{"id":1963,"date":"2025-02-07T15:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/?page_id=1963"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:06:25","slug":"undergraduate-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/undergraduate-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-link-hero \">\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/researchwebbanner.png\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-exlarge\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader purdue-home-link-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">\n                    Experiential Opportunities                <\/p>\n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-link-hero__header\">\n                    UnderGraduate Research                <\/h1>\n                                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__arrow hero-down-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-down icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small has-border-bottom  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">What is Undergraduate Research<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Research\/EURO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO)<\/a>\u00a0is a great resource to learn about research opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3335-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1987\" style=\"width:434px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3335-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3335-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3335-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3335-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3335.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-intro-text has-layout-one-left \">\n        <div class=\"section has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                <h3 class=\"purdue-home-subheader\">Ways to Participate <\/h3>\n                            \n            <h4 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-acumin\"><strong>Most Popular Research Programs:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-438aee2e-13e8-4b39-9d7f-04dee3bf68c9\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-438aee2e-13e8-4b39-9d7f-04dee3bf68c9\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Vertically Integrated Projects<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-438aee2e-13e8-4b39-9d7f-04dee3bf68c9\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3243-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1969 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3243-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3243-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3243-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3243-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3243-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/VIP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program<\/a>\u00a0provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to earn academic credit while engaging in authentic and extended research and design projects related to active research areas of Purdue faculty members and national, international and industry-sponsored design challenges. Students can participate on interdisciplinary and vertically integrated teams (first year through seniors) with faculty and graduate student mentors for multiple semesters to address these real-world research and design challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/VIP\">VIP<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-70abc7c0-1972-4e27-b617-6d82fd3bede1\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-70abc7c0-1972-4e27-b617-6d82fd3bede1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-70abc7c0-1972-4e27-b617-6d82fd3bede1\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR2648-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1973 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR2648-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR2648-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR2648-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR2648-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR2648-copy.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Research\/EURO\/students\/about-SURF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SURF<\/a>\u00a0provides students across all engineering, science and the Purdue Polytechnic Institute disciplines with an intensive research experience over the summer. Students work closely with graduate students and professors in their respective schools and will have opportunities for networking, poster presentations and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Research\/EURO\/students\/about-SURF\">SURF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-2aea4284-bdc3-48bf-8e0d-30c227b0e469\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-2aea4284-bdc3-48bf-8e0d-30c227b0e469\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Discovery Undergraduate Research Internship (DURI)<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-2aea4284-bdc3-48bf-8e0d-30c227b0e469\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3373-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1975 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3373-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3373-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3373-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3373-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2024_RJR3373.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/discoverypark\/duri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DURI<\/a>\u00a0is designed to involve Purdue undergraduates in the interdisciplinary research environment of the Discovery Park District, an innovation hub located at the corner of Purdue&#8217;s campus. The program provides opportunities for students to work with faculty on cutting edge, multidisciplinary research projects with programs available in fall, spring and summer terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/discoverypark\/duri\/\">DURI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-42b99df9-2a95-4027-9f78-79e1596e7116\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-42b99df9-2a95-4027-9f78-79e1596e7116\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Engineering (SURGE)<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-42b99df9-2a95-4027-9f78-79e1596e7116\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JU27716-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JU27716-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JU27716-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JU27716-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JU27716-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JU27716.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/GEP\/Study-Abroad\/Summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SURGE<\/a>&nbsp;is designed to provide international work experience at a research lab at a top university overseas during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/GEP\/Study-Abroad\/Summer\">SURGE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1963","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3375,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1963\/revisions\/3375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}