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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Sub-communities within this community
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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]
The Undergraduate Research Journal of the Georgia Institute of Technology -
Undergraduate Research News [19]
The newsletter of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). -
Undergraduate Research Option Theses [306]
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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The Effect of Sweep and Taper on Static Performance for Small Propellers
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)These past few years have been the years of the UAV. UAVs, also called drones, now have the friendly tasks of filming sports or movie scenes, civilian surveillance, and simple general aviation. Some companies see a future ... -
Integrating Chinese Data from Sina Weibo to the LITMUS Landslide Detection System
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)The detection of landslides has been a challenging problem for researchers since there are no dedicated physical sensors to detect landslides. LITMUS is a landslide detection system based on information from both social ... -
The Closed Loop Optimization of Deep Brain Stimulation Programming
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a procedure used to treat movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. The current procedure for programming the parameters for DBS is time consuming and prone to error. The DBS programming ... -
Percolation, Electrical Conductivity, and EMI Shield Analysis of CNT Composites
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Analysis of Carbon Nano-Tube (CNT) filled polymer composites is the focus of this work. CNT composites have far-reaching applications ranging from being applied in electronics as conductive polymer thin-films, in light ... -
Impact of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation on Leadership Emergence in Teams
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)This paper explores the relationship between motivation (intrinsic & extrinsic) and leadership emergence in order to mitigate extreme (too much or too little) leadership claiming and granting. The study examines DeRue and ... -
Development of a collagen-based model for testing nanoparticle drug delivery to tumors
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Cancer continues to take many lives each year and has posed a seemingly insurmountable challenge to scientists around the world. Traditional methods of treatment, including chemotherapy, are ineffective and result in ... -
Panel Data Analysis Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)The proposed study seeks to evaluate the merits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (commonly referred to as the “stimulus”) against its trifold objectives of: (a) creation of new jobs and protection of ... -
Establishing a Working Protocol for Plasmid Cloning and shRNA Design in Endogenous Brachionus manjavacas Gene TRP7
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Current transfection protocol in rotifers only allows for temporary transfection within rotifers and does not allow for the continuous knockdown of endogenous genes, thereby inhibiting the possibility of observing long-term ... -
Qualitative Comparison of Commercial and Open Source Particle Image Velocimetry Softwares
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Complex chemical and fluid dynamic mechanisms present in combustion systems necessitate the validation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models using flow visualization and velocity field measurement techniques. Two ... -
Evaluating Activity and Sleep Tracking Technologies for Older Adults
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)There are currently over 99 million citizens in the United States who are age 50 and older. Many of these older adults are interested in independently maintaining their mental and physical well-being. There are various ... -
Designing an In-Home Scalable Robotic Arm Exoskeleton for Hand Rehabilitation Therapy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Cerebral palsy and stroke are both debilitating neurological disorders that may permanently damage a person’s body movements and muscle coordination. Recent methods to help facilitate therapy in cerebral palsy patients and ... -
Reducing Delay Time in Hand Mentor Pro to Improve Clinical Functionality
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Stroke is third leading cause of disability worldwide, and the burden of stroke across the world is steadily growing. However, it is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Each year, 800,000 people in the ... -
Small Animal Model of Osteochondritis Dissecans
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans (JOCD) is a joint disorder that predominantly affects athletic children and adolescents. It is characterized by the formation of osteochondral loose bodies which cause pain and swelling ... -
Exploring the Evaluation of Creative Computing with PIXI
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Creativity is an elusive subject. It is hard to define as a measure, and so it is difficult to evaluate. This research seeks to tackle the evaluation of creativity by providing a collaboration between a user and a creative ... -
Effect of Incorporation of lysolipid on the Stability of Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine Bilayer Membrane: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Previous studies have found that incorporating monopalmitoylphosphatidylcholine(MPPC) lysolipids into PEGylated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholines(DPPC) membranes of conventional thermosensitive liposomes lowers their phase ... -
Polynomial Approximation of the Boys Function Optimized for High Performance Computing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)This study provides a method for finding a polynomial approximation of the Boys Function on a given arbitrary domain to a given arbitrary degree. Such an approximation would allow computer conducted that involves the Boys ... -
Morphological Variation in Hemiphractus Fasciatus (Anura: Hylidae: Hemiphractinae)
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)We describe morphological variation within the species Hemiphractus fasciatus, with special focus on populations in Panama, and determined the two allopatric populations are morphologically distinct, suggesting that there ... -
Localizing Embeddings for Recommendation Systems using Binary Pairwise Comparisons
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)Recommendation systems predict the preferences of users (who may be, for example, customers of an online shopping website or moviegoers), to various items (for example, consumer products or movies). One way this information ... -
Directed C-O Activation of Nitrile Functionalized Alkyl Ethers: C-C Cross Coupling Using Redox-active Cobalt Catalysts
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)The utility of palladium in cross coupling is driving efforts to find alternatives based on inexpensive, abundant first-row transition metals. Beyond mimicking Pd, base metal catalysts can access entirely new reactions ... -
Assessing the Stiffness of the Achilles tendon using Laser Doppler Vibrometry
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-18)There were approximately 232,000 Achilles tendon sports injuries in the United States for individuals six and over. The reasons for injuries are weak blood supply to the Achilles tendon and bowstring effect due to ankle ...
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