UnderGraduate Research

Whether you’re passionate about improving the environment, discovering cancer treatments or figuring out how to colonize Mars, you can have the opportunity to work with Purdue faculty to shape the future. Engineering students are extremely active in research in the College of Engineering as well in other disciplines across the university. The Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO) is a great resource to learn about research opportunities.

Research can shape your career aspirations, allow deeper development of expertise in a particular discipline and provide practical application of theory. Many faculty members are able to provide funding or offer credit for undergraduate support. Go get to know your faculty!

While most of our students get involved in research by simply reaching out to professors, there are also a variety of formal ways to participate in engineering research. Here are four of the most popular research programs: