The Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering is organizing the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Program for Summer 2025. The program will involve faculty-led short lectures designed to introduce the research process and provide a springboard into a research project with a faculty mentor. Program dates are Monday, June 2nd through Friday, August 8th 2025. Student researchers will be compensated for their participation in the program with a stipend.
Mission
The mission of the Walker Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is to foster intellectual curiosity and promote academic excellence by providing students with transformative opportunities to engage in meaningful research. Undergraduate research experiences help strengthen technical skills and develop soft skills, like problem-solving, integrity, communication, and collaboration. Under the guidance of dedicated faculty mentors, the program aims to empower students to address real-world challenges and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in their field of study.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be a U.S. citizens or permanent residents* Current UT International students are eligible to apply.
- Must be enrolled at UT Austin
- Must be entering their junior or senior year in FALL 25
- Fully commit to the 10-week program
- Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student
- Minimum Cumulative GPA: 3.0
Summer 2025 Projects
- Evaluation of Bioderived Ionic Liquids as Novel Lubricant Additives | Filipo Mangolini
- Electric NanoRobot in Action | Emma Fan
- Heterogeneous Integration of Emerging Electronic and Thermal Management Materials | Li Shi
- AI for Nanotech: Data-driven Techniques for Atomic Force Microscopy | Fangzhou Xia
- Computer Vision-Based Monitoring and Error Detection for Multi-Nozzle Micro Cold Spray | Zhenghui Sha
- Thermally-Controlled Gas Sorption | Tanya Hutter
- Electric NanoRobot in Action | Emma Fan
- Nanoscale Processing of Sapphire using Ultrafast Laser | Chih-Hao Chang
Application deadline is February 3, 2025
