Advantages of Undergraduate in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Research

Collaboration and networking are valuable skills to learn and highly encouraged. There are many advantages and opportunities being involved in research:

• It connects what is learned from the classroom to the research setting
• It allows students to become deeply engaged in a scientific problem
• It provides an opportunity for independent learning and creativity
• It generally gives a significant advantage when applying to graduate school or industry, especially if the work results in a publication

Resources and Opportunities

There is a broad range of theoretical and computational chemistry faculty to choose:

• Ioan Andricioaei
• Kieron Burke
• Ann Marie Carlton
• Fillmore Freeman
• Filipp Ulrich Furche
• Michael T Green
• Vladimir A. Mandelshtam
• Craig Martens
• David Mobley
• Shaul Mukamel
• Manabu Shiraiwa
• Douglas J. Tobias

Once students have chosen a faculty, they will work closely with the faculty enrolling into Chem 180 and is encouraged to apply for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Summer internships and workshops are available at the Molecular Sciences Software Institute.