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Undergraduate students are highly valued by
the MSU Center for Biofilm Engineering and are fully integrated into the
research process. Our undergraduates learn to design and implement experiments
that will provide results that matter to industry and the science community, and
they develop the skills that will broaden their career opportunities and make
them more employable. For those pursuing graduate degrees, their research
experience is often cited as a key component in being selected by their program
of choice.
The CBE encourages its undergrads to reach their highest potential. Many of our
undergraduate researchers present their research to industry representatives and
other scientists/engineers at conferences, author peer-reviewed publications,
and win awards for their research. The CBE is one of very few research
institutions in the nation that will train undergraduates in the use of advanced
research equipment such as the Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope and the flow
cytometer.
Student awards
CBE students in the news
Undergraduate Scholars Program projects
Recent CBE faculty awards and
recognition
Undergraduate students can participate in Center research activities and education through the following programs:
Undergraduate Scholars Program (USP)
Engineering and science undergraduates at MSU-Bozeman may apply to participate in
Center research projects in collaboration with Center faculty members. Participants in the
USP program receive an hourly wage and
are required to register for research credits. A final report is required upon completion
of the project.
Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Program (URFP)
The fellowship program offers a cross-disciplinary experience for engineers and scientists and others interested in biotechnology. Students in the URFP
design and implement an independent research topic within the context of Center
projects. Fellowship students register for one unit of research work each
semester. The Center provides a fee waiver for research credits and supports the
students with a monthly stipend.
Graduate education
Funding opportunities for
students
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Above:
Chemical & Biological Engineering undergraduate Erin Werner at the
Confocal Scanning Laser Microscope. Top: her CSLM image of a
mostly hollow P. aeruginosa biofilm cluster. |
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Shannon Goeres, an undergraduate intern in the SBM laboratory,
is developing a standard method to test antimicrobial efficacy in
dental unit water lines. |
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Shamus McCarthy, a Computer
Engineering undergraduate, completed a summer REU project: "Viewing the Three-Dimensional Structures of Biofilms." |
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Interdisciplinary Research Teams
Undergraduate students from the following home departments have recently
participated in research at the Center for Biofilm Engineering:
Biological Sciences/
Biotechnology
Chemical and
Biological
Engineering
Civil and
Environmental
Engineering
Computer Science Electrical and
Computer
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering Microbiology
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