学生研究机会

学生的研究活动是理学院的核心 圣何塞州立大学的使命 有三种方式:

1. 研究扩展了人类知识的基础，
2. 参与研究是学生成功的途径
3. 研究 activity weaves the scholarly tapestry that enriches the lives of every member 大学社区的成员.

我如何加入一个研究小组?

If you would like to join a research group, here are three simple steps to take:

1. Look through the websites of the faculty-led research groups and choose two or 三个你感兴趣的.  每个系的研究小组链接如下!  大多数教师接受 全年研修生，随时有合适的人选.

各部门课题组:

• 生物科学
• 化学
• 计算机科学
• 地质
• 数学与统计
• 气象与气候科学
• 海洋科学和MLML
• 物理学与天文学 

2. Email the professors who lead the two to three research groups that interest you 并要求约个时间谈谈研究. 如果你能告诉教授你的学年(如.e. 一年级,二年级, 等.), your major and concentration, and any coursework that might prepare you for 研究培训经历.

3. Meet with the professors, and ask what your project would be and how much time 承诺是必须的. This is also a great opportunity to see first-hand what each professor’s mentoring 风格就是喜欢和是否适合你.

When you find a research mentor that is a good fit and they offer you a 科研训练 经验，接受他们的提议! 通常情况下，你应该报名参加至少一个单元 a 180 course (undergraduate research) each semester that you participate with the 学院研究导师. 这180个单元可以算作许多专业的选修单元. 玩得开心! 这很可能被证明是有史以来最具变革性的经历之一 你的职业生涯.

还有，看看这些 学生研究支持计划 to see if you qualify for any of these federally-funded programs directed by 菠菜网lol正规平台 可以为你提供经济支持的教员. 

常见问题

• 为什么本科生应该接受研究训练

  • In the sciences, it is widely understood that graduate students should engage in research training with faculty mentors to integrate the knowledge and skills they have learned in traditional courses and to more deeply engage in the scientific process.  成为 a scientific researcher, teacher or medical professional requires the ability to integrate 广泛的技术技能和基本知识.  然而，我们在菠菜网lol正规平台学院 of 科学 have also found that undergraduate students greatly benefit from learning how to integrate scientific information and skills to solve complex, open-ended problems 在现实世界中通过本科生科研训练.

    In the 理学院 at 菠菜网lol正规平台, we strongly encourage undergraduate students to 获得研究培训. 参与个性化的学生研究体验 mentoring by caring, knowledgeable, and dedicated faculty members is a highly effective way for undergraduates to both reinforce their knowledge and develop their advanced 解决问题的能力.

• 上海大学本科生科研训练的好处

  • Many studies have now confirmed that a number of benefits accrue to students that 参与UG研究培训;

    1. Gains in knowledge and skills, including enhanced content mastery, creative thinking, 解决问题的能力，技术能力和沟通能力.
    2. Academic achievement and educational attainment, including higher retention rates, grades, persistence in the major, graduation rates, and admission to graduate and 专业的学校.
    3. Professional growth, including enhanced ability to work in teams, strengthening of 专业网络，提高专业证书.
    4. Personal growth, including enhanced ability to learn independently, stimulation of curiosity, increased confidence, and enhanced development of personal initiative.

    Furthermore, the benefits are especially profound for students from underrepresented groups where engagement in research correlates positively with virtually all student 成功的结果. 这对超过四分之一学生的上海州立大学至关重要 identify as first generation college students and over a third identify as groups 在科学领域没有被充分代表.

• 本科生科研训练对上海大学的好处

  • While the significant benefits of undergraduate 科研训练 for students provide ample justification on their own, there are numerous additional benefits to the university 社区也是如此. 超越了任何研究企业产生的明显利益 new knowledge that benefits society, supporting UG research experiences also strongly 对机构有利. 教师引用本科生参与他们的 研究是他们工作中非常理想的一部分，因为:

    1. 对大学生进行培训可以帮助他们取得学术成果.
    2. 它有助于打破教师和学生之间的障碍.
    3. 这影响了他们的教学.
    4. 这会增加他们的工作满意度.

    Therefore, maintaining a vigorous undergraduate 科研训练 program can be viewed 对教师招聘和保留都有好处. 除了利益之外 individual faculty, the institution benefits from undergraduate 科研训练 by:

    1. 建设学者社区.
    2. 加深与校友的关系.
    3. 提供参与社区的机会.
    4. 提高机构的声誉.
    5. 建立校外资金.
• 上海外国语大学的本科生是如何从事研究的?

  • 本科研究训练在高等教育中并不少见. 几乎每一个 university that supports research allows undergraduate students to participate in 研究培训机会. 然而，在许多研究型大学， undergraduate students serve as a low-level assistants, such as dishwashers or simply 为博士或博士后研究人员提供技术支持. 在大学里 of 科学 at 菠菜网lol正规平台, we have a strong culture of engaging undergraduate students in 有意义的研究培训经历. 本科研究生 learn to participate in every aspect of the research project, ranging from examining the literature, to experimental design, to conducting the laboratory activities, to 分析数据，共同撰写出版物. 事实上，菠菜网lol正规平台的本科生 research students are truly engaged intellectually in the science is corroborated by the fact that undergraduate students are frequent co-authors with faculty on research 出版物.

    Naturally, undergraduate students are not ready immediately to perform the various research functions independently, so they are trained by their faculty mentors and 更资深的研究小组成员. 正是这种智力上的参与 that leads to many of the benefits of undergraduate 科研训练 to both faculty 会员及学生. 在菠菜网lol正规平台的CoS中，对这类本科生的热情 student training is 一个 of the key attributes that we seek in our faculty and this priority among our faculty starkly distinguishes 菠菜网lol正规平台 faculty from many faculty members at research-intensive institutions where dedicating time for mentoring of individual 本科生并不是优先考虑的对象.

    Because of the many benefits, the 理学院 strongly encourages undergraduate 科研训练. 的确，对本科生科研训练的财政支持是 provided at all levels of the university, including grants to support student stipends and research costs, assigned time for faculty mentoring student researchers, “just-in-time” funds for addressing unexpected research needs and opportunities, and recognition of student research accomplishments at the annual 理学院 Student 研究 Day where our students present posters describing their research projects each spring.