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Current Opportunities

Boston University offers a host of undergraduate research opportunities. Some are sponsored by UROP and others are sponsored by external grant programs. Some provide academic credit for undergraduate research and others are volunteer opportunities simply to gain experience or research techniques. Only projects which need UROP funding require an application to UROP. Students doing research for credit should discuss credit-granting policies with their mentor.

The Faculty Postings below displays current opportunities that Boston University faculty have submitted. In some cases the projects are ongoing and some are for a semester only. Students should contact the faculty member directly to inquire about the opportunity.

If after searching these postings you do not find a specific project that fits, please consult the Faculty Research Interests section. If you find a faculty member whose research interests might match your own, send an email, call, or set up an appointment to ask if that faculty member might be willing to serve as a research mentor.

Field Mentor Project Options Updated Contact
Advertising Professor Tom Fauls description UROP, Grant, For credit 11/30/07 tfauls@bu.edu
617-353-2355
African Studies & Linguistics Professor Victor Manfredi description UROP, For credit 11/30/07 manfredi@bu.edu (preferred)
617-353-7305 (message only)
Archaeobotany Professor Ksenija Borojevic description UROP, Grant, 11/30/07 boro@bu.edu
617-358-1649
Astronomy Professor Steven Smith description UROP, Work Study 01/18/08 smsm@bu.edu
(617) 353-6658
Art History Professor Alice Tseng description UROP, Volunteer 02/26/08 aytseng@bu.edu
617-353-1458
Biology Professor Thomas Kunz description Grant 02/04/08 kunz@bu.edu
617 353-2474
Biology Professor Thomas Kunz description UROP 02/04/08 kunz@bu.edu
617 353-2474
Biology Professor Thomas Kunz description UROP, Workstudy 02/04/08 kunz@bu.edu
617 353-2474
Biology Professor Karen Warkentin description UROP 02/25/08 kwarken@bu.edu
617-358-2385
Chemistry, Bioinformatics Professor Yu Xia description UROP, Credit, Volunteer 02/25/08 yuxia@bu.edu
617-358-2302
Chemistry, Computational Professor Linda H. Doerrer description UROP 11/30/07 doerrer@bu.edu
617-358-4335
Chemistry, Medicinal Professor Michael Pollastri description UROP 01/24/08 mpollast@bu.edu
617-358-6043
Computer Science Professor Gary Benson description Workstudy, UROP 11/30/07 gbenson@bu.edu
Computer Science Professor Stan Sclaroff description Grant 11/30/07 sclaroff@bu.edu
617-353-8919
Criminal Justice Professor M.E. Mastorilli description Credit, Volunteer 11/30/07 memastro@bu.edu
617-358-2465
Education Policy Professor Charles Glenn description UROP, Credit 11/30/07 glennsed@bu.edu
617-353-7108
Engineering Professor Michael Gevelber description Contact 11/30/07 gevelber@bu.edu
617-353-9693
Engineering Professor David Starobinski description Grant 02/25/08 staro@bu.edu
617-353-0202
Film Studies Professor Herbert Golder description Workstudy 11/30/07 arion@bu.edu
617-353-6480
Film & Television Professor Robert Arnold description UROP 11/30/07 rfarnold@bu.edu
617-353-7735
History Professor Louis Ferleger description UROP, Credit, Volunteer 02/25/08 ferleger@bu.edu
617-353-8305
International Relations Professor Min Ye description Workstudy, Credit, Volunteer 02/25/08 ye@bu.edu
617-353-8700
Literature, Japanese Professor Sarah Frederick description UROP, Workstudy 11/30/07 sfred@bu.edu
617-358-4654
Literature, Muslim Professor Shakir Mustafa description UROP 11/30/07 617-353-623
mustafa@bu.edu
Literature , Spanish Professor Alan Smith description UROP 03/04/08 aesmih@bu.edu
617-353-6243
Management Professor Justin Ren description UROP, Volunteer 11/30/07 ren@bu.edu
617-353-2678
Medicine, Clinical Research Professor Miguel Burch description UROP, Volunteer 11/30/07 miguel.burch@bmc.org
617-414-8052
Medicine, Computational Chemistry Professor Gustavo Mercier description Volunteer 11/30/07 gumercie@bu.edu
617-414-6457
Medicine, Endocrinology Professor Stephen Huang description Credit, Work Study 04/08/08 stephen.huang@childrens.harvard.edu
617-355-2452
Medicine, Geriatrics Professor Thomas Perls description Work Study 04/07/08 thperls@bu.edu
617-638-6688
Medicine, Healthcare Analysis Professor Stephen Davidson description Contact 11/30/07 sdavidso@bu.edu
Medicine, Healthcare Analysis Professor Jussi Saukkonen description UROP 01/24/08 jsaukk@bu.edu
617-638-6120
Medicine, Immunology Professor Monty Montano description Credit, Grant, Workstudy 11/30/07 mmontano@bu.edu
617-414-4806
Medicine, Laboratory Professor Martin Knoll description UROP 03/24/08 martin.kroll@bmc.org
617-414-4509
Medicine, Molecular Biology Professor Lee Goldstein description UROP, Credit, Volunteer 04/17/08 joyghosh@bu.edu
(617) 414-8361
Medicine, Molecular Biology Professor Jiyoun Kim description UROP, Volunteer 02/27/08 jykim@bu.edu
617-414-5313
Medicine, Molecular Biology Professor Lee Zou description Volunteer 05/08/08 zou.lee@mgh.harvard.edu
Medicine, Molecular Cell Biology Professor Louis S. Liou description Contact 11/30/07 liougu@yahoo.com
617-638-5135
Medicine, Molecular Cell Biology Professor Christian Weber description UROP 02/25/08 christian.weber@bmc.org
617-638-6547
Medicine, Molecular Cell Research Professor Yan Dai description UROP, Credit 11/30/07 yandai@bu.edu
617-638-5650
Medicine, Molecular Endocrinology Professor Ravi Jasuja description Credit, Volunteer 11/30/07 jasuja@bu.edu
617-414-1833
Medicine, Molecular Endocrinology Professor Joshua Safer description Credit, Volunteer 02/25/08 jsafer@bu.edu
617-638-8530
Medicine, Molecular Endocrinology Professor Wendy Kuohung description UROP, Volunteer 02/25/08 wendy.kuohung@bmc.org
617-414-5593
Medicine, Molecular Immunology Professor William Cruikshank description Credit, Volunteer 11/30/07 bcruikshank@lung.bumc.bu.edu
617-638-5295
Medicine, Molecular Immunology Professor Salomon Amar description Workstudy 11/30/07 samar@bu.edu
617-638-4707
Medicine, Molecular Microbiology Professor Paola Massari description UROP, Credit, Volunteer 11/30/07 pmassari@bu.edu
617-414-4807
Medicine, Ophthalmology Professor Sayon Roy description UROP, Credit 02/25/08 sayon@bu.edu
617-638-4110
Medicine, Parasitology and Immunology Professor Lisa Ganley-Leal description UROP, Volunteer 11/30/07 lisa.ganleyleal@bmc.org
617-414-7234
Medicine, Parasitology and Immunology Professor Christian Weber description UROP 02/25/08 christian.weber@bmc.org
617-638-6547
Medicine, Pathology Professor Jan Blusztajn description UROP, Credit, Grant, Workstudy, Volunteer 04/17/08 jkbluszta@bu.edu
617 638-4517
Biotechnology Internship Dr. Sharon Morgenbesser, Genzyme Corporation description Co-op 11/30/07 sharon.morgenbesser@genzyme.com 617-638-5650
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Professor Gary Kaplan description UROP, Grant, Credit 11/30/07 Gary.Kaplan@va.gov
774-826-2473
Occupational Therapy Professor Karen Jacobs description Contact 11/30/07 kjacobs@bu.edu
 617-353-7516
Occupational Therapy Professor Karen Jacobs description Contact 11/30/07 kjacobs@bu.edu
 617-353-7516
Physics Professor George Zimmerman description Contact 02/25/08 goz@bu.edu
 617-353-2169 
Programming Languages Professor Hongwei Xi description UROP, Volunteer 02/25/08 hwxi@cs.bu.edu
 617-358-2511
Psychology Professor Gail Steketee description UROP, Volunteer 04/17/08 steketee@bu.edu
 617-353-3760
Psychology Professor Catherine Caldwell-Harris description Volunteer 01/18/08 charris@bu.edu
 617-353-2956
Psychology Professor Catherine Caldwell-Harris description Grant, Credit, Work Study, Volunteer 11/30/07 charris@bu.edu
 617-353-2956
Psychology

Professor Kathleen Malley-Morrison

description UROP, Volunteer 02/20/08 kmalley@bu.edu
 617-353-3628
Social Work Professor Ruth Paris description UROP, Volunteer 11/30/07 rparis@bu.edu
617-353-7717
Social Work Professor Renee Spencer description UROP, Volunteer 11/30/07 rspenc@bu.edu
617-353-4611
Sociology Professor Julian Go description UROP, Credit, Work Study, Volunteer 02/25/08 juliango@bu.edu
617-358-0638
Sociology Professor Alya Guseva description UROP, Credit, Work Study, Volunteer 11/30/07 aguseva@bu.edu
617-358-0639
Sociology; History Professor Julian Go description UROP, Credit, Volunteer 11/30/07 juliango@bu.edu
617-358-0638
Special Education Professor Lauren Katzman description UROP 11/30/07 lkatzman@bu.edu
617-353-3253
Technology Management Professor Fernando Suarez description Work Study 11/30/07 suarezf@bu.edu
617-358-3572
Technology Management Professor Fernando Suarez description Work Study 11/30/07 suarezf@bu.edu
617-358-3572
Web Development; CAS Professor William Skocpol description Volunteer 11/30/07 skocpol@bu.edu
617-353-3782
Web Development; Video Professor Stan Sclaroff description UROP, Grant, Workstudy 02/22/08 sclaroff@cs.bu.edu
617-353-8918
Writing and Research Professor Martin Fido description UROP 11/30/07 fido@bu.edu
617-358-1513

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