February 2012
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November 2011
3 posts
Liam's Legacy →
An event hosted by the Georgia Tech Honors Program celebrating the causes Liam held dear to his heart. Please attend!
November 18, 2011 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Clary Theater, Student Success Center
Young Alumna Profile: Michelle Delcourt →
Michelle Delcourt, who we recently featured in an interview in Volume 3, was featured in the College of Sciences Newsletter.
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October 2011
2 posts
Get Ready!
Be on the watch the week of October 31st- the new volume of The Tower is coming soon!
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September 2011
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Submit to The Tower by Nov 1st!
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Apply for Spring 2012 PURA!
Apply for 2012 Petit Scholars!
Become a Petit Undergraduate Scholar
Applications for the 2012 Class of Petit Scholars will be accepted from September 6, 2011 through Friday, October 7, 2011 @ 5:00pm.
Apply at http://ibb.gatech.edu/become-petit-scholar.
Program Outline
Once selected to participate in the year-long program, scholars are matched with a research project from a list submitted by prospective graduate/postdoc...
El-Sayed's High School Researcher →
May 2011
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Undergrad Finds Universe's Missing Mass →
April 2011
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Apply for Fall 2011 PURA Today!
Apply for the Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) at Georgia Tech today! Submissions for Fall 2011 are due May 20, 2011 at this link.
A list of things to include in your proposal is included below, courtesy of UROP. Remember that you are writing to an audience that is not necessarily an expert in your field. Please be sure to write so that a well-informed student or faculty member...
Center for Chemical Evolution and International...
As part of the education & outreach component of the Center for Chemical Evolution, we have paired with Out of Hand Theater to create a production to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry, Group Intelligence: a mass mp3 experience. The performance is a cross between theater and a flash mob, where participants will download an mp3 track prior to the event. When they arrive, everyone...
Meet Chris Reaves, Director of U. Res.
Interested in meeting our new Director of Undergraduate Research, Dr. Chris Reaves? Want to find out more about what Georgia Tech is planning for undergraduate researchers? Want to give valuable feedback and provide suggestions to UROP? Then come to this Meet & Greet hosted by BROS!
WHAT: Meet & Greet / Open Forum with Dr. Chris Reaves, Director of Undergraduate Research
WHEN: April...
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Undergraduate Opportunity in Feamster Lab
My name is Nick Feamster; I am an associate professor in the School of Computer Science. I work on a variety of different topics in networking. These days, my lab is focusing on two exciting areas of computer networking, related to a million-dollar research grant that we recently received from Google: (1) the performance and usage of home networks, and (2) monitoring and circumventing censorship...
March 2011
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Computational Biology Research
Not all the research that happens on campus happens in the biomed quad! This is a screenshot of the branches and merges of the codebase I work on in my undergraduate research.
I’m working on a bioinformatics project, with three primary contacts on campus: Dr. Christine Heitsch in the Math department, Dr. David A. Bader in the College of Computing, and Dr. Steve Harvey in the school of...
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Public Policy Undergraduate Research
FIPSE US/RUSSIA Research
by Tyler J. Kaplan
My undergraduate research project focuses on using new electronic media for teaching and learning in engineering and engineering ethics. The project also aims to strengthen the cultural ties between the United States and Russia through promoting the study of and communication in foreign languages. The work will be performed in collaboration between the...
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The Tower chats with Gary Schuster
Why Pursue Undergraduate Research?
An interview with Professor Gary Schuster
by David Lowry
On September 1st, 2006, Gary B. Schuster succeeded Jean Lou Chameau as the Provost, Georgia Tech’s chief academic officer. Dr. Schuster holds a bachelor of science in chemistry from Clarkson University and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Rochester. He spent 20 years at the University of Illinois...
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Georgia Tech Progress and Service Award
Dear Students:
The Georgia Tech Progress and Service Award was established by the Undergraduate Student Government Association to acknowledge students who have made a significant impact on the Tech community and recognize undergraduate students who most portray the ideals of Progress and Service in their careers on campus.
This award, which includes a stipend of $1000 each, will be granted to...
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Pecha kuchas are good for science
Ever heard of a pecha kucha? It’s a Japanese-style presentation format, where the presenter must have his or her powerpoint set to 20 slides, timed to 20 seconds each slide. Moreover, each slide can only contain an image without any added text.
So, why is this good for science? A big problem with research in general these days is that researchers do not know how to deliver audience...
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How do I find a research opportunity?
Everyone says undergraduate research is a good thing to have, but how do you go about finding a position? I have one strategy for you: don’t be shy. Believe it or not, most professors are looking for students brave enough to approach them! The secret is that professors want to find students who have the motivation to seek out research topics and approach professors on their own free...
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Why you should submit to The Tower
What does undergraduate research mean to you? Undergraduate research should not just be another line on a résumé or another source of income, rather it should give undergraduates experience in experimental-based learning and an in-depth preview of academic research. Becoming involved in undergraduate research clears uncertainties about what you would like to pursue after college—something that I...