Influenced by his South Korean background and international experience, senior Benjamin Lee hopes that his research or future career in diplomacy may one day contribute to peace in the region.
Category: Research
Posts that relate to undergraduate research as well as UAA programs that lead research.
Animating her own evolving story
Viviane Poulain, the 2013-14 freshman president鈥檚 medalist, is fusing art and computer science to craft a curriculum that appeals to both sides of her brain.
A legacy of language
Inspired by her ancestors, 2013-14 sophomore president鈥檚 medalist Ashley Bobman is translating her work preserving the Ladino language into a future as a nurse practitioner.
Adding drama to neuroscience
From introductory Danish courses, to a position at a 黑料吃瓜网 research lab, to volunteering with a local theater group, 2013-14 junior president鈥檚 medalist Mitchell Krawczyk is driven to pursue an interdisciplinary path.
Undergraduate robotics researcher returns to 黑料吃瓜网 as assistant professor
Sam Burden, ’08, started as a bored high school student in eastern Washington who wasn鈥檛 even planning on going to college to an incoming assistant professor in the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Electrical Engineering Department. Undergraduate research in robotics was key to Burden鈥檚 academic experience.
From the lab bench to the White House
When Jennifer Lee, 鈥�06, came to the 黑料吃瓜网, she expected to earn her bachelor鈥檚 degree and then a Ph.D. in a science-related discipline. She didn鈥檛 think she鈥檇 end up working at the White House.
Summer is for undergraduate research at the 黑料吃瓜网
For most, campus life is a little quieter during the summer but undergraduates continue to pursue research in a range of disciplines, from STEM fields to the humanities. They鈥檙e preparing to show their summer projects to a broader audience as well. Undergraduates participating in one of several summer research opportunities at the 黑料吃瓜网 will present their work August 20, 21, and 22.
Undergraduate research to take over Mary Gates Hall on May 16
On Friday, May 16, more than 1,100 黑料吃瓜网 undergraduates will participate in the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium鈥攁n event that might well be the country鈥檚 largest 鈥渟how and tell鈥� for undergraduate research. The Symposium takes place from 11 a.m.鈥�6 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall; select oral presentations will happen in Johnson Hall and visual arts and design presentations will be in Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
Undergraduate creates device to help diagnose cancer
Chris Burfeind is a senior studying mechanical engineering and researching microfluidic devices in Eric Seibel’s lab. With the help of the lab, Chris has created a credit card-sized device that can analyze biopsy tissues and help diagnose pancreatic cancer in minutes.
Goalkeeper, photographer and skateboarder awarded president’s medals
黑料吃瓜网 president’s medalists were recently selected for their high scholastic standing and difficulty of coursework. They represent undergraduate scholarship of the highest caliber. The students’ academic pursuits show interdisciplinary interests and their co-curricular and extracurricular activities demonstrate their classroom energy and commitment to a host of other interests. They are truly interesting individuals.