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Undergraduate research

Research is experiential education and a complement to your classroom experience at ASU. As an undergraduate, you can work with faculty, graduate students and other undergraduates to transform your knowledge into actual practice — whether it is developing alternative energy from sunlight, next-generation nanoelectronics or creating your own entrepreneurial experience to launch a business.

Research programs

Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI)

Enhance your engineering and technical undergraduate curriculum by providing hands-on lab experience, independent and thesis-based research.

New College Undergraduate Inquiry and Research Experiences (NCUIRE)

Engage in meaningful research partnerships with faculty and other undergraduates. Gain experience that may make you more competitive when you apply for jobs.

School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research (SOLUR)

Work with mentors who are experts in their fields. Establish relationships and professional connections that may last a lifetime.

Sustainability Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)

The SURE program offers a tiered approach to research opportunities for undergraduate students in the School of Sustainability.

Undergraduate Research Program at Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions Undergraduate Research Program

This program provides undergraduate students with research, presentation and publication experience, including partnering with hundreds of nonprofit and government agencies to make a difference in the community.