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UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH OPTIONS
UC Undergraduates Pursuing
Research in Science and Engineering
(UPRISE) is a 12-week summer
research opportunity, during which
students develop their research and
analytical skills investigating a
specific scientific question that is
supervised by a UC faculty mentor.
Students also meet weekly for
workshops on topics designed to
help them succeed in STEMM fields.
UNDERGRADUATE
The Protégé Undergraduate Research
Program enables a select group
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
of outstanding first-year students
to work with leading CEAS faculty in
their research labs. Each year, a dozen
or so students are identified and
UC STUDENTS EXCEL IN EARLY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
selected by a faculty committee.
published. Along with tangible engineering
Interested students have the opportunity to
of metal carbides, hoping to create carbides
“ I LIKE THE ‘NOT KNOWING’
participate in hands-on research work with
with new chemical compositions to use in
OF RESEARCH. THE ABILITY
knowledge, this early research experience
esteemed CEAS faculty during the summer
green energy processes. Each student was
TO ASK QUESTIONS AND
provides students with networking
after their 昀椀rst year. Students Phillisity
responsible for a different aspect of the
FIND NEW THINGS.”
opportunities, professional development,
Entrepreneurial Co-op helps students
“I hope my mentees recognize that the
a market gap analysis of existing UC
As a mentor, Payton’s philosophy relies
faculty are here to help them,” Payton
technology research for potential
the results, measuring if the experiment
on working side by side with the students
said. “We talked a lot about what they
commercial applications.
was accomplishing its goal.
as a team. During their time at the lab, the
can do in their careers, and I hope they
team created 81 specimens, surpassing
take this experience and go on to bigger
their goal of 45, and are preparing a
and better things. They’ll always have
manuscript to be peer-reviewed and
the connection back to me.”
research process. Acosta was tasked with
Payton, associate professor of materials
building the system they used to create
science and engineering, to work in the Air
the specimens, ensuring it would work
Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio.
properly and safely, while Neal analyzed
processing technique to make thin crystals
has supported 173 student researchers.
and con昀椀dence in their work.
Neal and Jesus Acosta were paired with Eric
They used chemical vapor deposition as a
Since its creation in 2013, the program
– JESUS ACOSTA
learn how to evaluate and conduct
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