Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
What is Undergraduate Research?
- One-on-one work with faculty
- Searching for new knowledge in a field
- Discovering new phenomena, methods, and techniques
- Application of what is learned in lecture
Why do Undergraduate Research?
- Develop a better understanding of “hot” topics and areas of concern
- Experience in your field of study (or another)
- Want to know more than what’s provided in traditional coursework
- Hands-on Experience
- Preparation for graduate or professional school
- Further work with internationally known faculty members or as part of a research team
- New communication skills
- Clarify your career goals
How is the learning different than classroom learning?
- You help to formulate the question to answer
- You help to design the methods to answer the questions
- You interpret the results of your tests or discoveries
- You learn to communicate the new results to others in your field
The President of Georgia Tech strongly believes in the value of undergraduates and invites them to experience the excitement of new discovery through research. He established the President’s Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA) to encourage and supplement undergraduate research opportunities for all majors. Currently over 200 students are awarded up to $1500 in research salary to work with a faculty mentor or up to $1000 funding to present work at a professional conference.
Research is not always in laboratory and scientific settings. New discoveries in literature, social sciences, architecture, and business are also exciting avenues of learning. Students can participate in undergraduate research for course credit or pay, part time or full time. Opportunities are available institute-wide or within specific colleges and schools. Interdisciplinary opportunities are also available. Find a faculty member whose interests match yours and start doing research today!
For additional information, please contact the UROP office at UROP@gatech.edu
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Undergraduate Research Symposia [49]
Showcases to recognize ongoing undergraduate research projects at Georgia Tech
Collections in this community
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SABUR Presentation Series [1]
The Student Advisory Board for Undergraduate Research (SABUR) plans activities and events related to undergraduate research. -
The Tower [38]
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Undergraduate Research News [19]
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Undergraduate Research Option Theses [651]
To support the growth of both the quality and quantity of undergraduate research on campus, Georgia Tech offers a Research Option for undergraduates. The research option is intended to indicate that the student has had a ... -
UROP, Fellowships, and Pre-Health Advising Events [2]
Events and showcases held by units of the Office of Undergraduate Studies
Recent Submissions
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Broad Effects of Arousal on Quasi-Periodic Patterns of Brain Activity
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Representing the Effect of Multiple Alternatives and Information Strength on Confidence in Perceptual Decision Tasks
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Towards a Quantum Steganographic Capacity of Lossy Bosonic Channels
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Using Language Models in Causal Story Generation
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Christendom v. Clericus: The Punishment of Clerical Necromancers During the Period 1100-1500 CE
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Decoding Disease Persistence in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia One Single Cell at a Time
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An investigation of the mechanism behind Adjuplex and its effect in adjuvant combinations
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Development of a Wireless, Commercial Electromyography System for Use in Athletics and Physical Therapy
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Military Deception and Strategic Culture: The Soviet Union and Russian Federation
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