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Undergraduate Research

The purpose of our university is not the acquisition of knowledge but the search for deeper knowing. Rather than imagine your education as downloading information or facts, reimagine your education as a process of seeking, questioning, probing, arguing, and creating.

The primary responsibilities of faculty are to research, teach, and guide students. The primary responsibilities of students are to learn how to learn and to continue this quest for the rest of their lives. Faculty are primarily involved in the search for and creation of new knowledge, but faculty invite students to join with them to learn methods and approaches.

Dream It — Do It

After engaging in research with faculty supervision, students may dream up their own questions and create their own projects. In these ways, students chart their own paths toward original questions and deeper knowing.

Six Ways That You Can Participate in Undergraduate Research:

#1: explore methods.

Students  explore research methods  through an introductory course to a field of knowledge (for example, ENGL 1090 – Critical Methods, FMST 1100 – Gateway to Film & Media Stds, JUPS 2010 – Nonviolence Theory & Practice, PSYC 2000 – Research Methods & Statistics, or SOCI 2901 – Methods of Social Research)

#2: Join a Project

Students  join with faculty in a research project , serving as research assistants via  GUROP .

#3: Start Your Own Research Project

Students propose their own original research projects , seeking summer fellowship funding via Davis , Kalorama , Raines ,  Andretta ,  GUROP , etc.

#4: Present Your Findings

Students bring back their summer research and develop this material into a  thesis, capstone, or independent project  in the senior year. Students present their research via on-campus symposia (including the College Academic Council Research Colloquium in the spring) and off-campus conferences (supported by PURPAS grants).

#5: Expand on the Experience

Students  use their undergraduate research projects as stepping stones to further research, creative projects, fellowships, jobs, graduate study, public service, etc.

#6: Keep Asking Questions

Continue to ask questions and pursue deeper knowing as key activities in lives of purpose.

Student Voices

Undergraduate Research News

How Machine Learning Could Transform Work in Physics Labs Across the Country  

Recently published research from Bradley Fugetta (C’23), Gen Yin and collaborators could transform the way physics labs around the world study the magnetic properties of different materials

January 22, 2024

Biology Researcher Naomi Greenberg (C’24) Awarded Marshall Scholarship to Pursue Dual Passions in Genetic Research and Science Communication

Researcher and writer Naomi Greenberg (C’24) is one of five Hoyas to be named a 2024 Marshall Scholar

December 11, 2023

Dismantling Systems of Oppression with Transformative Education: Kwabena Sekyere-Boateng (C’23) Wants to Start in the Computer Lab

Kwabena Sekyere-Boateng (C’23) completed a 10-week research fellowship examining the complex ways in which technology can both reinforce and tear down systems of hierarchy and oppression

September 22, 2023

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Getting involved in research can be a rewarding experience for undergraduate students interested in learning more about the field of linguistics. Research experience can also make a difference when applying to jobs or graduate school after Georgetown. Our department offers several opportunities for undergraduates to gain hands-on research experience.

College of Arts & Sciences

External Undergraduate Research and Internship Programs

Links are updated as they are received.

This page contains information primarily about summer research and internship opportunities for current undergraduate students. However, we do receive announcements about internships and job opportunities for recent graduates. Such information is posted at the end of the page. 

One exception: As you are enjoying your undergraduate experience in physics, it is still very important to think about life after college; four years can slip right by! If you are interested in a career in physics, or a physics-related discipline, the SPS has a great Careers Toolbox that you should download and use! It can help you map out – based upon your highly quantitative, problem-solving and teamwork training – how to pitch these skills to employers. Want a hardcopy? Please ask the DUS and stay tuned for our annual workshop in January!

DISCLAIMER: Programs on this list are not necessarily endorsed by the Georgetown Physics department, nor is this a complete list of research opportunities. We regularly receive email announcements and post these listings as a service to the community.

Programs that sponsor summer undergraduate research at multiple institutions (e.g. REU):

• AMGEN Scholars Program : this is an undergraduate summer research program in science and biotechnology. There are 13 US institutions that participate in the program
• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates ( REU )
• Community-sourced REU directory designed to help students find opportunities that fit their identities and schedules
• American Mathematical Society’s REU Programs 
• SPS (Society of Physics Students) Summer Internship Program
• MD-PhD-focused summer undergraduate research programs
• Pathways to Science – a searchable database

Programs at Federal institutions and National labs:

• US Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program
• US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Robotics Internship Program
• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships ( SULI ) NOTE: they have three separate internship periods – summer, fall and spring – so this might be a good opportunity if you are graduating and would like a short term and paid research job
• SULI at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (LBL)
• Internships at Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL)
• Science Education Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory – they have many summer research as well as internship programs
• Fermilab Summer Internships in Science and Technology
• Summer ORISE Fellowship Opportunity at the FDA 
• Summer ORISE Fellowship Opportunity at CDC
• Research opportunities at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
• NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
• NASA internships
• Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship ( MLEF ) Program
• Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) student internship programs
• Society of Physics Students (SPS) Summer Internship Program
• NIST SURF Program Please note – there are limits to the number of applications accepted and this will vary by NIST location. Also application dates will depend on the NIST site. Please check early to make sure your application will be accepted.
• Space Telescope Science Institute’s Space Astronomy Summer Program
• American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program
• AAPM DREAM – Diversity Recruitment Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program

Specific programs at academic institutions:

•  Caltech Summer Research Programs  
• Stanford Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ( SURF )
• MIT Summer Research Program – General (MSRP)
• Summer internship at UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography/Marine Physical Laboratory
• University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: Physics REU program
• Michigan State University REU in Physics
• Michigan State University’s Advanced Computational Research Experience for Students ( ACRES )
• University of Texas-Austin: Biomedical Engineering REU in Cancer Research
• UCLA Bruins-In-Genomics ( B.I.G .) Summer Research Program
• Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley ( SUPERB )
• University of Wisconsin-Madison: Department of Astronomy REU program
• Columbia Business School – Summer Research Internship program
• University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) REU program in materials research
• Virginia Tech REU in neutrino physics
• REU at Kansas State University: Interactions of Matter, Light and Learning
• University of Missouri REU: Materials design and processing
• Department of Astronomy at Cornell University: REU program
• University of Pittsburgh – Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Computational Biology
• Columbia University – Materials Research REU
• Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at Vanderbilt University REU Program
• Physics REU at the University of Oklahoma
• Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Summer Engineering Undergraduate Internship Program
• Brigham Young University REU program in physics and astronomy
• Maryland Sea Grant REU
• University of Tennessee Research Experiences in Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (RECSEM) NSF REU

CERN internship programs:

• Direct application to CERN
• George Mason University
• University of Michigan
• Boston University

Programs at international institutions:

• Research internships in science and engineering in Germany
• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Short term post-baccalaureate opportunities – these are good for graduates taking a gap year (or two):

• NIST SURF Program
• DOE Scholars Program
• DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
• NIH Postbac research program

Post-graduate opportunities:

• Department of Energy’s U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative
• Physics Today jobs
• Northrup Grumman
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Environmental Protection Agency

Global Engagement

Global database, center for research and fellowships.

Main Campus

The Center for Research and Fellowships guides students and alumni seeking competitive national and international fellowships and research opportunities in pursuit of academic excellence.

Learn More About Center for Research and Fellowships

• Global Student Experiences
• Grants and Awards

Georgetown Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

Luce Scholars Program

British Marshall Scholarships

DAAD Scholarship Program

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

George J. Mitchell Scholarship

Joseph L. Allbritton Scholarship - University of Oxford

Kalorama Fellowship

Michel David-Weill Scholarship

Rhodes Scholarship

Saint Andrew's Society for Graduate Study in Scotland Scholarship

Timothy S. Healy Scholarship

Winston Churchill Scholarships

Kalorama Fellowship Funds Independent Student Research

Student Opportunities

Many of our students travel the world conducting important research at the intersection of science, technology and international affairs. Information on support for student research from Georgetown is listed below.  If you are interested in working with a STIA faculty member please contact them directly to discuss research opportunities. STIA students are also encouraged to pursue relevant internships – see the STIA twitter and STIA Linked-In pages for position postings. For additional resources please refer to the GU Center for Research and Fellowships and the S FS List of Awards, Fellowships and Research Opportunities.

The Kalorama Fellowship

The Kalorama Fellowship funds full-time and part-time independent undergraduate research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Over the summer, Kalorama Fellows pursue projects pertaining to the humanities, social sciences, and environmental sciences. Current first-year, sophomore, and junior students in the humanities, social sciences, and environmental sciences can apply for up to $5,000. Students working on part-time Kalorama awards may receive up to $2,500.

The Lisa J. Raines Fellowship for Independent Summer Research

The Lisa J. Raines Summer Research Fellowship (Raines) is an extraordinary opportunity for Georgetown sophomores and juniors wishing to conduct independent summer research. The Raines provides a total of $5,000 to successful applicants to design, investigate, and produce an original research project over the course of ten weeks. The skills gained through securing and completing a Raines are invaluable assets to a student’s academic and postgraduate goals.  From conceiving of a project idea to presenting original findings, students hone their analytical, writing, and time management skills – all while exploring their chosen field in a specific and personal way.  Such focus contributes significantly to a strong undergraduate record, future graduate school admissions and study, and post-graduate fellowships.Current sophomore and junior students in any major can apply for up to $5,000. Projects may be collaborative with two student researchers; if that is the case, each student on a collaborative project will receive up to $2,500.

BSFS Dean’s Undergraduate Fund

Undergraduate students (BSFS) in the School of Foreign Service (SFS) are eligible to apply for funding support for Georgetown related academic research projects, conferences, and programming related to GU events in support of the SFS mission. Decisions regarding funding requests will be made on a rolling basis throughout the academic year. Students may apply once each semester, and they may apply for funding or reimbursement as an individual or on behalf of a group. If you were accepted previously, that may influence the decision of the committee that will review your application. WE CAN AWARD FUNDING FOR UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $3000 PER APPLICATION. This funding is not applicable to unpaid internships, supplemental class activities as field trips, equipment, or textbooks and publications. Funding will not be provided to students whose work necessitates missing class.

• Click here to access the SFS Undergraduate Dean’s Fund Application

BSFS Summer Awards

The BSFS Summer Awards provides undergraduate students who have secured unpaid/minimum wage or very low-paid professional development experiences with summer funding assistance (unpaid internships, thesis or capstone research, non-GU language training, study abroad, service-learning or volunteering, other academic or professional development opportunities). Award amounts are up to $3000, and funding is limited. All applications will be reviewed by an Undergraduate Dean’s Office selection committee. The committee will be evaluating each student’s application and materials, paying close attention to a student’s ability to demonstrate how this experience adds value to their professional or academic goals. Students are only eligible to be awarded once during their BSFS academic career and cannot be graduating seniors. SFS-Q students:  please apply for funding here.

  BSFS Circumnavigator Grant

The Circumnavigators Club Foundation and the SFS sponsor a student for a 90-day summer research trip. One member of the SFS junior class is awarded a $9,000 Raymond Dinsmore Fellowship to undertake an around-the-world research project to explore an international problem or issue to generally contribute to our understanding of world conditions.

CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program

Through the CyberCorps™ Scholarship for Service Program, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has partnered with Georgetown University provide scholarships to students to earn degrees critical for cybersecurity in exchange for service in the form of employment in a governmental cybersecurity position. This national program is designed to educate the individuals who will design and protect the nation’s critical information infrastructure, define the policies, and write the laws that govern and protect this infrastructure, and educate the nation’s future generations of cybersecurity professionals.

The Georgetown  Social Innovation and Public Service Fund (SIPS) Summer Scholars Program

The SIPS Fund is a $1.5 million student-run fund that allocates approximately $60,000 in grant money every year to help students and alumni start their own social ventures. The mission of SIPS grows out of the Jesuit tradition of service to others. At the SIPS Fund, we invest in people as changemakers and match them with the resources they need to address pressing issues and create substantive, positive social impact. SIPS offers stipends for projects that have a social impact dimension. The SIPS Summer Scholars program helps fund students’ social impact projects and unpaid summer internships/research. 

Global Health Student Fellows Program

The Georgetown Global Health Initiative student fellows program is an opportunity for talented undergraduate and graduate students to work with faculty on research projects, to participate in global health-related events, and to network with one another and scholars in the global health field. Questions may be directed to  [email protected] .

Figge Fellows

In the 2009-2010 academic year, the Woodstock Theological Center launched its newest initiative, the John & Pat Figge Woodstock Undergraduate Student Research Fellowship. These Fellowships give several Georgetown undergraduates an opportunity to do “theological reflection on the human problems of today.” Now, the Figge Fellows have a new home in the Catholic Studies Program at Georgetown University, where they will continue to develop a new lens and methodology with which to approach their studies and life experiences. Figge Fellows are selected through a competitive process, with a goal of bringing together students from a variety of majors and religious traditions who display a high level of academic aptitude, and a strong interest in how theological reflection can be applied to current issues and problems. Each Fellow receives a $500 stipend for completion of the Fellowship.

The Education and Social Justice Project Summer Research Fellowships

In early 2010, the Berkley Center and the CSJ created the Education and Social Justice Project to engage students and build knowledge about the deep connections between global challenges of poverty and education. Only through better access to education will the world’s poor be able to seize opportunities in an increasingly global economy. While policy analysts have documented the widespread failure of governments to meet this imperative, we still know relatively little about successful local efforts led by religious communities to advance economic and social development through education. Undergraduate student research fellows spend three weeks conducting interviews on best practices at the intersection of education and social justice. Local hosts are Jesuit-led institutions doing innovative educational work in support of under-resourced communities.

The Center for Social Justice Davis Projects for Peace

The Center for Social Justice Davis Projects for Peace supports undergraduate students at Georgetown to design their own grassroots projects anywhere in the world to promote peace and address the root causes of conflict among parties. Applicants are encouraged to use their creativity to design projects that employ innovative techniques for engaging participants in ways that focus on conflict transformation, reconciliation, building understanding and breaking down barriers which cause conflict. The goal of the projects should focus on transforming conflict and sustaining peace. Award: $10,000. Eligibility:   Current/enrolled first year, sophomore, junior, senior students. Individuals or up to 2 students can apply together as a group.

The David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship

Through the David F. Andretta, MD, Explorer Fund, a rising senior is awarded $5,000 to conduct research on a social justice research issue anywhere in the world during the summer. David Andretta (COL ‘99, GUMC ‘04) was an adventurous soul and a true son of Georgetown. Throughout his 31 years of life, David enthusiastically explored the world. David was a loving son, husband, brother, mentor and friend known for his hard work ethic and zest for life, and his legacy will be embraced and extended by each successive fellowship recipient. The fellowship is awarded annually to a Georgetown University junior who seeks to spend the summer before senior year exploring an aspect of the world through an academic research project. The applicant must find a faculty sponsor who is willing both to critique and recommend the project prior to the application’s filing and to review and approve the project upon its completion.

Provost Undergraduate Research Presentation Awards (PURPAs)

PURPAs provides funds for undergraduates who want to extend their undergraduate research efforts beyond the Georgetown campus in either traditional or innovative ways, in the form of conference presentations, publications, or performances.

Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows program (MURFS)

The Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Mortara Center for International Studies sponsor the Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows Program. As part of the University’s strong commitment to undergraduate research, a select group of SFS students partner with professors as research-assistants and potential co-authors on complex research projects throughout their undergraduate career.

Georgetown Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (GUROP)

GUROP offers motivated students the opportunity to learn the discipline and experience the rewards of scholarly research by working with faculty on their research projects. Students spend a minimum of 60 hours per semester/summer working with a faculty mentor on that faculty member’s research.  After the successful completion of the program, students will receive designation of their participation on their transcript. The summer GUROP is a funded, full-time research experience working under the direct mentorship of a professor. GUROP projects come from all fields, with a large number in the sciences.

Georgetown University Undergraduate Research Symposium

The symposium gives undergraduates students in all fields of research an opportunity to present their work to the Georgetown community in a formal setting. Applicants need only send an abstract and an outline to be considered.  Work is shared through poster presentations, moderated panel discussions, and individual presentations. The symposium also honors the faculty mentors who facilitate undergraduate research at Georgetown.

Mark Adamsson Prize

The Mark Adamsson Prize is awarded each year to a member of the SFS Fundamentals of Grand Strategy course, IPOL 410. Should no suitable applications emerge from the course, then the competition is open to the entire SFS junior class. The Prize honors the memory of Mark Adamsson, an SFS and IPOL 410 student who passed away unexpectedly in 2015. The Prize of $5,000 supports a summer-long international project which may take the form of research or an equally rewarding and useful initiative to make the world a better place. Winners are expected to provide a brief report on their summer’s work by the end of September of their senior year, to be shared with the Dean’s office, past winners of the Prize, and friends and family of Mark Adamsson. For more information, please email the SFS Undergraduate Dean’s Office at  [email protected] .

Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Fellows in Diplomacy Program

The ISD Fellows in Diplomacy program provides academic credit and non-service stipends (Huffington, Humes, Newsom, Dulles) or merit-based tuition scholarships (Bunker) ($3,000 each) to selected BSFS and graduate SFS students who wish to pursue independent research projects that focus on ongoing and emerging diplomatic issues.  The Institute pairs students with advisers drawn from ISD senior staff, Georgetown University faculty and Washington-based practitioners. The research project begins in the fall semester and culminates in a substantial (30-page) study that is presented during the spring semester. Fellows also have the opportunity to participate in other ISD activities.

Carroll Round

The Carroll Round is an annual international economics conference at Georgetown University that provides a unique forum for research and discussion among the world’s top undergraduates. The goal of the Carroll Round is to foster the exchange of ideas among leading undergraduate international economics and political economy students by encouraging and supporting the pursuit of scholarly innovation in the field.

China Studies Fellowships

Undergraduates, graduating seniors and graduate students with advanced Chinese language ability can apply for one of six China Studies Fellowships, including tuition, room, and board, at National Chengchi University.

Center Scholars

The School of Foreign Service Scholars Program will place SFS undergraduate students in different research centers, often tied to master’s programs, throughout the School. Students interested in national security might work with the Center for Security Studies, those interested in Asia with the Asian Studies Program, and so on. Scholars will work on professional projects, conduct advanced research, get to know graduate faculty and master’s students, and engage the intellectual life of the programs. The particulars will vary: some scholars might conduct research in teams for an international organization or corporation. Others would assist Georgetown scholars in their research. Still others might do independent work under the supervision of a graduate student and professor. All scholars, however, will be part of a small group focused on cutting-edge research and important issues in the world today. Scholars will be with the centers and programs for at least a year. An information session for interested students will be held in February, and the application process will be announced in March.

Paul Pelosi Scholars

The mission of the Pelosi Scholars Initiative is to provide exceptional SFS undergraduate students with the professional skillset and network of practitioners and scholars necessary to address the most pressing international challenges of our time.  In keeping with the school’s century-long tradition of preparing students for public service and global leadership, PSI enables students to complement their rigorous academic coursework with mentorship and professional experience in order to recognize their full potential as women and men for others.  Click here to complete an application .

Walsh Exchange

The Walsh Exchange is an undergraduate international relations research conference held in April.  Focusing on the three broad themes of international institutions, international politics and security, and area studies, the Exchange affords top students the ability to gain greater exposure for their research by presenting in a formal conference setting.

Doyle Seminars at the Berkley Center

Doyle Seminars are small (15 students maximum) upper-level classes that foster deepened student learning about diversity and difference through research and dialogue. The seminars provide curricular resources that enrich faculty-student research collaboration and support dialogue between students, faculty, other scholars, and policy experts. Students complete a sustained research project to develop their research, analytic, and writing skills. Doyle Seminar faculty structure classroom opportunities to critically engage complex problems and dialogue with others in a free and candid exchange of ideas from a variety of perspectives. The Doyle Seminars focus on a range of topics that address questions of national, social, cultural, religious, moral, and other forms of difference. Previous seminars have addressed topics ranging from globalization and foreign policy to same-sex marriage and interfaith dialogue.

National Scholarships and Fellowships

School of Foreign Service students can apply for over a dozen scholarships and fellowships to conduct research in any discipline both during and after their undergraduate studies through the Georgetown Office of Fellowships, Awards and Resources (GOFAR). STIA students have successfully competed for prestigious awards including Rhodes, Fulbright, Truman and Mitchell Scholarships.

Off-Campus Research Opportunities

Government & public policy opportunities,     woodrow wilson center research assistant.

The majority of the interns at the  Woodrow Wilson Center  serve as research assistants or scholar interns for visiting scholars. Research assistants are talented students from universities around the country who combine part-time hours at the Center with their studies and with other activities.

    Federal Agencies

Federal Agencies have many programs that support undergraduate research. Review some of the opportunities below: National Aeronautics and Space Administration:  Undergraduate Student Research Program National Institutes of Health:  Summer Internship in Biomedical Research Department of Energy:  Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:  Undergraduate Opportunities

    Center for Legislative Archives

The  Center for Legislative Archives  offers several internship programs, including: Electronic Records/Web Archiving Internships, Archival Internships, and Public Outreach Internships.

    National Park Service Internship Program

The  National Park Service  offers a variety of internships and fellowships for undergraduate students and recent graduates, many of which are funded opportunities. Some of the opportunities offered by the National Park Service include: the Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program, the Future Park Leaders of Emerging Change Program, Geoscientists in the Parks Internship Program, and Latino Heritage Internship Program.

    Institute for Policy Studies Summer Internships

The  Institute for Policy Studies  is the nation’s oldest and largest multi-issue think tank promoting progressive thought. The paid summer internships offered by IPS are intended to serves as professional development for young activists who seek a long-term career in social change.

    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Internships

AEI internships  provide students with an opportunity to work with some of America’s most renowned scholars, economists, political scientists, and foreign policy specialists conducting research on today’s prominent public policy questions.

    Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP)

The  Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)  provides an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) laboratory during the summer. The goals of the NREIP are to encourage participating students to pursue science and engineering careers, to further education via mentoring by laboratory personnel and their participation in research, and to make them aware of DoN research and technology efforts.

    Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The  Center on Budget and Policy Priorities  specializes in research and analysis oriented toward practical policy decisions and produces analytic reports that are accessible to public officials at national, state and local levels, to nonprofit organizations and to the media. The internships offered by the center include: Media, Health Policy, Housing Policy, International Budget Partnership, Food Assistance, National Budget and Tax Policy, Outreach Campaigns, State Fiscal Project and Welfare Reform and Income Support Division.

    U.S. Energy Information Administration Research Internship

The  United States Energy Information Administration (EIA)  internship program offers students on-the-job experience that could lead to a full-time career with EIA upon graduation. Relevant careers include Mathematical Statisticians, Survey Statisticians, Industry Economists, Operations Research Analysts, and Engineers.

    The President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

The  President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)   in Washington, D.C. offers full-time internships during the summer. Interns at the CEA are responsible for assisting the staff in researching a wide range of macroeconomic, microeconomic, and international issues, providing assistance in making charts and analyzing data. Administrative duties to support the work of the Council are also involved.

    USDA – Economics Research Service

The  USDA Economics Research Service  offers paid summer internships to students enrolled in an accredited institution. The internship program is part of the Pathways Program which prepares undergraduates for a career in government service.

    Maryland Governor’s Internship Program

The  Governor’s Summer Internship Program (GSIP)  was created to introduce college students to the unique challenges and rewards of working within Maryland State Government. For 10 weeks, GSIP interns will: work on substantive projects with senior-level public administrators and policy makers, in departments or policy areas that closely correspond with each intern’s field of study or career interests.

    Geoscience Public Policy AGI/AIPG Internship

American Geosciences Institute  seeks outstanding geoscience students with a strong interest in federal science policy for a spring, summer, or fall internship in geoscience and public policy. Interns will gain a first-hand understanding of the legislative process and the operation of executive branch agencies. They will enhance their oral and written communication skills and develop web publishing skills.

STEM Opportunities

    amgen scholars summer program.

The Amgen Scholars Program , hosted by thirteen different universities, provides undergraduate participants with premier research experiences with faculty mentors, while receiving a generous stipend, housing, meal plan, GRE Prep, and transportation to and from the host campus.

    National Science Foundation: Research Experiences for Undergraduates

The  National Science Foundation  funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers on topics in the sciences, engineering, ethics, education, and human resources.

    Sigma Xi: Grants-in-Aid of Research Program

Sigma Xi  awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project.

    Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at the Mayo Graduate School, College of Medicine

The  Mayo Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship  (SURF) Program, sponsored by Mayo Graduate School, allows undergraduate students from universities across the U.S. to conduct a small research project or work on part of an ongoing research investigation for 10 weeks. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program award is $5000 for 10 weeks.

    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

NIST  is one of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal agency for technology transfer, it provides a strong interface between government, industry and academia. NIST embodies a science culture, developed from a large and well-equipped research staff that enthusiastically blends programs that address the immediate needs of industry with longer-term research that anticipates future needs.

The  Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)  provides an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) laboratory during the summer. The goals of the NREIP are to encourage participating students to pursue science and engineering careers, to further education via mentoring by laboratory personnel and their participation in research, and to make them aware of DoN research and technology efforts.

    Apacheria Fellowship Program

The  Apacheria Research Fellowship  is intend to support non-destructive research in the natural sciences, with emphasis on conservation ecology focused on species, communities, ecosystems and ecosystem services.

    American Association for the Advancement of Science

The  American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)  offers paid full-time and part-time internships throughout the year. All opportunities are located at the AAAS headquarters located in downtown Washington, DC, and last up to 12 weeks. AAAS internships are open to undergraduate and graduate students and recent college graduates.

    Hubbard Brook (NH) Research Experience for Undergraduates

The  Hubbard Brook Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)  is designed to appeal to students interested in both ecosystem research and, importantly, the interpretation and communication of science to society in general.

    The Prosecution Project Pre-Coder Positions

“The Prosecution Project (tPP) is a long-term, Open-Source Intelligence research platform tracking and providing an analysis of felony criminal cases involving illegal political violence occurring in the United States since 1990.”

Join the Spring cohort of tPP and get involved with applied research focused on violence, terrorism, extremism, hate crimes, and political protest.

Time Commitment:

• 2-3 hours per week for asynchronous work
• 2 hours per month for Zoom check ins (1 on 1 work with a senior member of our team)
• Minimum one academic year commitment preferred

Pre-Coders can do their work whenever is convenient and appointment times are scheduled according to availability.

Pre-Coder Responsibilities Include:

• tracking down state and federal court records,
• locating news sources on criminal cases, 
• deciding whether or not a case warrants inclusion or exclusion, 
• adding the case entry to our database

Team members are Pre-Coders for the first four months (approximately a semester), then have the ability to become Coders and work cases through to completion.

Visit the tPP website to learn more about their work.

Environmental Opportunities

    mohonk preserve summer internships.

Research internships are available for undergraduate students through the  Mohonk Preserve  in New York. Research interns work with Preserve Research staff, world-class scientists and land managers on at the Preserve’s Daniel Smiley Research Center on bird surveys and habitat analysis; invasive species management; recreational impact assessment; and detailed data collection and management.

    Piedmont Environmental Council

The  Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC)  offers this seven week program in order to fully immerse students in PEC’s nationally recognized regional movement for land conservation and land use planning. The program consists of field trips, classroom discussions, speakers, and individual projects.

Education & Museum Opportunities

    national museum of the us navy.

The  NHHC  offers internships to students who desire experience in areas related to their educational programs and career goals. In addition to undertaking historical research, writing and editing, the NHHC operates the Navy Department Library. The Navy Museum and maintains collections of naval archives, photographs, artifacts, and art.

    The Smithsonian

The  Smithsonian Institution , the world’s largest museum complex, is always looking for talented students to help them produce our world-class programs, exhibits, and research. Smithsonian interns have opportunities to make an impact, develop personally and professionally, and learn from people who are experts in their fields.

Record Number of Students Share Research at Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

(April 20, 2024) — A record 94 Georgetown students from diverse majors such as biology, nursing, chemistry, psychology, and the human sciences presented their work at this year’s Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), which took place during a daylong poster session on Wednesday, April 17, in the Healey Family Student Center.

Jan LaRocque, PhD, listens to a student’s research presentation.

“This conference provides a unique opportunity for students to present their science and health-related research to their peers and faculty,” said Jan LaRocque, PhD, associate professor, Department of Human Science at the School of Health and faculty co-advisor for the conference. “Students see the value of the experience, which is reflected in the record-setting number of poster presentations for this year’s event.”

Makenzie Thomas (H’24) recommended underclassmen interested in research attend to see firsthand the variety of research opportunities available on campus. Thomas presented her human science honors thesis research in addition to serving as student co-chair for the conference along with Nick Cohen (H’25). The student co-chairs collect and review submitted abstracts and print all of the research posters for the conference.

Conference organizers Makenzie Thomas (H’24) and Nick Cohen (H’25)

“Printing the posters takes a lot of work, but doing so fulfills one of our key tenets of making the conference accessible to all students who may not have the ability to pay to have a poster professionally printed,” said Thomas.

The student co-chairs also selected the keynote speaker for the event. This year they chose Sharon Savage, MD, director of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) clinical genetics branch and clinical director of NCI’s division of cancer epidemiology and genetics.

Learning Scientific Communication Skills

The interdisciplinarity of the department of human science, which established the conference in 2003 and still takes a leading organizing role, is reflected in the variety of research presented at the annual conference.

By participating in the Undergraduate Research Conference, students learn about the process of presenting their research.

“Students can get trapped in their niche of their major or lab, and the URC shows the range of research students are doing, from studying a particular protein in a lab, to investigating a more public health-related issue, to even improving the clinical side of care,” said Thomas.

In sharing their research at URC, students learn about the process of presenting their research, from writing a concise abstract to creating a thoughtful poster presentation of their work.

“The URC provided a platform to present projects in a professional manner while surrounded by familiar faces,” recalled Larissa Wietlisbach (NHS ‘18) who is currently in her first year of a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of Chicago. “The conference was an incredible way to not only share research but also grow scientific communications skills.”

Eric Glasgow, PhD

This year’s Allan Angerio Award for Excellence in Mentorship recipient, Eric Glasgow, PhD, who directs the Zebrafish Shared Resource at Georgetown, encouraged students in his lab to participate in the conference to learn the skills of putting together a coherent scientific story and, for more advanced students, placing their research in the context of larger scientific questions.

“Scientific conferences are the major way that pre-publications science is communicated, so the URC provides a valuable opportunity for students to develop their presentation skills,” Glasgow said. “Sharing the joy of scientific discovery with my students and seeing them develop as scientists has become a favorite part of my job,” he added.

Having Something to Say

Students and faculty who attended the conference had the opportunity to listen to three oral presentations before the awards ceremony that concluded the day’s events.

The student planning committee selected the three presenters for a 15-minute presentation followed by questions and answers with faculty. One of this year’s selectees was Isabel Powell (C’24), who researched undocumented people’s experience with the U.S. health care system after witnessing the difficulties in access for a close family friend.

From right: Isabel Powell (C’24), Ainsleigh Scott (C’24) and Mark Kuo (C’24) hold their “Excellence in Oral Presentation” certificates.

Powell chose to explore her research topic both quantitatively in conducting regression analyses using publicly available survey data as well as qualitatively through interviews with organizations that work with undocumented individuals

“The biggest takeaway I’m finding is that solutions to improve access to health care for the undocumented have to be local,” said Powell. “So much depends on local municipalities and states’ engagement to improve access to health care.”

Mark Kuo (C’24) also presented his research on liver cancer and received the award for Best Oral Presentation.

“There’s not a great way to predict liver cancer right now, so my research looks at purified liver cancer cells in the blood to analyze the DNA damage to predict whether cancer will develop again,” said Kuo.

Mark Kuo received “Best Oral Presentation” for the talk he gave about his research.

Though he’s worked on his research since his sophomore year at Georgetown, Kuo waited until his senior year to present the work.

“Seeing all the amazing research that previous cohorts of upperclassmen presented at URC inspired me that one day I would also be ready to present,” said Kuo, who waited until his data pool grew from 10 to 40 patients to present.

Powell attended the conference for the first time this year and encouraged underclassmen to consider getting involved with the event in the future. “I think as students we sometimes have this idea that in order to present research we have to have been working on it for years and it has to be very polished. But I think if you have something meaningful to say, then go ahead and present your work in this great supportive environment.”

Heather Wilpone-Welborn GUMC Communications

The Undergraduate Research Conference is made possible by the generous support of the Wietlisbach family.

2024 Undergraduate Research Conference Award Winners

Best poster presentation.

Naomi Greenberg “Modeling an Autosomal Driver that Enables Y- or O-chromosome Meiotic Drive Via Remote Control”

Best Oral Presentation

Mark Kuo “Detection of γ-OHPdG by CTCs and LC-MS/MS as a Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Biomarker”

Excellence in Oral Presentation

Ainsleigh Scott “Mommy and Me: Analyzing Activity Budgets of Mother Dolphins”

Isabel Powell “Policies Not Police: Preventative Healthcare-Seeking Behaviors Among Undocumented Migrants in the United States”

From left: Elizabeth Haigney, Nadia Sandanandan and Victoria Segal

Rising Researcher

Elizabeth Haigney and Maeve Farley “Optimizing Injection Site Selection in Zebrafish Models for Cancer Cell Tracking and Treatment”

Excellence in Poster Presentation

Shannon Chen “Morphofunctional Changes in Microglia with Aging”

Tyller Mensa “Elucidating a Role for Tau in Long-term Depression”

Brianna Miller “Multilevel Barriers and Facilitators of Healthcare Access and Delivery Among Childhood Cancer Survivors”

Nadia Sandanandan “The Role of Tumor Associated Macrophages and Interleukin-6 in Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma (SHH-MB)”

Victoria Segal “Enhancing Enzymatic Flux with Poly-Histidine Coacervate Forming Peptides”

Brady Stallman “Investigating the Role of Insulin-like Peptides in C. elegans ’ Sodium Chemotaxis Learning”

Mina Wazni “ Neuropeptide Y Mediated Ewing Sarcoma Bone Degradation in TC71 Cells”

Allan Angerio Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Title: Tech & Public Policy program supports research in election misinformation, improving civic tech and the hidden collection of biometric data

The Tech & Public Policy program at the McCourt School of Public Policy funds $1.5 million in interdisciplinary research projects to address critical questions about technology’s impact on society.

In partnership with Project Liberty’s Institute (formerly the McCourt Institute), the McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) 2024/2025 grant program focused on Technology for the Common Good: Understanding, Designing, Developing and Regulating New Technologies. TPP’s grants explore how technology might better protect values such as democracy, freedom and autonomy. 

The TPP program connects threads of research, innovation and engagement to build a vibrant learning community dedicated to examining and advancing policy that addresses the challenges posed by current and future technologies. Through technologists, ethicists, legal scholars and social scientists working in collaboration, TPP grantees consider novel uses and misuses of new digital technologies, their effects on individuals and society, and new governance models to replace outdated regulatory frameworks.  

The 2024-2025 Grantees

Building consensus in the digital landscape: the “viewz” platform initiative .

Nejla Asimovic, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Ivan Ivanek, Viewz

Consensus is essential to democratic governance and social cooperation. But polarized settings can make consensus impossible and fuel “us versus them” thinking. This project explores whether technology can be used to highlight divergences of opinion within groups to challenge narratives around homogeneity, among other questions. Using the Viewz platform, a simple online dialogue platform developed by Ivan Ivanek, the research will include a multi-country study that tests different strategies and considers the platform’s potential as a broad model for designing online discourse environments, particularly those that foster a willingness for cross-group collaboration.  

Biomanipulation: The Looming Threat Year 2 

Laura Donohue, Georgetown University Law Center on National Security

Left in the shadows, the emergence of biomanipulation could have enormous consequences for contemporary social and political structures. This work aims to understand and illuminate the contours and risks of the emerging field of biomanipulation for researchers, policymakers and, ultimately, end-users. She and her research team will build a patent and scientific research database and publish research papers addressing the theoretical underpinnings and technological scope of biomanipulation.

The team will also educate key stakeholders and federal and state policymakers on the risks of biomanipulation and develop policies that legislators and policymakers can use to address these risks and control the spread of biomanipulation.

Can Civic Tech Reduce Administrative Burdens and Increase Trust? An Evaluation of Two Public Interest Technology Solutions 

Pamela Herd, Sebastian Jilke and Don Moynihan, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

This work will encompass two projects that study digital innovations through collaboration with civic tech and government. Both projects focus on how digital innovations can reduce administrative burdens in the social safety net. The first asks what role Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play in supporting case worker decisions in accessing social safety net programs, and the second project asks if such innovations improve trust in government.

Redesigning the Governance Stack: New Institutional Approaches to Information Economy Harms 

Paul Ohm, Julie Cohen and Meg Leta Jones, Georgetown University Law Center

This project is part of a multi-year effort to reinvent the institutions and tools the administrative state uses to govern technology and technology companies, especially given recent advances in AI.  This effort will prioritize public accountability and strong public oversight. It will seek to restore and recenter the rule of law within a new institutional framework designed around algorithmically driven information-economy needs and failure modes. It will also be a “full stack” effort, encompassing the sorts of implementation details of shorter-term projects and extending to rethink fundamental principles of regulatory organization and operation. 

Exploring the “Collateral Damage” Argument in Internet Censorship Resistance 

Micah Sherr, College of Arts & Sciences, Georgetown University

This project proposes to be the first to consider the ethics of the mechanisms and arguments that serve as the foundation for modern censorship-resistant systems (CRSes). A common approach of CRSes is to disguise users’ attempts to access censored content as requests to allowed resources, such as someone trying to access Amazon Web Services (AWS). The entity that is censoring may choose to block access to AWS en masse which would carry potentially enormous collateral damage since all access to AWS would then be affected. The assumption that CRS designers make is that this collateral damage is too politically, economically or socially expensive for the censor, and thus, the censor will not block the CRS. This is the “collateral damage argument” that serves as the foundation of most CRS approaches. The ethics of relying on collateral damage to resist Internet censorship has not been studied in the academic literature, despite its serving as a foundation for many commonly used censorship-resistance systems. The central research focus of this project is to improve our understanding of the ethics of the collateral damage argument and quantify its potential impact.

This interdisciplinary project will tackle the problem of internet censorship from both technical and philosophical directions and focus on two main research thrusts. In thrust 1, the researchers will introduce new methods and models to improve our understanding of how current censorship-resistant systems (CRSes) apply the collateral damage argument and the associated risks to various stakeholders if CRSes’ assumptions fail to hold. Thrust 2 will present a framework for building more ethical CRSes, including the development of principles for obtaining informed consent and the construction of alternative architectures for CRSes that avoid the collateral damage argument entirely.

Generative AI, Humanness, and Misinformation in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Lisa Singh, Department of Computer Science and McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Tiago Ventura, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Leticia Bode, Communication, Culture, and Technology, Georgetown University

This project seeks to understand the nature of content related to the 2024 U.S. presidential election shared on social media platforms on two key dimensions — the extent to which it is true or misleading and the extent to which it is perceived as human. 

Misinformation is important to identify because it could misinform people in ways that could either disenfranchise them, undermine their trust in the electoral process or change their vote choice.

While humanness is not a perfect proxy for AI-generated content, it does reflect the typical user experience with that content. A social media user encountering such content will not know whether the content is generated by AI but will be able to perceive whether it feels composed by a human.”

USDS Founding, Primary Source Archive

Emily Tavoulareas, Tech & Society and McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Kathy Pham, Workday and Harvard Kennedy School

This project aims to create a repository of primary research related to the founding of the United States Digital Service and synthesized assets, such as publications, interviews, reports and more, that scholars can cite in the future.

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Title: Why I Chose Georgetown as an Aspiring Foreign Service Officer

This story is a part of the Student Life Blog, which is primarily produced by the students behind Georgetown Stories, a series that follows a group of students throughout the academic year at Georgetown as they share their experiences with past, present and future Hoyas.

I knew I wanted to join the U.S. Foreign Service in high school. Growing up, I struggled to imagine how I could integrate my many different interests into a solid career path. I liked history, social studies and English, but I best enjoyed them when I could bring current events into the classroom. I also loved my Spanish language courses. I found that the expression of language, in conversation, art or media, was a way to get to know someone more intimately. When I voiced my concerns to my dad about potential jobs, he told me to look up the Foreign Service, the diplomatic corps of the U.S.

Upon researching, I was immediately struck by the wide variety of work foreign service officers, or FSOs, do. Whether it was facilitating media for an American leader’s event, negotiating aid packages with allies or managing logistics for embassies, FSOs are active in improving international relationships. Above all else, FSOs are deeply involved in work on human rights. Discovering how FSOs work to make the world a better place sparked my professional journey toward diplomacy and service

Exploring My Interests and Values on the Hilltop

When I applied to universities, I searched for communities that reflected the values of the Foreign Service. I desired a larger and internationally oriented environment that would encourage growth within and outside the classroom. This search naturally led me to Georgetown’s Jesuit values. The sentiment of cura personalis , care for the whole person, echoed through every aspect of my experience with Georgetown, from student mentorship to academic curiosity. The decision to attend was easy to make.

While I started my first year online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, my life changed when I took my first Polish language class as a way to connect with my heritage. Georgetown’s immense language offerings were a selling point in my decision to attend; the foreign language proficiency requirement emphasized the importance of international cooperation and communication. After my first class, I was hooked. I loved the complexity and intentionality of the Polish language and committed myself to learning as much Polish as possible.

I found my interests slowly shifting as a by-product of the pandemic. The shutdown revealed the vulnerabilities of our health systems and how healthcare intersects with national security. Since this realization, I desired to work in a more hands-on degree program that integrates modern challenges like technology and health with traditional diplomacy. The Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA) gateway course was the perfect fit and demonstrated the degree’s utility for a foreign service career.

Polish remained a steady force in my college experience as I began to explore the country’s history and politics in other classes. But with few people in DC who speak Polish, I was afraid of not becoming proficient in the language. 

That’s why through Georgetown I applied and secured the David L. Boren Scholarship from the Department of Defense , which provides financial support to students looking to pursue the study of critical languages spoken in non-Western countries. 

A Taste of Life Abroad

On February 1st, 2023, I left the U.S. for the first time and landed in Warsaw, Poland. I was in a self-planned program and found myself alone in a country where I was moderately comfortable with the local language. I worried that my initial troubles with cultural acclimation would dissuade me from continuing my career path. 

Instead, I found beauty in the unknown. Being in an unfamiliar environment allowed me to grow into a more independent and capable individual. Whether learning about Polish traditions, navigating travel in a culturally rich country, or learning to communicate without fear, these moments helped me feel even more sure about my professional path.

Outside of academics, I also interned at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security at the U.S. Department of State, working on diversity, equity and inclusion projects. I also interned at a NGO in DC covering issues related to democracy. The small size of the NGO allowed me to take on more responsibility and develop my skills, an opportunity not afforded at other internship choices.

As I prepare to graduate next month, I’m confident that my path to the Foreign Service has never been clearer. While I’m not certain of what comes next, I plan to take the Foreign Service Officer Assessment in 2025, the first step to joining the ranks of the Foreign Service. I know that the challenges, opportunities and mentorship Georgetown has provided me have prepared me for this next step in my professional journey.

Looking back, I’ve accomplished more than I ever could have dreamed because of my decision to attend Georgetown. I will continue to be grateful for every opportunity this community has given me as I enter into the professional world. 

Kathryn Lytkowski (SFS ‘24) is a senior in the SFS studying Science, Technology, and International Affairs and Women’s and Gender Studies. She is originally from Burlington County, New Jersey.

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Title: ‘Part of the Solution’ – Georgetown’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs’ Connection to the Environment & Sustainability

For several decades, Georgetown University has been working toward a more sustainable campus community, from solar panels installed on the roof of the Intercultural Center in 1984, to new climate-focused courses and majors. 

In 2022, the Georgetown community marked a major milestone with the launch of the Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability. The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences partnered with the McDonough School of Business and Earth Commons (ECo) to launch a joint Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability Management . And this year, the school is joining forces again to launch a new interdisciplinary master’s degree focused on the environment and international affairs. 

The Graduate School works closely with the Earth Commons, which seeks to shape the future of the planet through sustainability research, education and actions across campus, and to cultivate future leaders in the fields of environment and sustainability.

“I have been impressed by the innovative work of the Earth Commons over the past several years, and by the number of exciting cross-university initiatives they have spearheaded,” said Alexander Sens, dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. “From new undergraduate and master’s degrees to other exciting initiatives at Georgetown and across the globe, their energy and creativity are inspiring.”

Explore the Graduate School’s interdisciplinary environmental graduate programs that faculty are developing, new research projects by ECo postdoctoral fellows, and efforts by an alumna and current graduate student leader to care for our common home.

An Environmental Hub

Over the past few years, the Graduate School has developed new interdisciplinary programs to form future leaders on the world’s most pressing climate issues.

Pete Marra, dean of the Earth Commons, looks forward to expanding educational programs with the launch of the Master of Science in Environment & International Affairs this fall, an interdisciplinary degree developed in collaboration with the School of Foreign Service. This one year program is designed with practical implications in mind: to develop future leaders who can help solve pressing environmental issues grounded in an understanding of the scientific and political factors at play.

The Earth Commons (ECo) is also developing partnerships for internships and career advising in the Capitol area, enhancing students’ professional opportunities and networks, as they expand their presence on the Capitol Campus in downtown Washington, DC. 

“Our focus on the environment and sustainability throughout our academics and operations honors the university’s commitment to Jesuit values,” says Marra, an ornithologist and conservation biologist. “It empowers students, faculty and staff to contribute meaningfully to environmental sustainability and stewardship, fostering positive impacts on campus and beyond.”

Last year, the Graduate School, along with ECo and the McDonough School of Business, welcomed a second, larger cohort of Environment and Sustainability Management (ESM) students and launched the bachelor’s in Environment & Sustainability program. 

Kerrie Carfagno, the program director for the master’s in ESM and associate teaching professor in the McDonough School of Business, said the program recognizes the importance of understanding both the business and scientific aspects of the world to address climate change. 

She uses renewable energy as an example:

“It is a business with traditional aspects — profit, sunk costs, ROI, supply chain — but it’s also something that needs to be understood at a scientific level to optimize wind patterns and power transmission, as well as the social justice issues of affordable energy and where neighborhood coal plants were allowed to be built beside,” she says. “We also have to look at both regional and federal policies that slow or enable growth.”

Carfagno also notes that an interdisciplinary understanding of relevant topics motivates both her graduate and undergraduate students to want to make a positive impact in the world.

Students in Action

Every graduate program at Georgetown seeks to create opportunities for students to pursue solutions that make an impact on the real world. Meet an alumna doing policy analysis in DC and a current student serving in a leadership role in GradGov, Georgetown’s graduate student government, who are both active in their advocacy for sustainability and environmental protection.

Passion for Policy

As a kid, Emily Prest (G’23) visited Mount St. Helens Volcano in Washington state. She knew then that she wanted to learn more about environmental science. Prest went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in environment and sustainability from Cornell University and wanted to pursue a career in environmental policy.

By her senior year, Prest knew that she wanted to continue in her studies, which led her to the Master of Science in Environmental Metrology & Policy program at the Graduate School. It would provide the knowledge and hands-on training she needed, including a 10-week summer internship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the Environmental Protection Agency. The proximity to policymakers in the nation’s capital was also a major factor. After graduate school, Prest was hired to work as a research and policy analyst at Forbes Tate Partners in DC.

During Earth Month, Prest likes to spend time connecting with nature and engaging in outdoor activities. She also takes time to assess her own environmental impact in the past year and identify ways to be more eco-friendly. Prest urges people to learn different ways to protect the environment and call on lawmakers to support environmentally friendly policies.

“I am reminded that it is up to the generations of today to protect the environment for those of tomorrow,” says Prest.

Focused on Planetary Management

Sebastian Grajales (G’26) is a part-time master’s student in the Emergency & Disaster Management program at the School of Continuing Studies. They grew up in Colombia and completed their bachelor’s in government and international relations at Universidad Externado de Colombia. 

Grajales was drawn to Georgetown because of their interest in becoming a global leader to manage the Planetary Emergency, a strategic approach to better understand and manage the Earth’s biological, chemical and physical processes. They were already a vocal advocate for protection of the planet, working in a variety of positions to support their local communities’ climate efforts. The urgency of managing climate change inspired them to pursue finding solutions to the crisis.

During Earth Month, Grajales has helped Georgetown launch the first-ever Earth Month agenda with educational events throughout March and April. Additionally, they constantly seek out information on Planetary crises, use sustainable products and vote on climate and environmental proposals. 

Grajales currently serves as the Americas regional organizer for The Climate Reality Project , founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, and volunteers on campus as the co-director of the Energy, Environment & Sustainability Committee for GradGov . 

They recommend that we each take a moment to stop and think about our answer to the following question: What am I doing to save the planet?

I am reminded that it is up to the generations of today to protect the environment for those of tomorrow. – Emily Prest (G’23)

Researchers on the Forefront

Integral to enacting change for the environment are the people dedicated to research and scholarship. Meet two of the Earth Commons’ postdoctoral fellows: one who is working at the intersection of peace studies and urban planning, and another who advocates for practitioners not only to be viewed as scientists but individuals invested in the betterment of their community.

Inaugural ECo Fellow, MIT Grad

One of the two inaugural fellows at the Earth Commons, Silvia Danielak is originally from Dusseldorf, Germany. She completed her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after earning her master’s in design studies from Harvard and an M.A. in international affairs from SciencesPo in Paris, France.

Her doctoral studies focused on urban and regional planning, infrastructure building, environmental management and their roles in peacebuilding strategies. Danielak has a variety of experiences working in the field of international development.

She is currently working on a research project with Professor Meredith McKittrik in the Department of History, who teaches courses on environmental history and environmental justice, among other topics. Together, they are looking at social imaginaries and contestation around the decarbonization infrastructure in Morocco and Namibia, for which they received the 2023 ECo Impact Award .

This summer, Danielak will be joining the faculty at George Mason University as an Assistant Professor at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Interdisciplinary Scientist and Scholar

A marine visual ecologist, Tom Iwanicki completed his Ph.D. in zoology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Originally from Calgary in Alberta, Canada, Iwanicki completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Victoria. He is completing his first year of the ECo postdoctoral fellowship.

His research focuses on the survival strategies of neuston, surface-dwelling animals, an often overlooked community, he says. Drawing on multiple disciplines, such as physics, oceanography, biology, ecology and engineering, Iwanicki’s research explores the benefits and drawbacks of neuston camouflage techniques to avoid predators both above and below water. They are largely affected, he says, by human impacts, including marine debris that most often manifests in gyres, more infamously known as garbage patches. 

“ I advocate for a holistic approach to science, where practitioners are viewed not merely as ‘scientists,’ but as individuals with ties to their communities,” Iwanicki says. “Whether through outreach, education, advocacy or influencing policy, I firmly believe that scientists have a significant role to play beyond data analysis and reporting.”

While he has another year left in the fellowship, Iwanicki hopes to launch his research in visual ecology and teaching at the university level.

I advocate for a holistic approach to science, where practitioners are viewed not merely as ‘scientists,’ but as individuals with ties to their communities. – Tom Iwanicki

Looking Ahead

Interdisciplinary expertise is one of the biggest focuses at the Earth Commons. As climate change, biodiversity loss and other compound environmental issues continue to persist, it will require more than just a one-dimensional solution to issues that affect every species on the planet.

Awareness is the first step, and Georgetown has launched numerous eco-friendly initiatives for students to engage with across campus, like the Hoya Harvest Garden and NatureRx , and hosted joint event series, like Voices on the Environment and the Earth Month Series .

In the next few years, Dean Marra hopes to continue the meaningful work that the Earth Commons has been doing.

“Our students want to be part of the solution,” Marra says. “It’s just the right thing to do: people look at Georgetown to lead. We can, and we will.”

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Distinguish Yourself

Have Career Goals. Will Travel

This summer, Jacqueline Aguirre De La O will begin a five-year Department of State fellowship that will pave the way for a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. Soon after, Kathy Chacon will head to the United Kingdom to start a master’s in film studies as a Gates Cambridge Scholar.

While the two UCR alums are pursuing different career paths, they share a few things in common: both are Latina women, both are first-generation college students from the Inland Empire, and both credit UC Riverside with supporting and empowering them on their educational journeys.

Read more about Aguirre and Chacon below and join them for a panel discussion hosted by Chancellor’s Research Fellows and CHASS. The panel, “ Journey of Resiliency: UCR Latinas Growing Professionally through International Experiences, ” will be Monday, April 15, at 11 a.m. in Humanities 1500 and is open to the campus community.

Jacqueline Aguirre De La O

Aguirre De La O, who graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, has been awarded a 2024 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship from the U.S. Department of State to begin a career in the Foreign Service.  

The competitive fellowship will enable Aguirre De La O to pursue a master’s degree at a university in Washington D.C. — she’s currently deciding between programs at Georgetown University and American University. The fellowship also includes a summer 2024 internship with a U.S. Congressmember and a summer 2025 internship with a U.S. embassy or consulate.

Upon completion of her master’s, Aguirre De La O will become a U.S. diplomat in 2026, embarking on a challenging and rewarding career in the Foreign Service. While she knows she’ll support the Foreign Service’s mission to “promote peace, prosperity, and human dignity around the world,” she has no idea where she’ll posted or what she’ll be doing. 

“I am excited to be a diplomat because I will have an opportunity to live and learn from different ethnic communities around the world — in places I may have never imagined I would live in.” Aguirre De La O said. “It is also important to show how diverse America truly is and bring diverse ideas to the table that will help advance foreign policy and foster mutual understanding between the U.S. and foreign nations.”

It won’t be Aguirre De La O’s first overseas experience. As a high school student at Riverside’s Norte Vista High school, she fell in love with Korean culture and K-pop. At UCR, she took on work-study position at the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies and served as a peer advisor for UCR’s Education Abroad office. In her junior year, she spent a semester studying in Seoul.

As her graduation approached, Aguirre De La O knew she wanted to return to South Korea, but wasn’t sure how. Gladis Herrera Berkowitz, director of UCR’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Engaged Learning, stepped in, encouraging her to apply for an English Teaching Assistantship grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

“I was nervous about applying because the Fulbright is a nationally competitive scholarship and I didn’t think I was qualified,” Aguirre De La O said. “Gladis encouraged me, and I decided to go ahead because no matter what happened I knew it would be good experience for applying to graduate school.”

Aguirre De La O was accepted, with travel postponed until 2022 because of the pandemic. While she was waiting, she accepted a work-from-home internship with the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Office. The experience working for and learning about the federal government planted the seed for her successful application to the Rangel Program, which she applied to after returning from her Fulbright in South Korea. 

Aguirre De La O recognized faculty and staff members across campus for their support and encouragement. Among them: David Biggs, professor of history; Carol Park, a graduate student and Aguirre De La O’s supervisor at the Young Oak Kim Center, Edward Chang, an ethnic studies professor and founding director of the Young Oak Kim Center, UCR’s Education Abroad Office, and the TRIO Scholars program, which provides support to first-generation and minority students. A special thank you goes to Herrera Berkowitz:

“Gladis has always supported and motivated me. I feel like it wasn’t for Gladis I wouldn’t have applied to any of these things,” Aguirre De La O said.

Kathy Chacon

Chacon, who graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in media and cultural studies, has been selected as a 2024 Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge.

Chacon will pursue a master’s degree in film and screen studies and continue research she started as an undergraduate exploring the representation of women in film. Her long-term goals is to become a professor and producer championing diverse stories that bring positive change.

“Throughout my education, I have observed a lack of prominent Latina film scholars, and I hope to change that,” she said.

Chacon, who graduated from Patriot High School in Jurupa Valley, described her UCR experience as “pure magic.”

As an undergraduate, she participated in study abroad programs in Rome, Japan and London, and pursued various internships, including serving as an ambassador for Java City Coffee through a partnership between the coffee retailer and UCR’s Dining Services. She worked on campus during all four years of her studies — as a cashier at campus stores and a student data analyst for the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research. 

In her final year, Chacon became a Gluck Fellow of the Arts, where she helped address the negative effects of media on body image, self-esteem, and beauty standards through a free workshop developed for local middle school aged girls.

“As a first-generation American and first-generation college student I never felt out of place at UCR,” Chacon said, recognizing professors Setsu Shigematsu and Gloria Kim for boosting her confidence and self-worth. “UCR was my oyster, a place with opportunity at every corner.”

The support Chacon received at UCR was echoed during her three-month, scholarship-funded study abroad experience at Queen Mary University of London.

“One of my lecturers reached out after reading my final exam paper to send me encouraging words on my writing and say that I should pursue graduate studies,” Chacon said. 

Chacon applied to both Cambridge and Columbia University. She was accepted to both and set her heart on Cambridge.

“The only thing that was holding me back was money because I was not offered funding from the university and would have had to take out the entire cost of the program through loans — a decision that would have left me in debt for decades and cost me over $100,000 in interest alone,” Chacon said.

Without other options, Chacon made the painful decision to withdraw her application. However, with encouragement from a friend she’d met in London, she applied to Cambridge again, this time scrambling to meet the Gates Scholarship deadline.

“The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is one of the most generous postgraduate scholarships in the world. And to me, it meant the difference between getting a Cambridge education or not, Chacon said. “I poured my heart into my application, and when I received the notification that I was selected as a finalist, I poured my heart into preparing for the final interview. Gates Cambridge is my lifeline. I’m deeply honored to join the 2024 cohort. I’m overflowing with gratitude and joy.”

Title: Andrew Park (SFS’24) Reflects on a “Magical Chapter” of His Life at Georgetown

Park hopes to apply his experience at SFS to the field of financial technology, but his journey to this goal wasn’t entirely preordained. Instead, his International Economics class, taught by Professor Rubina Verma, sparked his passion for the industry. “Initially, I had no interest in econ concepts, as they seemed obscure and confusing to me,” Park remembers. “However, my perspective shifted when I realized that economics was a powerful tool in understanding the global financial system—not just a confusing theoretical puzzle.”

Once he discovered this interest in economics, Park took every opportunity to pursue it off-campus in internships in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection and in the Global Markets division for Goldman Sachs. In his senior year, he worked at Stateside Associates, a government affairs consulting firm, as an electric vehicle analyst. 

Along with his focus on finance, the SFS allowed Park to dive deeper into environmental issues, particularly through his Centennial Lab , Problem Solving in a Destabilized Arctic, taught by Professors Jeremy Mathis and Joanna Lewis. Through the course, Park traveled to Utqiagvik, Alaska to understand how science, technology and policymaking converged in addressing climate change. “Not only did [the trip] significantly impact my worldview in understanding how indigenous tribes are affected by climate change, but it also opened my eyes to the unique challenges faced by remote communities in adapting to a rapidly changing environment,” Park explains.  

Connection On Campus and in the Classroom

Beyond course content, Park was impressed by the commitment his peers brought to classes, and their enthusiasm was just as important to his learning. “Rather than engaging in surface-level discussions, my peers consistently demonstrate a willingness to delve into complex issues, exploring them from various angles. This intellectual curiosity and depth of thought have greatly enriched my learning experience, challenging me to think more critically in whatever scenario,” he says.

Outside of the classroom, Park continued his commitment to international affairs by chairing the Walsh Exchange , an undergraduate international relations research conference, and chairing a North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) committee. Through these experiences, Park has been able to connect with his SFS peers in advancing common goals and academic interests. “I have found incredible support within this community,” he says. “Even the simple act of walking through campus and exchanging greetings with friends has contributed to a sense of belonging and support within the SFS community.”  

New Growth Opportunities

Park also found community outside of academics. Through managing the women’s basketball team and hours spent playing intramural basketball at Yates, Park was able to find balance and build relationships with his fellow Hoyas.

For Park, each day at Georgetown was different, constantly offering new options for engagement. “As I prepare to leave the Hilltop, I’ll miss the energy that ripples through the SFS and Georgetown community. From the larger-than-life speaker events to the office hours for a tough class, every day brought new growth opportunities,” he says. “I’ll miss the camaraderie of cheering on the Hoya basketball team with my closest friends, the thrill of spontaneous adventures in New York, and the craziness of Tombs after a long week.”

Laying the Groundwork

As he prepares to leave Georgetown, Park hopes to bring together the many academic interests that he has explored at Georgetown. He will be starting at Goldman Sachs in their Global Markets division this summer full-time. “I am keen to work in an environment that combines my interests in global markets, commercial banking, or the lending industry, while also allowing me to delve into how countries manage and utilize financial technology,” he explains.

But Georgetown has been more than just a place for Park to develop his career goals. Over his time on the Hilltop, he has refined his understanding of himself. “In retrospect, my years at Georgetown will likely stand out as the most magical chapter of my life, even a decade from now,” he reflects. “It was a pivotal time where I laid the groundwork for my future and embarked on a journey of self-discovery that allowed me to embrace my authentic self.”

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30 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Moscow, Russia

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Below is a list of best universities in Moscow ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 269K citations received by 45.8K academic papers made by 30 universities in Moscow was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

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1. Moscow State University

For Mechanical Engineering

2. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

3. National Research University Higher School of Economics

4. Moscow Aviation Institute

5. N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

6. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

7. National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"

8. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

9. Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"

10. RUDN University

11. Moscow Polytech

12. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

13. Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

14. Moscow Medical Academy

15. Russian State University of Oil and Gas

16. mendeleev university of chemical technology of russia.

17. Russian National Research Medical University

18. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

19. National Research University of Electronic Technology

20. Moscow State Pedagogical University

21. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

22. State University of Management

23. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

24. Russian State Geological Prospecting University

25. russian state agricultural university.

26. New Economic School

27. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation

28. Russian State University for the Humanities

29. Russian State Social University

30. Moscow State Linguistic University

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Moscow

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