Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

Explore your research interests chemistry, biology, biochemistry, environmental science or health care. At EMU, faculty will be your mentors, whether you're studying stream quality in the Shenandoah Valley, or pest management in Australia. Several research opportunities are funded by grants, making your costs for these opportunities reasonable for undergraduate students.

Faculty Matthew Siderhurst and He is shown with entomologist Stefano De Faveri (center) and lab tech Jodie Cheesman at a field station in northern Queensland.

Students will join professor Matthew Siderhurst in research funded by the National Science Foundation. They will spend time in Australia in the summer studying invasive fruit fly species.

International Research Experience

student administering medicine to a child in Peru

Pre-professional health students may apply for a grant for clinical experiences. Students may choose to work locally, or gain experience in global health care by studying abroad.

Health Experiential Learning Program

Students may design a summer research project with faculty and apply for a summer research grant.

Summer Research Experiences

faculty and student working with lab equipment together

Students often join faculty in research projects, giving students an opportunity for mentoring and exploration of research interests.

Research with Faculty