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Approximately 85% of Carnegie Mellon’s chemistry majors participate in research as undergraduates. Students can join a professor’s group for pay or credit, as well as pursue opportunities for summer research at other universities or internships in industry. |
Benefits of Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate research in the Chemistry Department is carried out in organic, inorganic, physical, theoretical, and nuclear chemistry, and in a number of interdisciplinary fields involving chemistry with biology, physics, chemical engineering, civil engineering, and other disciplines including environmental aspects of chemistry.
Suggestions for Getting Started and Get Funds from the University
Many opportunities exist for research, including summer research experience either in the Chemistry Department at Carnegie Mellon or at other universities. Also visit the University's Undergraduate Research Initiative page for information on getting funds.
Overview of Undergraduate Research from main CMU site-- news item.
Brief Faculty Profiles
The faculty in your courses and your class advisors (C. Van Dyke, K. Stump, S. Staley, G. Patterson, D. Yaron) can help you to identify faculty members whose work fits with your interests. Browsing the Brief Faculty Profiles and reading related research group web sites is another useful way to become acquainted with the different ongoing projects in the department.
Examples of Research Projects
Chemistry SURG Recipients
The university-wide Undergraduate Research Initiative solicits proposals from students each year for up to $500 to cover the costs of their research. Many chemistry majors take advantage of this opportunity to develop proposal writing skills which are useful throughout a scientific career. Here is a list of recent recipients of these grants for chemistry projects.
Facilities
The Department of Chemistry maintains the latest in instrumentation and computing facilities to support a first-class research program. Carnegie Mellon’s many interdisciplinary research centers provide additional resources to allow the department to constantly stretch the boundaries of the problems we tackle. |
