Undergraduate Research
Opportunities are available for undergraduate students to participate
in research projects in the department. Students who have completed
CSE 560 as well as several of the 600-level classes, and done
well in all or most of their CSE classes, are the most likely candidates
for participating in research projects. Typically these students
are also honors students and have interacted actively with one or
more of the faculty. Indeed, most undergraduate research work
begins as a result of such interactions. Once a student has identified
a particular professor as a potential research advisor, he or she
should personally contact the professor, and explore the possibilities
of joining an on-going research project, or perhaps even starting
a new one.
Scholarships are available from the College of Engineering, and from the College of Arts and Sciences, to support students in their junior or (more likely) senior year who wish to engage in undergraduate research. These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, and require formal application, including a description of the proposed research. Note that these research scholarships are distinct from the scholarships described earlier in this section.
The applications for these research scholarships are generally due in late fall quarter (Arts and Science) or mid-winter quarter (Engineering). Further details may be obtained from the respective college offices (ASC: 292-5104; Eng: 292-3894), but the first steps should be to identify a potential research project, and a research advisor.
Prof. Weide maintains a site that contains much useful information and many useful links for students interested in undergraduate research. Students may also find the information at the OSU Undergraduate Research page useful.
Also see the scholarships page.
