Research Opportunities for Students
Research is one of the hallmarks of a Johns Hopkins education. Taking part in research as an undergraduate allows you to gain academic credit while exploring career options, learning in-depth about a specific industry, and gaining valuable skills and hands-on experience.
If you are looking for research opportunities, follow these steps and you're on your way!
How to find research opportunities
- Talk to your faculty adviser
- Check with your department for possible opportunities
- Contact the Whiting School’s Office of Industrial Initiatives
- Look for internships through JHU’s Career Center
- Talk to upper class students about research they've done
- Learn about the research interests and projects of WSE faculty members
How to register for research
- Meet with your faculty sponsor to determine what your research will entail.
- Complete a Supplemental Registration Form and have it signed by your faculty sponsor. (This person must be a full-time Homewood faculty member so he or she can submit your grade.)
- Get a Registration or Add Form signed by your faculty adviser.
- Take both of these forms to the WSE’s Office of Academic Affairs to get an approval signature.
- Please note: You can earn up to 6 credits for research per year, beginning in the summer term, and you are limited to 3 credits per semester.
Louis Whitcomb, professor, Mechanical Engineering
“I build robots that allow us to work in extreme environments—to perform tasks that we humans otherwise cannot do and to go places we otherwise cannot go.”
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