Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)

For more information and instructions on how to apply, visit the New Mexico Tech Undergraduate Research Web Site.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is a NM EPSCoR education effort led by Dr. Mike Pullin and Lisa Majkowski of New Mexico Tech. Through UROP, undergraduates from 2-year and 4-year institutions are provided the opportunity to perform high quality, relevant, hypothesis-driven research that may not be readily available at their home institution. Students chosen for the program attend introductory classes and workshops for a week at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM, taught by EPSCoR-supported faculty using a mixture of classroom, laboratory, and field experiences to learn about climate science and research practices. NM EPSCoR mentors guided the UROP students through research activities for the rest of the summer.

UROP participants conclude the summer research with with a statewide summer undergraduate environmental research conference at the Valles Caldera Science and Education Center. Students are invited to present the results of their research to an audience of students, faculty and research staff.

Participants are selected competitively and receive a stipend, housing, meal and travel allowance, and they will be enrolled in a graded, four-credit independent study course at NMT. Non-traditional and/or tribal college students with children and/or family and tribal obligations, can choose to participate as teams in a shortened program structured to meet their needs.