2024 Research Opportunities at Carleton
The Chemistry Department plans to offer a variety of research opportunities for Carleton students in the summer of 2024.
Chemistry Department Summer 2024 Research Announcement
(application closed Monday, February 19)
Research Group Informational Meeting Times
- Come to our departmental seminar on January 12th at 3:30 PM in Anderson 329 to hear about summer research opportunities in the Chemistry Department. Check out the slides from this meeting (Carleton login required).
- Open meetings for individual research groups (to be updated as meetings are scheduled):
- Chris Calderone Research Group: Date changed to Tuesday, 1/23, Noon via Zoom and Thursday, January 25 at noon in AND 036
- Deborah Gross Research Group: Tuesday, January 16, Noon over Zoom (Meeting ID: 994 5628 0275, Passcode: 613318)
- Gretchen Hofmeister Research Group: Tuesday, January 23, Noon in Anderson 350 and
Tuesday, January 23 at 4:00 PM in Anderson 314 - Dani Kohen Research Group: Wednesday, January 17, 3:30 PM in Olin 210
- Kaz Skubi Research Group: Thursday, January 18, 2:00 PM in Anderson 350
- Matt Whited Research Group: Friday, February 2, 4:00 PM in Anderson 323
- If you are interested in any of the above groups and cannot make the meeting, please email the prof directly about an alternative meeting time.
Resources for Other Carleton Programs
- Kolenkow-Reitz Fellowships
- Funds you to work in a specific lab/program off campus. You must have a connection with a PI in order to apply.
- Winter and summer break research is supported.
- See the website for deadlines.
- Career Center Internship Funding
- Funds a wide variety of winter break and summer research/internship opportunities.
- See the website for deadlines.
Research Opportunities at Other Colleges and Universities
There are literally hundreds of undergraduate research opportunities at various colleges and universities throughout the country. Many of these are open to general application from any undergraduate, even if you are not enrolled at their institution. The range of research areas in also enormous.
If you have a specific research interest, it is very likely that a research opportunity exists that you are eligible to apply for. Check out some of the links listed below to begin your search. There are many announcements posted in the Weekly Beaker, click the categories tab on the right for Summer Research. Volume 28 contains opportunities for Summer of 2024.
A seminar on finding off-campus research opportunities was presented on Friday, November 10, 2023.
Databases of Off-Campus Research Opportunities
- National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites
- American Chemical Society Listing of Research Experiences, Internships, and Co-ops in Chemistry and Related Fields
- UROP, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program: a general listing of many nationwide undergraduate research opportunities maintained by the University of California, Irvine
- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Cientifico Latino, Changing the Next Generation of STEM (go to High School/Undergraduates | Summer Research Database)
Specific Announcements
For the current academic year, specific research announcements can be found in The Weekly Beaker; search under the Summer Research category.