Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UMD
The Maryland Student Researchers (MSR) program is a database of on-campus research opportunities for undergraduates. It is designed to help undergraduates find research opportunities and to help faculty members find research assistants. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of research opportunities available at the University of Maryland. Almost all professors engage in research, and individual departments' websites will provide a more comprehensive list.
The link to the online database site is here: http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu/searchnew.php
Once you have found a project that interests you, read our advice on Contacting Faculty and Getting the Most out of Your Research Experience in order to learn how to optimize your chances of a successful research experience. Being well-informed and having realistic expectations will help you to have a rewarding research experience.
E-mail the researcher whose project you wish to join. Attach copies of a cover letter (optional), resume, and unofficial transcript to the e-mail. Introduce yourself (briefly) and explain why you want to join that particular project. Your application will ALWAYS be more effective if you provide specific reasons why you are interested in that particular research project and how you believe you can contribute.
The Maryland Student Researchers (MSR) program is a database of on-campus research opportunities for undergraduates. It is designed to help undergraduates find research opportunities and to help faculty members find research assistants. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of research opportunities available at the University of Maryland. Almost all professors engage in research, and individual departments' websites will provide a more comprehensive list.
The link to the online database site is here: http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu/searchnew.php
Below are a few examples of faculty projects that may be of interest to ENSP students. Please be sure to search the database above for more opportunities!
- The Politics of Psychology and Climate Change: An experiment testing the effect of environmental - Westhelle, Felipe (fwesthel@umd.edu), BSOS - GVPT
- Machine learning based global crop yield and condition forecasting -Sahajpal, Ritvik (ritvik@umd.edu) BSOS - GEOG
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research Internship - Tully, Kate, AGNR-PSLA (kltully@umd.edu)
- Urban Ecology: Plants of the City - Johnson, Lea, AGNR-PSLA (leaj@umd.edu)
- Urban Forest/Restoration Ecology - Johnson, Lea, AGNR-PSLA (leaj@umd.edu)
- Internship in Entomology - Dabek, Elizabeth, CMNS- ENTM (dabek@umd.edu)
- Analyzing underlying factors affecting the formation of mixed-species cetacean groups - Srinivasan, Mridula AGNR ESSIC/NOAA Fisheries (mridula.srinivasan@noaa.gov)
- Jatropha curcas L. viability in varying greenhouse conditions: An aquaponics approach - Izursa, Jose-Luis, AGNR- ENST (jlizursa@umd.edu)
- Forest Entomology and Ecology of Emerald Ash Borer - Gruner, Daniel, CMNS-ENTM (dsgruner@umd.edu)
- Perception of Environmental Degradation and Quality of Life - Byoung-Suk Kweon, AGNR-PSLA( kweonb@umd.edu)
Once you have found a project that interests you, read our advice on Contacting Faculty and Getting the Most out of Your Research Experience in order to learn how to optimize your chances of a successful research experience. Being well-informed and having realistic expectations will help you to have a rewarding research experience.
E-mail the researcher whose project you wish to join. Attach copies of a cover letter (optional), resume, and unofficial transcript to the e-mail. Introduce yourself (briefly) and explain why you want to join that particular project. Your application will ALWAYS be more effective if you provide specific reasons why you are interested in that particular research project and how you believe you can contribute.