Jillian Smith-Carpenter

If you are interested in an undergraduate research experience in my laboratory, send me an email! In your email, briefly introduce yourself (name, major, class year) and tell me why you are interested in doing biochemistry/biomaterials research. Don't worry if you don't know the technical information about our research; I just want to know that your interest is genuine. After that, we can find time to meet in person, I'll show you the lab, and you can meet with current lab members. 

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Don't forget to check out the great research that other faculty are doing too!  If you want to learn more about ongoing research projects across Fairfield University, I suggest you look at the abstracts from the Innovative Research Symposium (click Symposium).

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If you are interested in applying for a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), check out this list of National Science Foundation funded REU sites.

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If you are interested in applying for funding to support your undergraduate research projects, check these out:

Research and Travel Grants (Fairfield Students only) 2 grant cycles per academic year

Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (Sigma Xi faculty mentor preferred) 2 grant cycles per year

NASA CT Space Grant Consortium (research and travel grants available) 2 grant cycles per year

American Chemical Society (research and travel grants available) deadlines vary