Research in the Environmental Science Department

• Research is a major focus in the Env. Science/Policy/Biology majors, we require 2 semesters of the senior seminar, and strongly encourage you to spend a summer on research as well.

When?

• You can never start too early, there is no reason why you could not work on research as sophomore.
• you can take the senior seminar in any semester sequence
• if you have a summer project lined up for the summer by December, you can take the spring senior semiar
  

How to find a project

• What makes a good thesis project (from our Senior Seminar website)
  
• watch yourself, what catches your interest in classes, talks, websites, newpaper articles, TV, past theses, poster session, Earth Institute events
• find people working in these areas through
  
• search the Internet
  
• talk to your major advisor
• talk to Martin Stute
  
• look at teh Earth Instuitute website (check out all their units)
  
• student research
• BC EnvSci website
  
• read Catherine's emails
• search for programs & opportunities on-line
  

Programs

• Lamont intern program
• Lionshare Undergraduate Senior Thesis Research Internships
• a marketplace for linking up students and mentors
  
• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduatesinstitute columbia expertise
• problem might be the breakdown of communication after the summer
• Catherine's emails