Undergraduate Research
Discover the future with undergraduate research
The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Undergraduate Research Program is designed for students who wish to pursue and produce new scientific knowledge.
As a student researcher, you will actively participate in meaningful mentored research experiences that will prepare you to succeed in research at a transfer institution. Participants learn about research methods and protocols, data analysis, and research ethics while taking a series of four one-credit courses. Research students produce and formally present their original research at conferences and poster sessions on and off campus.
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Apply for the Program
Interested students should contact Brendan Diamond at bdiamond@howardcc.edu or the SET division office.
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Research Projects
Some of the projects that students have worked on include:
- Exoplanet Photometry: using the brightness of stars to study distant worlds.
- The analysis of metals in surface water by Atomic Absorption.
- The development of a wearable carbon dioxide sensor to measure indoor air quality.
- Building upon 3D printing know-how, including testing of temperature, orientation, polymer, deposition timing, and post-print UV exposure effects.
- Measurement of environmental influence on water quality in two Howard County, Patapsco watersheds.
- Monitoring bacterial community dynamics in campus surface waters.
- Measuring the dynamics of a variable length in a double pendulum.
- Understanding induced preferences in the oligophagous tobacco hornworm.
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Contact Us
Science, Engineering & Technology
bchandran@howardcc.edu
443-518-1600
Location: SET-430