There are many opportunities for undergraduates to work with faculty on independent research project in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. The university encourages these activities through campus-wide Experiential Educational Program (Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research) and through funding for faculty and students. The SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) program and funding for faculty supports many research programs on campus.
Students are encouraged to talk to faculty about possible research opportunities. In the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, faculty have a wide variety of research interests including exploring new organic reactions, discovering means to generate bio-fuels, developing new sensor systems, studying computational models of chemical reactions and investigating nanotechnology. Students work closely with faculty in small research teams and are involved to presenting research projects at scientific meetings both on and off campus; many students become authors on research publications. Students participate in projects over the summer, during winter intersession and during the academic year in Independent Study courses.
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