UROP’s 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) has arrived! The SURE program registration is open from now until June 1! The 9-week program runs from June 8 until August 4 and provides online professional development modules and culminates with the SURE symposium, where undergraduate students can showcase their faculty-mentored research and creative work in a professional, yet relaxed and collegial environment. Learn more about SURE.
UROP’s 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) has arrived! The SURE program registration is open from now until June 1! The 9-week program runs from June 8 until August 4 and provides online professional development modules and culminates with the SURE symposium, where undergraduate students can showcase their faculty-mentored research and creative work in a professional, yet relaxed and collegial environment. Learn more about SURE.
Dongyan Jiang and Creesha Layaoen
Dongyan Jiang and Creesha Layaoen conduct research on a neighborhood-based food economy. Check out Highlights to learn more about student projects.
Drawings of mushrooms, algae and coral
Du Lab in the Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering is recruiting 2-3 undergraduate students to work on biochemistry and molecular biology projects! Projects include: photobioreactor design (CAD design and programming), algae breeding for saving coral, microbiome research for tropical crops, and much more! Learn more about Dr. Zhi-Yan (Rock) Du’s research. View this and other student opportunities in the Student Opportunity Center (SOC). Learn how to access the SOC.
Two individuals in labcoats conducting medical research
If you are interested in biology, microbiology, or chemistry, join Dr. Wei-Kung Wang (Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, JABSOM) in researching emerging and re-emerging diseases like dengue, Zika and COVID-19. Learn basic molecular biology techniques and immunological methods. This is a great opportunity to identify a potential project idea and apply for UROP funding. Contact Dr. Wang at wangwk@hawaii.edu. View this and other opportunities at the Student Opportunity Center (SOC), UHM's one-stop shop of student research and creative work opportunities.
Plants growing under purple lighting and Mars or Bust diorama
UPDATE: Other research topics relating to controlled environmental agriculture will be considered. Are you interested in growing crops in simulated Martian soil and lunar soil, how lighting is used to grow crops in space, or working with plants in a greenhouse? Learn how you can work with Dr. Kent Kobayashi's research on the future of space food and other research topics relating to controlled environment agriculture. For more information, contact Dr. Kent Kobayashi at kentko@hawaii.edu
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Welcome to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program!

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS) coordinates and promotes opportunities for undergraduate students across all disciplines at UH Mānoa (UHM) to engage in faculty-mentored research and creative work.

On this website you can find opportunity listings, funding for your project and formal presentations, venues to present your work, and much more!

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Each year, UROP awards approximately $500,000 in funding to students working on faculty-mentored creative work or research projects or presenting at conferences. Students have used funding to conduct field research abroad, purchase critical supplies, earn stipends and more. Watch the video to learn more about how UROP serves undergraduate students at UHM.

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