Research Opportunites for Undergraduates
There is routine involvement of undergraduate students in environmental engineering research projects. Students can work part-time during the academic year, and depending on availability, there are full-time employment opportunities during the summer months. Activities depend on the project and faculty member involved, but they include everything from data collection in the field, to data analysis, to modeling and programming.
Hands-on experience is valuable because it:
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introduces students to the excitement and fun of research
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promotes the ability to think independently
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exposes students to computer, lab, and field instrumentation and methods
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provides an inside view of graduate student life
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helps develop career goals
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serves as a resume 'point of emphasis'
Please contact Dr. Brian Lamb (blamb@wsu.edu) for additional information.
*** New REU Program *** |
Regional Atmospheric Chemistry: State-of-the-art Measurement and Modeling in the Pacific Northwest
LAR has received funding from the National Science Foundation to create a REU program (http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp), beginning in Summer 2009. Information on applications will be provided in the Fall of 2008.
Students will participate in research activities that involve hands-on experience with instruments in our new Mobile Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory (MACL), which is under development with support of a NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant. Research will take place during the summer over a 10-week period at Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Understanding complex atmospheric chemical processes requires simultaneous measurements from numerous instruments, and sophisticated numerical models to bring the data together into a coherent research product. This makes atmospheric chemistry an ideal topic for introducing students to the scientific linkage between measurements and modeling and to the collaborative nature of environmental research.
Download application for summer research opportunities. Deadline for summer 2008 is Feb 29.
Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2007
Summer 2007 undergraduate researchers presented their findings at our 2nd annual undergraduate research symposium in August 2007. This year's 1st place presenter (Brandon Little) attended the American Physical Society 60th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 18-20, 2007.
To see a complete list of the students and their projects click here.
LAR 2007 Undergrad Research Participants: (L to R) Nathan Burley, Tyler Lewis, Matt Erickson, Brock Andrews, Brandon Little, Rob Gibson; (not pictured) Teresa Coons, Josh Van Wie, Liam Corcoran