Through GLBRC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), students are engaged in a research program across multiple disciplines, including biochemistry, plant biology, genetics, microbiology, ecology, and crop sciences. The summer program students will:

- Join a dynamic group of students and faculty for a unique research experience.

- Learn the process of research: reading literature, formulating questions and hypotheses, designing a study, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting your results as a research poster and presentation.

- Participate in lab group meetings and attend research seminars.

- Explore if bioenergy research is a right fit for them.

- Attend field trips to learn more about the integrated bioenergy research at GLBRC.

- Build references for your application to graduate school or other professional programs.

- Participate in professional development seminars that will prepare you to think broadly about STEM career options

• We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups in the sciences, first-generation college students, students that attend colleges with limited research opportunities (e.g., small liberal arts and community colleges), and US military veterans currently enrolled as undergraduates in STEM majors.