Start your undergraduate research
Undergraduate research is open to every undergraduate in any discipline.
But you can do so much more than conduct research. That's just the starting point for experiences that can connect you to students and faculty around the University, country and world.
As an undergraduate at Northwestern, not only do you have the option to engage in scholarly research, regardless of your school, but your options for undergraduate research are almost endless. Here’s where it’s taken six of our undergraduates.
I’m working on a research project to develop the chemical vapor deposition of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for applications in nanoscale photonics and solid-state devices.”
Spencer Park
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Dual-Degree Program: Trumpet Performance & Materials Science and Engineering; Business Institutions Program minor
I recently had an Undergraduate Research Grant to research indigenous language maintenance within the Lepcha community of India. My research advisor is helping me put my research into the bigger picture of language revitalization work.”
Steffi Brock-Wilson
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Economics major; Certificate in Civic Engagement
I’m working in a lab with Dr. Beverly Wright. I am being considered a peer among faculty members. It's an amazing opportunity to get started on research very early in my undergraduate experience.”
Simran Chadha
School of Communication
Communication Sciences and Disorders major; Global Health and/or Political Science minor
I worked with a professor to research and edit a textbook on social media. Also, I spent several quarters working with the professor who founded “The Youth Project,” a Medill-run publication centered on issues of social justice.”
Carter Sherman
Medill School of Journalism
Journalism and International Studies double major
