Pack Research Experience Program

The Pack Research Experience Program (PREP) is a research award that directly benefits historically underrepresented and first-generation students with an academic standing of freshman or sophomore. Get paid to work on a research project or creative activity under the guidance of a faculty mentor!

Benefits of participating:

  • Get paid while learning about research.
  • Apply what you learn in the classroom to real issues.
  • Develop skills and knowledge that can help you be a better student.
  • Build a supportive community around you that includes faculty, staff and fellow students.
  • Contribute to a team of researchers that are developing new knowledge.
  • Build experience to apply for other undergraduate research opportunities, the McNair Scholars Program or even graduate school.

Mentors and projects for spring 2023

Applications for these projects are due in the fall of 2022. Visit the PREP student information page for details.

Heather Burkin

Heather Burkin

Regulation of uterine contraction and early labor prevention

Adam Dunbar

Adam Dunbar

Race, crime and public opinion

Edward Ester

Edward Ester

Category and choice signals in human visual cortex

Monika Gulia-Nuss

Monika Gulia-Nuss

Vector-parasite interaction: examining mosquitoes and ticks

Sarah Haigh

Sarah Haigh

Physiological responses to sensory stimuli

EunKang Koh

EunKang Koh

Printmaking techniques for soft sculpture creation

Samuel Odoh

Samuel Odoh

Developing computing methods to accurately describe and screen chemical compounds

Tara Radniecki

Tara Radniecki

Assessing lactation quiet rooms on a university campus

Chang Hyun Seo

Chang Hyun Seo

Studying how the welfare state’s characteristics and capacity influence its citizen’s life during the pandemic

David St-Jules

David St-Jules

Assessment of refined grain products on human with kidney disease

Alireza Tavakkoli

Alireza Tavakkoli

Computer vision via deep learning for interdisciplinary sciences

Craig Ulrich

Craig Ulrich

Regulation of uterine contraction and early labor prevention

Ehsan Vahidi

Ehsan Vahidi

Investigating lithium production and evaluating the environmental burdens of lithium-ion batteries

Jun Zhang

Jun Zhang

Collaborative soft robotic grippers