Undergraduate research is central to the mission of our college and our institute as it combines faculty mentoring with student achievement that leads to increased scholarship for both groups.

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Undergraduate Researchers Seminars

Pierre Jean 
February 1 @ 1pm in GOS A300
Presentation Title:  Directed Knockout of Bacterial Tubulin Genes in Prosthecobacter
Mentor's Name: Dina L. Newman
Major: Bioinformatics

Ryan Sorensen  
February 1  @ 1:30pm in GOS A300
Presentation Title: PROPOLIS, A PRODUCT FROM THE BEE HIVE, HAS AN ANTAGONISTIC AFFECT ON QUORUM-SENSING REGULATED PHENOTYPES
Mentor's Name: Michael Savka
Major:  Biomedical Science

Undergraduate Research Seminars take place on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00pm in GOS A300 over pizza and soda to promote interdisciplinary collaboration. Faculty and students participate to listen to presentations given by students from our science and math programs.

Interpreting Services available upon request; Please submit request at https://myaccess.rit.edu/

We look forward to seeing you there!

Listed below are some talks from 2010-2011

• Research Experiences for Undergraduates – REU’s. - Learn about COS student’s experiences
• John Dankert: “New York University School of Medicine SURP”
• Nathan McCorkle: “Scientific Instrumentation: Making Research Easier” D3 Engineering, Rochester New York -
• Study Abroad Experiences of COS Undergraduates
• Olivia Svrchek : Denmark
• James Wratten: Budapest and Hungary
• Irma Giron: Characterization of L,L-Diaminopimelate Aminotransferase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Mentor: Prof. Andre Hudson
• Josh Travers: Effect of Phosphatase Inhibitor Calyculin A on Dephosphorylation of the Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor. Mentor: Prof. Elizabeth Perry
• Sam Burke: Role of common benthic macroinvertebrates in phosphorus release from eutrophic lake sediments. Mentor: Prof. Christy Tyler
• Siti Aishah Abdulrahman: Climate-change enhanced dissolved organic carbon and phenols in natural water and drinking water: sources, effects, and solutions. Mentor: Prof. Christy Tyler
• A. Hensel, S. Dedrich, D. Bobo, S. Hamel: Exploration of Gene Expression in Ilyanassa obsoleta. Mentor: Prof. Hyla Sweet
• Mior Ahmad Azmeer Mior Ahmad Subki: Identification of Methylobacterium sp. from Grapevine Xylem Fluids and The Production of Transposon Mutants Deficient in N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Signal. Mentor: Prof. Michael A. Savka
• Andrew Pinkham: The protomic analysis of a Bacillus subtilis Nitric Oxide mutant. Mentor: Prof. Tom Kim
• Kyle Rugg: Synthesis of Isoquinolones and Oxazoles via Modified Pomeranz-Fritsch Cyclizations. Mentor: Prof. Jeremy Cody
• Xuezhou Hou: Correlation of viral load of respiratory syncytial virus with bacterial colonization in nasopharynx of children with or without acute otitis media. Mentors: Drs. Dina Newman, Qingfu Xu and Michael Pichichero
• Luticha Andre Doucette: A Statistical Analysis and Approach to Protein Surface Modeling. Mentor: Prof. Paul Craig
• Richard Rodrigues: Systems Biology Approaches Allow Cohesive Analysis of Disparate Hepatocellular Carcinoma Genomic Expression Datasets. Mentor: Dr. Christopher Taylor Barry, University of Rochester
• Freshman Imaging Project Students: Development of a Polynomial Texture Mapping Device. Mentor: Joe Pow
• Olivia Svrchek: Investigation of Genetic Variation in N-Acetyltransferase (NAT2) for Association with Age-Related Hearing Impairment. Mentor: Dr. Dina Newman
• Michelle Tabisz: Pheromone-Mediated Aggregation by Isopods. Mentor: Dr. Harvey Pough
• Tri Nguyen: Paederia tomentosa (Lour.) phytochemical analysis and sensitivity testing on enteric microorganism. Mentor: Prof. James Aumer
• A panel of students: Infectious Disease, Immunology, Structural Biology, Genetic Counseling, Medicine, Pharmacy, and More! - After Graduation Plans. Mentor: Prof. Irene Evans
• Barbara Spiecker, Alicia K. Wooten, Deepika Sharma: Comparison of endomesoderm-specific genes and the characterization of embryonic expression patterns in sea urchins and brittle stars. Mentor: Dr. Hyla Sweet
• Harshita Sood: Heavy Metal Avoidance Behavior in Terrestrial Isopods. Mentor: Dr. Harvey Pough
• Matthew Wahila: Measurements and Investigation of Novel Heusler Alloys. Mentor: Dr. Linda Barton
• Sam Ziebel: Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Eletefine. Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Cody
• Sebastian Ramirez: Enzymatic and Structural Characterization of a Phosphoglycolate. Mentor: Dr. Suzanne O’Handley

Research Scholars Program

The college of Science s proud to continue the Research Scholars Program for its 8th year in 2011-2012. The Research Scholars Program provides opportunity, community, and recognition for students committed to advanced undergraduate research projects within the department. This program is intended for our most advanced research students, particularly those who wish to go on to graduate school and research-based careers.

• Life Sciences
• Chemistry
• Imaging Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physics

NSF Research & Mentoring for Deaf Students

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring for Deaf Students in Life Sciences Website

Summer Undergraduate Research

Through fundraising a limited number of students were awarded undergraduate research fellowships for the summer of 2011.  In addition to these fellowships, a limited number of students were awarded undergraduate research fellowships through the Honors Program.

View some of our summer undergraduate researchers and their work. PDF  (bookmarks are in place)

Insight Lab Summer 2011 Researcher's Weekly Newsletter Online

RIT College of Science REU Programs

The college currently has two NSF REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) programs that allow undergraduates from any university to join in RIT research during the summer. Click the links below to learn about them.

NSF-REU Program in Mathematics at RIT

NSF-REU Program in Imaging Science at RIT