Questions tagged [research-undergraduate]
About research projects performed by (or involving) undergraduate students
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Doing an undergraduate thesis with a lab from a different school? [closed]
Is it acceptable to submit an undergraduate thesis for work done for a lab in another institution?
Details: I'm a PhD student at University of State at City 1, mentoring a just-graduated-highschool ...
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Supervisor not responding to emails on manuscript preparation for months
I had a summer undergraduate internship with my supervisor in 2024. The project went very well, and we were hopeful of publishing the results. We agreed that I will write the main body of the draft, ...
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How can a first year BSc physics student get started with research or internships?
I’m a first-year BSc student majoring in Physics and Mathematics with a minor in Astrophysics (Honours with research) at a tier-2 college in India. I’m super passionate about physics and kind of into ...
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How Should I Go About Reading & Understanding A Research Paper? [closed]
(Edited to eliminate ambiguity) Where should I begin when it comes to understanding the "theory" or foundations in the field of mathematics? Mathematics is my biggest worry as its just built ...
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How can I stay intellectually engaged when my physics education focuses only on producing results, not understanding concepts?
I'm a final-year undergraduate physics student at a Nigerian university, and I’ve been struggling with a fundamental disconnect between the way I want to learn and the way I’m being taught.
Throughout ...
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How can I get involved in mathematical research as an undergraduate if I waited until it's too late to apply for summer research programs?
I’m in my third year as an undergraduate student majoring in mathematics. I have taken the following relevant mathematics courses:
Discrete Mathematics
Ordinary Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
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How long should an undergraduate research (REU) personal statement be?
I am applying to a REU (in pure math) and I have to write a personal statement for this. Mine turned out to be slightly over 1800 words after some trimming. Is this too long? Also, the first 350 words ...
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Collaboration for future research as BS Physics student
I'm a BS Physics student with a big passion for quantum physics, general relativity, special relativity, and astrophysics.
I would like to do some research to learn how to structure or do the work for ...
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Leaving a research group midway as an undergraduate research volunteer
I recently transferred to another school, but I’m currently involved in a lab that requires at least four semesters of participation. So far, I’ve only completed one semester. How should I approach my ...
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How to convince professors for undergrad research when you don't have enough credits?
I am a BSc physics student who wants to be a mathematician. I would like to do an undergraduate research project in mathematics. I can't take any pure math courses apart from real analysis at my ...
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Would having a review article published in a reputable journal as sole author look good to grad programs?
I'm aiming for a PhD in computational neuroscience or cognitive neuroscience (if it turns out I'm no better at applied mathematics by the time I finish undergrad).
I have been doing experimental ...
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Do research groups welcome students from other universities who want to contribute to research to strengthen their research profiles?
During my BS degree, an undergraduate colleague mentioned that she was working with a research group from another country, possibly French. It wasn’t an internship, and I assumed she reached out to ...
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How to speed up the writing process?
I am the parent of an amazing and brilliant child who is also autistic / ADHD. They are currently in college at Stanford, majoring in physics and are a first gen college student.
Writing has always ...
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How in depth should a background section on cams in an undergraduate thesis be? [closed]
I am writing my thesis on the design and construction of a robot that has a lot of mechanical parts in it. A big part of the project is the 2 cams that I am using and I'm not sure how much I should ...
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How to ask a professor to join their research lab?
I am intending to apply for a PhD, but I lack prior research experience. I’m currently getting my master’s, but all of the labs at my university are full.
Therefore I am considering to join a lab at ...
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