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Student Research Opportunities

Honors Projects

Writing a thesis allows students to work closely with a faculty mentor and to pursue the significant research that leads to honors in EOS. Additionally, faculty will often hire students to assist with their own research. This can lead to an independent study or honors thesis that fits within a professor's broader research agenda.

Independent Studies

An independent study involves a semester of in-depth research supervised by a faculty advisor, equal to one course credit. Pursuing an independent study provides an excellent introduction to the kind of independent thinking that is required in both EOS graduate study and the field.

Summer Projects

Summer offers an uninterrupted expanse of time for EOS students to immerse themselves in research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. This experience often lays the groundwork for an independent study or honors project. Students can apply for a summertime research fellowship to support their project through the Student Fellowships and Research office.

Off-Campus Opportunities

Beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ, students can take advantage of undergraduate research positions at many labs and programs around the world. Please come see any EOS faculty member to discuss these opportunities.

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  Monitoring the Gulf of Maine

  Based at the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ seniors tackle a variety of ocean-related projects, from seawater chemistry to green crab predation to the effects of an increasingly acidic and warmer ocean on marine life.
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  º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Students Enjoy a Virtual Internship with NOAA

  Clara Benadon '23 and Lucie Nolden '22 get to grips with fisheries research over the summer, as they interned with Northeast Fisheries Science Center, a unit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.
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  From College Student to Climate Scientist: Junior Anneka Williams' Alaskan Summer

  In Alaska's Arctic tundra, Anneka Williams ’21 faced "the steepest learning curve" of her life.