Undergraduate Research
The Department of Chemical Engineering has vibrant undergraduate research opportunities with its core and affiliated faculty members. Our research spans from the development of successor technologies to combat climate change, to medical technologies to improve human health outcomes, to optical materials, interface engineering, and the application of artificial intelligence, to chemical engineering processes. The department’s prime research strengths are , , , , , , , and .
Professor/Research Area | Example Graphic | |
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Professor Mitchell Anthamatten Macromolecular Self-Assembly; Associative and Functional Polymers; Nanostructured Materials; Interfacial Phenomena; Optoelectronic Materials; Vapor Deposition Polymerization | ||
Professor Shaw H. Chen Glassy Liquid Crystals; Robust Photoalignment Polymers; Organic Semiconductors; Self-Organization of Nanoparticles; Optoelectronic Devices | ||
Professor David G. Foster Fluid Mechanics; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids; Biological Transport Phenomena | ||
Professor Astrid M. Müller | ||
Professor Marc D. Porosoff | ||
Professor Alexander A. Shestopalov | ||
Professor Wyatt Tenhaeff | ||
Professor Andrew White | ||
Professor Matthew Z. Yates Colloids and Interfaces; Fuel Cell Membranes; Crystallization; Microencapsulation; Particle Synthesis; Colloidal Stabilization |
Funding
Select funding opportunities to support students taking part in supervised undergraduate research are offered through the Department of Chemical Engineering, the , and through .
Undergraduate research may be done without funding as an unpaid intern or for academic credit. Independent study courses for academic credit are available during semesters for supervised undergraduate research. Please refer to the for more information about the rules and registration guidelines surrounding unpaid research positions.
Department of Chemical Engineering Funding
Eisenberg Summer Research Fellowship
The Professor Richard F. Eisenberg and Harriet Rippey Eisenberg Fund for undergraduate students and/or programs, offers financial support for selected chemical engineering students for a meaningful summer work experience. Assignments are within the chemical engineering department working closely with faculty on projects that will complement the academic program and enhance the students understanding of the use of chemical engineering principles.
Projects: Interested faculty will submit proposals for summer projects with the commitment to work closely with students, providing advice and guidance. There are a variety of projects available covering different phases of chemical engineering ranging from applied to fundamental problems. Projects may be experimental and/or theoretical in nature. A brief written description of available projects will be provided to interested students.
Eligibility: ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ undergraduate students completing their sophomore or junior year in the chemical engineering program may apply. The selection of students to participate in the fellowship program will be based on consideration of personal characteristics, promise as a chemical engineer, and the matching of applicants to appropriate projects.
Student Responsibilities: The selected students must make a commitment for full time work over the period of the appointment. An undergraduate research symposium is planned for late-September (or early October) during Meliora Weekend of each year and the student is required to present a poster. Students are also expected to present their research at the AIChE Annual Conference.
Term: 10 weeks during the summer. Other arrangements may be negotiable under special circumstances. 2025 Remuneration: $6,000
Additonal information: Project topics posted early January each year; applications are due on March 1st. For more details, contact Jennifer Condit, jennifer.condit@rochester.edu
Office of Undergraduate Research Funding
: This grant for undergraduate summer research supports immersive, full-time summer research experiences for undergraduate students at the ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ. The goal of the program is to help students get involved in research early in their academic careers and enhance their competitiveness for future fellowships and other advanced research opportunities. This $2,500 grant can help fund living expenses for unpaid summer research experiences for students. The application cycle opens annually each spring and is highly competitive.
: The objective of the McNair Program is to increase the numbers of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority undergraduates who pursue PhD degrees and go on to careers in research and teaching at the university level. Academic year program applicants apply during the first semester of their sophomore year. Summer program applicants apply during the spring semester of their junior year.
: Small awards used to support student conference registration, travel, lodging, and food expenses. Up to $500 domestically or $1,000 internationally. Rolling application cycle.
: This $1,000 library-sponsored research award is for students in the early phases of undergraduate research, demonstrated by the initiation and organization of a project leading towards a senior thesis, capstone project, or an independent research project. Applications due annually in November.
: The RIG is a $3,000 grant offered to approximately 100 students per year upon admission to Rochester that can be used for experiential education opportunities during the academic year and/or over the summer after the student’s first semester at Rochester.
: Current juniors taking part in a non-clinical, biological summer research project may apply for $4,000 of summer funding. A letter of intent to apply must be submitted by the first week of March.
: This prize honors the graduating senior who has made the most outstanding contribution to vision research at Rochester.
: This fellowship provides $5,000 of summer research support for brain and cognitive sciences or neuroscience majors. Students must be nominated for support by their faculty research advisor.
Paid Research Positions
If you are in search of a paid research position, use the links below to help begin your search:
- - ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ's on-campus student employment job board
- - internships and networking/connections on- and off-campus, though not all postings may be paid opportunities
- - searchable databases and selected links for competitive, structured research opportunities
- - apply to assist members of the history faculty who would like help on their research projects. Compensation can be an hourly assistantship wage or credit for HIS 395.
Publications Resulting from Undergraduate Research
Current and former undergraduate students and years are bolded.
Wilsey, M. K.; Cox, C. P.; Forsythe, R. C.; McCarney, L. R.; Müller, A. M. . Catalysis Science & Technology 2021,11, 416-424. Editor's Choice!
Juneau, M.; Pope, C.; Liu, R.; Porosoff, M. D., . Applied Catalysis A: General 2021, 620, 118034.
Krajovic, M. Anthamatten, . ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021, 3 (4), 2082-2087.
Juneau, M.; Vonglis, M.; Hartvigsen, J.; Frost, L.; Bayerl, D.; Dixit, M.; Mpourmpakis, G.; Morse, J. R.; Baldwin, J. W.; Willauer, H. D.; Porosoff, M. D., . Energy &Environmental Science 2020, 13 (8), 2524-2539.
Gandhi H.A.; Jakymiw S.; Barrett R.; Mahaseth H.; White A. D., . Journal of Chemical Education 2020,97 (11), 4189-4195.
Chakraborty M.; Xu J.; White A. D.; Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020,22 (26), 14998-15005.
Makuc, E. H. Chimowitz, . engrXiv Preprints, DOI: 10.31224/osf.io/qrgtz, 2020.
Meng, W. Xu, M.R. Newman, D.S.W. Benoit, M. Anthamatten, . Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 1903721, 1-9.
Anthamatten, S.W. O’Neill, D. Liu, T. M. Wheler, R. S. Vallery, D. W. Gidley, . Macromolecules,2018, 51, 2564-2571.
Meng, X. Huang, C. Fitzgerald, H. Lee, J.-C. Yang, M. Anthamatten, . Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 2017, 90, 337-346.
Meng, J.-C. Yang, C. L. Lewis, J. Jiang, M. Anthamatten, . Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 9100-9107.
Anthamatten, J. J. Ou, J. Weinfeld, S. H. Chen, Chemical Physics Letters, 2016, 660, 18-21.
Meng, J. Jiang, M. Anthamatten, . Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2016, 54, 1397-1404 (cover)
Meng, M. Tsai, G. R. Schmidt, M. Anthamatten, . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7, 8601-8605.
Meng, J. Jiang, M. Anthamatten, . ACS Macro Letters, 2015, 4, 115-118. Editor Choice Award!
He, G. L. Shebert, E. H. Chimowitz, . Computers and Chemical Engineering, 2015, 73, 17.
R. Harding, H. Goodrich, A. Caveglia, M. Anthamatten, . Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2014, 52, 936-945.
L. Lewis, K. Stewart, M. Anthamatten, . Macromolecules, 2014, 47, 729-740.
Li, C. Lewis, D. Chen, M. Anthamatten, . Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 5336-5343.
A.G. Papastrat, T. Chu, M. Anthamatten, . Chemical Vapor Deposition, 2011, 17, 141-148.