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 fall 2023

Applications for these projects are due in the spring of 2023. Visit the PREP student information page for details.

Laura Blume

Laura Blume

The violence against public figures project

Elizabeth De Los Santos

Elizabeth De Los Santos

Investigating alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in secondary science classrooms

Katherine Fusco

Katherine Fusco

Anita Loos - A life in work

Andrew Hess

Andrew Hess

Unlocking the secrets of sheep wool - Genomics of wool traits

Joonhee Lee

Joonhee Lee

Obtaining atomically resolved images of graphene using scanning tunneling microscopy

Jason Ludden

Jason Ludden

Humanities approaches to contemporary environmental resource management

Melissa McClinton

Melissa McClinton

Post-production supervising and distribution of feature film and short films

Kenneth Nussear

Kenneth Nussear

Habitat suitability models

Daniel Trugman

Daniel Trugman

Characterizing earthquake hazards in Reno-Tahoe

Rosie Trump

Rosie Trump

Screendance - Methods for creating dance films

Mariann Weierich

Mariann Weierich

Understanding stress and stress-related disorders

Yufeng Zheng

Yufeng Zheng

Microstructure-property relationship of heat-treated titanium alloys