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Graduates of the PhD program in Rehabilitation Science will be well-prepared as researchers, educators, and leaders in the field of rehabilitation science.  Our interdisciplinary educational approach prepares students to conduct collaborative and translational research by integrating knowledge from multiple perspectives, ranging from the cellular to the systems level, to solve complex problems of physical disablement.

Our next class of PhD students will enroll in fall 2023, with applications available from September 1, 2022, through January 15, 2023. 

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The Laboratory of Dr. Deok-Ho Kim in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is seeking a highly motivated   Research Technologist   to help support research in human induced pluripotent stem cells pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation for disease modeling, drug efficacy/safety screening, regenerative medicine, space biology studies. 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• The Kim Lab wishes to recruit a qualified individual to support our group’s research.
• The Research Technologist will become proficient in novel and modern methods of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) culture and differentiation and have access to state-of-the-art resources and equipment, and contribute to high-impact research at the interface of engineering and medicine. 
• The candidate will work under the supervision of senior laboratory personnel, the principal investigator, and the lab manager.
• The candidate should have a solid foundation in basic laboratory techniques and the underlying science. Significant contributions which lead to authorship on publications and oral/poster presentation of novel data will be highly encouraged.
• Under initial supervision and training of the faculty investigator and senior lab members, the research technologist follows established procedures or protocols and utilizes aseptic technique to perform experiments which will include: human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation and experiments for cardiac tissue engineering.
• Performing related general duties such as ordering supplies, general lab housekeeping, and maintaining safety records.
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• Documenting and reporting all experimental results.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting equipment, routine repairs or notifying service personnel when more complex problems occur.
• Other duties as assigned.

  The Work Will Involve a Wide Range of Techniques Including:

• Human pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation.
• Tissue fabrication and functional analysis.
• Immunostaining and histology.
• Microscopy.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.

See full job announcemnt here:  https://jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimore-Research-Technologist-MD-21205/824738700/

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Are you interested in getting into a lab in your major or other majors? Send us an email at [email protected]  and let us know what you are interested in. We would love to help get you connected.

In the coming weeks, we will be regularly posting opportunities to the following document. Please look it over and let us know how we can help you.

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Summer research and training internships for biological and chemical sciences students.

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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU)

Join our summer 2024 program.

We are excited to continue the Summer REU Site under the NSF Grant titled “ Advancing high-performance computing opportunities in undergraduate research at UW-Eau Claire to meet challenges of multidisciplinary computational science ” in 2024. This REU site will host 10 undergraduate students for a 10-week summer program for three summers (2022-2024).

The Summer 2024 program will take place from June 3 to August 9, 2024. Applications are due March 1, 2024.

Be part of fascinating research projects

The REU site at UWEC will provide a comprehensive research experience in high-performance computing and its importance in several research domains. Students will get an opportunity to conduct research in any of the research domains mentioned below:

• Computer science: Machine learning and deep learning and computer vision 
• Chemistry and biochemistry: quantum chemical simulation and multiscale modeling 
• Geography and anthropology: UAV-based vegetation mapping with GIS 
• Materials science and biomedical engineering: computer simulation of electrode materials and Infrared spectroscopic tissue imaging
• Physics: Computational astrophysical study of stellar structure and evolution 

Details of the research projects can be found on the REU Projects page .  

You can apply to the REU program here .

Experience STEM at UW-Eau Claire

To inspire a diverse group of students to pursue a career in STEM, the REU program will include the following additional events:

• Workshops related to high-performance computing, computational science, ethics and responsible conduct of research, and laboratory safety.
• Seminars in topics such as undergraduate research, scientific writing, career planning and diversity.
• Guest speaker presentations and field trips.
• Social events.

Participants in this REU program will receive a stipend ($6,000). Food and housing will be provided by UW Eau Claire Housing, and there is no cost to the participants. All field trips will be arranged for the student participants.

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During your time at UWEC, you’ll be immersed in the blooming Eau Claire community. While UW-Eau Claire itself has activities to meet countless interests, the surrounding town also offers opportunities for you to get off campus and explore.

Research & Creative Activities

2023 request for proposals: call for collaborative research proposals in basic and applied sciences between unam and the university of california.

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The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and the University of California Alianza MX (UC Alianza MX) are pleased to announce the first “ Call for Collaborative Research Proposals in Basic and Applied Sciences between UNAM and the University of California .” Proposals are expected to lead to the development of major, long-term collaborations among groups of researchers from both institutions and to significantly advance knowledge in the following disciplines in the context of climate change:

• Coastal flooding
• Drought and fire ecology
• Extreme heat and health-related effect
• GHG emissions and air quality
• Soil functions and management
• Sustainable food production and nutritional genomics
• Other related disciplines with a positive impact on society.

Proposals are due by Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. (PST).  For more information, please visit: here  or the application homepage . 

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Undergrad Research Opportunities

Anirudh watturkar: summer term alumni research scholar, research opportunities.

Many Boston University Engineering undergraduates work alongside faculty and graduate students at the cutting edge of research, often in paid positions. Whether innovating cheap, efficient ways to diagnose tuberculosis and cancer, or building a nanosatellite that measures the effect of solar storms on our power grids, our students are engaged in solving society’s most challenging problems.

Presidential Scholars

The Presidential Scholars program is a merit award given to students at the time of admission to Boston University. Presidential Scholars receive a package of benefits, including a $25,000 scholarship to Boston University. Scholarships are renewable for up to eight semesters, provided a 2.00 GPA is maintained ( details ). Additionally, students receive funding for up to 10 hours of research per week for one semester during the time period ranging from Spring of their first year through fall of their Junior year at Boston University, and automatic admission to a Boston University College of Engineering Master’s in Engineering program (provided students maintain a 3.40 grade point average). Apply for research funding.

Distinguished Summer Research Fellowships (DSRF)

Each year, Fellows spend the summer engaged in a transformative research experience under the guidance of a faculty member. Students must maintain a 3.0 average to be eligible for the fellowship, and may conduct their projects during the summer following either their sophomore or junior year.

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Summer Term Alumni Research Scholars (STARS)

The STARS program provides housing support that makes it easier for College of Engineering undergraduates to work in Boston alongside College of Engineering faculty over the summer, performing research to create solutions to some of society’s most challenging problems.

College of Engineering undergraduates engaged in a faculty-mentored, full-time research experience during the summer may apply for the STARS program. To be eligible, students may:

• Receive research funding through the UROP program.
• Be hired into a paid research position from a College of Engineering faculty member. The position must be for at least 35 hours per week for at least 10 weeks.

STARS participants may not take summer courses. Students whose permanent residence is within commuting distance to BU may not qualify for the housing support provided by STARS.

Learn More or apply online .

Supplemental Undergraduate Research Funds (SURF)

The College of Engineering SURF program encourages faculty to involve undergraduates in their research programs during the academic year by providing matching funds for undergraduate students who are working on faculty-sponsored research. SURF funds are automatically made available to students who have secured a position in a faculty lab.

Trustee and FIRST Scholars

These scholarship recipients are also eligible for research funding for up to 10 hours of research a week for one semester. Students wishing to utilize this benefit must complete the Presidential Scholars form here and submit to the Dean’s Office for approval. Click here for more information on the FIRST Scholarship program.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is a University-wide academic program which promotes participation by Boston University undergraduates in faculty-mentored research across all disciplines and throughout the calendar year. Further details available here .

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Chemistry, ACS Certified

Our chemistry, ACS certified program is designed for students interested in working as practicing chemists or a career in scientific research. The major is proudly certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and prepares graduates for immediate employment in government or industry labs as well as admission to graduate school.

Experience Excellent Chemistry Career Preparation

Rooted in undergraduate research, the chemistry, ACS certified major provides countless opportunities for experimentation and discovery. In addition to research-embedded curriculum, faculty members within the department will regularly invite you to join their latest research projects — or encourage you to start your own. These unique opportunities allow you to use an impressive array of modern instrumentation, co-author manuscripts, and work with experts from renowned organizations like Mayo Clinic Health System.

The curriculum throughout the major includes core courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics, with a variety of chemistry electives to choose from. Course topics include chemical analysis, inorganic compounds and reactions, mechanics, fundamentals of biochemistry, and quantitative study of the physical properties of matter. A required capstone reinforces fundamental concepts and will improve your technical writing and laboratory skills.

Whether you're headed to graduate school or to jobs in industry, you'll leave UW-Eau Claire ready to hit the ground running. This major offers excellent preparation for graduate students, as well as immediate employment in a wide range of industries, including health care, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, nutrition, and much more. Real-world experience, exceptional career preparation, and an impressive set of technical and communication skills continually set our graduates apart and allow them to excel in whatever they do. 

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Accreditation information.

The department of chemistry and biochemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS) to certify the ACS Chemistry degrees.

The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at UW-Eau Claire is home to a suite of state-of-the-art instrumentation for chemical analysis — and you'll have direct access to it. This includes an X-ray diffractometer, an optical cryostat, a jet-cooled expansion system, and a supercomputing cluster (BGSC) — a high-performance computing system that provides resources that are on par with (or above) what is available at most major research institutions. You'll also be able to use specialized laboratories, including a laser spectroscopy lab, a low-temperature spectroscopy lab, a computational lab and a thermal analysis lab. 

The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department has a long tradition of productive collaborative research partnerships between undergraduate students and faculty. These experiences often lead to published papers in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at regional, national and international meetings. Previous research projects have ranged from work on self-repairing LC displays on phones, TVs, and monitor screens to mucin peptides and how they might be used as antigens against some cancers.

As a chemistry major, you'll find countless internships, seminars, lectures and nationally funded summer research opportunities available to you. These experiences allow you to explore career paths, gain valuable career experience and work with experts in the chemical industry. A series of lectures by faculty and speakers from industry will introduce you to various chemical and related industries as well as career opportunities and their qualifications. Participating companies have included organizations like Univar, Ecolab, Hydrite Chemical, 3M, Boston Scientific and Nestle USA.

This degree is proudly certified by the American Chemical Society, which speaks to the quality of the program. The extra rigor and additional requirements found in a certified degree program — including the breadth and depth of curriculum, the qualifications of the faculty, the campus facilities, the department instrumentation, and the opportunities for students to conduct meaningful research — are highly regarded by potential employers and graduate schools.

Blugold Stories

One of the reasons why I chose UW-Eau Claire was because the research opportunities here are just amazing. It is beyond what's normal for a primary undergraduate institution, and the chem department's choices for research is uncanny. You have choices from inorganic to P-chem to organic synthesis to fluorescence. I'm loving it. It would be one of my biggest recommendations for incoming students to join.

Participating in research has been the foundation of my college experience. I love the "aha" moments of research — not just the moment when success happens but more the moments when something clicks and makes sense. Research has made making connections the most rewarding part of learning.

Just the facts

100% Employed or Continuing Education Every 2022-2023 graduate from this major is currently employed or continuing their education.

Where can the chemistry, acs certified program lead me after graduation?

The UW-Eau Claire chemistry department is nationally recognized as one of the top undergraduate chemistry departments in the country. So it's no surprise our graduates are doing big things. From working as a research technologist at Mayo Clinic to improving production at 3M to excelling as a lab technician at Berry Global, our graduates go on to work at renowned organizations all over the country. 

Curriculum throughout the chemistry, ACS certified program prepares students to function effectively and professionally as practicing chemists in graduate programs and/or in careers in government or industry labs. A variety of electives allow you to personalize your education and study the topics that most interest you. 

Here are a few courses in Chemistry, ACS Certified at UW-Eau Claire.

Chemical Principles

Principles of chemistry, including chemical properties and the periodic table, atomic structure, chemical bonding, equilibria, thermodynamics, acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions and complexation reactions.

Fundamentals of Biochemistry

This course is designed for nonbiochemistry/molecular biology science majors who require a one semester course in biochemistry. The fundamental chemical, structural, and metabolic aspects of lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids are covered.

Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory

Introduces molecular structure and bonding, organic nomenclature, acid/base properties of organic compounds, stereochemistry, resonance, mechanisms, and synthetic reactions illustrating functional group interconversion. Microscale laboratory techniques for the preparation, isolation, purification, and characterization of organic compounds.

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You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let’s lead the way together.

Business Unit/Role Specific Info

The American Express business has two core types of customers. The Card Members that use our cards to make purchases, and the businesses that accept them. In Global Merchant & Network Services, we primarily focus on the businesses that accept our cards. We bring together the businesses that lead and evolve the company’s relationships with the millions of merchants around the world that accept American Express, as well as the team that runs the company’s payment network and leads bank partnerships globally. This is an exciting time for GMNS. We are expanding global acceptance of our cards, driving greater usage of our network, using our modern capabilities to bring together broader revenue streams, and driving innovation both in-house and with partners. To put the scale of our global reach in numbers:

• More than 80 million global locations accept American Express payment products
• We operate in 198 countries and territories
• We have 135+ million cards in force, that perform 12 billion transactions per year and supply more than $1.5 trillion in network volume
• We have 190+ partners who either issue cards on our network, and/or sign new businesses to accept Amex on our behalf

This internship experience will offer you the opportunity to be part of an innovative and passionate team focused on making American Express an indispensable payments partner to our merchants, delivering differentiated products and services and driving revenue growth for both merchants and American Express.

As a Business Development intern, you will be working on exciting partner/customer facing projects aligned to the company’s strategic goals. Our Business Development interns will have the opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives while being part of our award-winning culture and network across our diverse business units and regions.

This position will be based in New York, NY

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the merchant & network business and its needs.
• Conduct research on the external/competitive landscape as well as data analysis to help American Express improve performance and drive growth.
• Use innovative ways to prospect for new customers and improve the customer experience.
• Help lead external partnerships to drive new opportunities and expand the business.
• Develop relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the design and execution of strategic initiatives and develop/implement tests to measure effectiveness.
• Help build executive presentations on strategic topics to be shared with senior management and/or partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills
• Strong customer focus
• Project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to problem solve and use data to drive insights.
• Demonstrated strategic thought leadership to get results.
• A track record of results and desire for continuous learning/improvement
• Ability to multi-task and effectively manage time to deliver timely outputs. Ability to communicate orally & in writing clearly and consistently with superiors & peers.

Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you

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In order for your application to be considered, please complete the below steps:  

• Click on the link below and select “Apply”
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 JOB LINK: https://aexp.eightfold.ai/careers/job/24325763

Salary Range: $24.05 to $63.00 hourly + sign-on bonus

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That’s why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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