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Every quarter in the Bren School, scores of students (including some first- and second-year students) work on research projects with faculty.
By working directly with professors, students get a taste of what the research process entails and what graduate school might be like.
At Bren:ICS, you will sharpen your skills on complex problems that are still in the process of being defined and understand what contributes to a research project’s success.
Participation in undergraduate research also positions you well to attend graduate or professional schools. Our alumni have attended graduate and professional school (MBA, Law, etc.) at Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Tech, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, and others.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) »
UROP encourages and facilitates research and creative activities by undergraduates. Research opportunities are available not only from every discipline, interdisciplinary program, and school, but also from many outside agencies, including national laboratories, industrial partners, and other universities.UROP offers assistance to students and faculty through all phases of research activity: proposal writing, developing research plans, resource support, conducting the research, analyzing data, and presenting results at the annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium.
The research performed must meet established academic standards and emphasize interaction between the student and the faculty supervisor. In addition, all students participating in faculty-guided research activities are welcome to submit their research papers for faculty review and possible publication in the annual UCI Undergraduate Research Journal.
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) »
SURP is administered by UROP. It provides funding for UCI undergraduates who are conducting summer research projects or creative activities under the guidance of UCI faculty. SURP offers students the opportunity to become immersed in a research topic for a full-time 10-week period or the equivalent of 400 hours.Don't take our word »
"I learned that research can be frustrating and there are no easy answers. But when you make a breakthrough and things start to work, it’s a great feeling. I plan to get a Ph.D., and my summer research experience with Prof. Bao was a good prequel to the life of a graduate student." read more »
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Michael Golightly
ICS major, 2007 graduate
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For more than three decades, the Bren School has been leading many technological advances and spawning countless research breakthroughs by harnessing students' childlike curiosity with real-world ingenuity.
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