Undergraduate Research

Catalog description

Students participate in an independent and original laboratory research project under the close supervision of a faculty advisor. This entails familiarization with relevant chemical literature, laboratory work, preparation of an abstract and written report, and presentation of a departmental seminar. Students who complete this course learn to search and critically review the literature, develop specialized laboratory skills, evaluate their data, prepare a formal and detailed research report, and present a seminar for constructive review by their peers and the faculty. Students desiring credit for research performed off campus must obtain approval of their project from the course coordinator, register for this course, and present the required written and oral reports and a letter of evaluation from the off-campus supervisor of the research.