College of Chemical and Life Sciences
1300 Symons Hall301-405-2080
http://www.chemlife.umd.edu/
College-wide Opportunities
Research
Opportunities for Undergraduates
The College of Chemical and Life Sciences maintains a website
dedicated to research opportunities for undergraduates.
It contains links to departmental honors programs and also
contains valuable information about earning academic credit
for research experience.
Catalyst
Seminar
Dr. Kaci Thompson
1313 Symons Hall
hhmi@umd.edu / 301-405-3353
The goal of the Catalyst Seminar is to introduce new students
to the diversity of research opportunities available to
them in the College of Life Sciences and facilitate interaction
among students and faculty investigators. Students will
learn about the life sciences research currently being
conducted at the University of Maryland through a series
of faculty seminars and informal coffee hours. The seminar
will also provide an opportunity for students to learn
skills essential for becoming successful student researchers,
such as strategies for negotiating the research process,
locating a faculty mentor, ethics in science, and critical
analysis of research papers and proposals.
Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship Program
Dr. Kaci Thompson, Associate Director
1313 Symons Hall
hhmi@umd.edu / (301)
405-3353
The Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the College of Chemical & Life Sciences, University of Maryland supports the independent research activities of talented undergraduate students under the direct supervision of a faculty investigator/mentor. The objectives of the program are to allow students to experience the investigative process, demonstrate their aptitude for research, develop a close collaboration with a faculty mentor, and strengthen their conviction in their career choice. The Undergraduate Fellowship program encourages the submission of applications from members of groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.
Capstone
Research Presentations
Kaci Thompson
1313 Symons Hall
hhmi@umd.edu / (301)
405-3353
The culminating experience of a research project is the opportunity to present one's findings in a professional setting at a national meeting or conference. The HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellowship program provides students up to $1,000 to help defray the cost of traveling to a professional conference.
Departmental Research Opportunities
Cell
Biology and Molecular Genetics (CBMG) Departmental
Honors Program
CBMG Undergraduate Office
1225 H. J. Patterson
The CBMG Departmental Honors Program is highly research oriented. The objective of the program is to provide honors students with an opportunity to gain an appreciation for the research process. This is viewed as including: Identifying a research problem; Appreciating the background information related to the research problem; Developing a Hypothesis; Learning the methods and acquiring the data; and Analyzing and interpreting data.
Cell
Biology and Molecular Genetics: Research in Faculty
Labs
Via BSCI 379G, 379M, or 379P a student may receive credit
for performing research in the laboratory of one of the
faculty in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular
Genetics. The letter code for the course reflects the discipline
of the research area.
Chemistry/Biochemisty: The Rollinson
Fellowship Initiative (RFI)
Robert Walker
2224D Chemistry Building
rawalker@umd.edu / (301) 405-8667
The RFI serves as a means of introducing first year chemistry majors to research opportunities in analytical, mathematical and physical chemistry. RFI will match up to eight qualified freshmen with faculty and/or graduate student mentors. Projects span a wide range of scientific interests from polymer phase separation to surface chemistry on Chesapeake Bay sediment.
Entomology
Department Honors Program
William Lamp
4120 Plant Sciences Building
lamp@umd.edu / (301)
405-3959
The Entomology Department Honors Program provides an opportunity for juniors and seniors to do a research thesis and receive Honors certification in Entomology on their diploma. Students complete at least six credits of research under the direction of a faculty mentor.
Environmental
Science Policy Honors Program
The Environmental Science and Policy (ENSP) Honors Program
provides opportunities for interested, capable, and energetic
undergraduates to engage in independent study under the
guidance of an ENSP faculty member.
Additional Resources
Center for
Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing (C-CEBH)
Charlene Brooks
2123E BPS
cbrooks@psyc.umd.edu /
(301) 405-7861
The Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing is an auditory neuroscience research group at the University of Maryland, College Park. C-CEBH is a multi-department and multi-college program that includes 10 research laboratories with 12 regular faculty and over 60 research associates, postdoctoral fellows, doctoral students, and undergraduates.
Joint
Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
Dr. Kaci Thomspon
1313 Symons Hall College Park, MD 20742
excels@umd.edu / (301)
405-3353
The JIFSAN internship program allows undergraduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park to participate in research at FDA facilities, including the Harvey Wiley Building in College Park and the MOD1 and MOD11 facilities on Muirkirk Road in Laurel, MD. Internships require a time commitment of 8-10 hours/week during the semester and 30 hours/week during winterterm and summer. After 100 hours as an unpaid intern, JIFSAN interns become eligible to compete for a paid internship for subsequent semesters.
College Research Programs
Maryland
Sea Grant (Summer Fellowship)
4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 300
301-403-4220
leffler@mdsg.umd.edu or moser@mdsg.umd.edu
Maryland Sea Grant offers 14 undergraduate students the opportunity to conduct marine research in biology, chemistry and physical oceanography on the Chesapeake Bay. As part of a research team, you will work on an individual project in areas including estuarine processes, biogeochemistry, contaminants, fisheries, physical oceanography, the benthic environment, and submerged aquatic vegetation. As part of a research team, you will work on an individual project in areas including estuarine processes, biogeochemistry, contaminants, fisheries, physical oceanography, the benthic environment, and submerged aquatic vegetation.