A variety of experiences are available to undergraduate students including paid research opportunities for a summer or a full year. In addition, graduate school preparation, faculty mentoring, professional development, networking with other students, research presentation opportunities, and participating in a virtual CMaT symposium are available.

Summer opportunities:

Apply today!

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program
CMaT provides paid summer undergraduate student research opportunities.
Learn more.

Full year research opportunities:

Working on a CMaT research project for a full year is available through the Georgia Tech Petit Scholars Undergraduate Research Program. To date, eight Petit Scholars have been provided CMaT research opportunities.

 

 

 

2023 RET Scholars

Aloysha Asseo
University: Charles R Drew Charter School
Lab: Madeline Torres- Lugo
Mentor: Gaby Lizana
Michael Elgin Leary
University: Churchdown School Academy
Lab: Luke Mortensen
Mentor: Rezwana Nasrin
Mishae Smith
University: Clayton County Public Schools
Lab: Ankur Singh
Mentor: Zhuoqi Tong
Jennifer Stetler
University: Tucker High School
Lab: Hang Lu
Mentor: Christopher Pierce
LaTrice Swain
Latrice Woods
University: Charles R Drew Charter School
Lab: Hang Lu
Mentor: Lucinda Peng

2023 REU Scholars

Abilene Roberts
Lab: Randy Ashton
Mentor: Brady Lundin
Cimyia Cameron
Lab: Johnna Temenoff
Mentor: Keshav Shah
Gustavo Bermúdez Alvarado
Lab: Cheryl Gomillion
Mentor: Erika Bowen
Jaclyn Grace
Lab: Krishnendu Roy
Mentor: Bryan Wang
Kelsey Krusen
Lab: Ahmet Coskun
Mentor: Zhou Fang
Khush Patel
Lab: Lohitash Karumbaiah
Mentor: Amin Davarzani
Neha Jayarajan
Lab: Camilo Mora
Mentor: Jesús Jiménez
Osayenmwen Omozusi
Lab: Rabindranath De La Fuente
Mentor: Xiangyu (Charlie) Zhang
Osvaldo Rios
Lab: Kris Saha and Bill Murphy
Mentor: Apoorva Ramamurthy
Sayre Tillery
Lab: W. Hong Yeo
Mentor: Jimin Lee
Sebastian Giordano
Lab: Madeline Torres
Mentor: Luis Arrieta Viana
Tosin Adedipe
Lab: Ross Marklein
Mentor: Andrew Larey
Vanessa Psarras
Lab: Sean Palecek
Mentor: Fathima Shabnam
Zachary Miller
Lab: Andrei Fedorov
Mentor: Gianna Slusher

2022 REU Scholars

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Andre-Louis Picazo
Lab: Fatih Sarioglu
Mentor: AKM Arif
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Adam Ford
Lab: Coskun Lab
Mentor: Zhou Fang
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Ashton Oliver
Lab: Sulchek Lab
Mentor: Avi Gupta
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Abel Thomas
Lab: Krish Roy
Mentor: Delta Ghoshal
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Riya Sen
Lab: Melissa Kemp
Mentor: Dennis Norfleet
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Sameera Elmasri
Lab: Art Edison
Mentor: Max Colonna & Ying Xiang
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Isabella Didonna
Lab: Steve Stice
Mentor: Md Marzan Sarkar
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Arushi Dhillon
Lab: Madeline Torres-Lugo
Mentor: Luis Arrieta-Viana
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Anneliese Smith
Lab: Maribella Domenech
Mentor: Natalia Theran Suarez
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Grace Li
Lab: Sean Palecek Lab
Mentor: Fatima Schabnam
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Miguel A. González Vázquez
Lab: Christian Capitini lab
Mentor: Aicha Quamine

2021 REU Students

Pedro Alcolea
Pedro Alcolea
University: Florida International University
Lab: Krish Roy
Mentor: Bryan Wang
Nyasia Argrow
Nyasia Argrow
University: Claflin University
Lab: Krish Roy
Mentor: Ritika Jain
Sofia Berrio
Sofia Berrio
University: University of Connecticut
Lab: Todd McDevitt
Mentor: Nick Elder, Emily Bulger, Ivana Vasic
Gavin Bordelon
Gavin Bordelon
University: Louisiana Tech University
Lab: Peter Kner
Mentor: Nahian Siddique
Claudia Boscio
Claudia Boscio
University: University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez
Lab: Melissa Skala
Mentor: Tongcheng Qian, Peter Rehani, Emmanuel Contreras, Andrea Schiefelbein
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Evita Chee
Lab: Ankur Singh
Mentor: Christopher Carlson
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Angelique Compton
Lab: Luke Mortensen
Mentor: Jessica Rui
Will Friedrich
Will Friedrich
University: Wisconsin
Lab: Sean Palecek
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Amrutha Garimella
Lab: Kris Saha/Melissa Kinney
Stephanie Gubish
Stephanie Gubish
University: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Lab: Shu Takayama
Mentor: Vishwa Vasani
Gus Guenther
Gus Guenther
University: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lab: Melissa Skala
Mentor: Tongcheng Qian, Peter Rehani, Emmanuel Contreras, Andrea Schiefelbein
Rachel Hall
Rachel Hall
University: Arizona State University
Lab: Rabindranath De La Fuente
Mentor: Claudia Baumann
Artis Hardaway
Artis Hardaway
University: University of Memphis
Lab: Lohitash Karumbaiah
Mentor: Chaitanya Tondepu
Sarah Hashim
Sarah Hashim
University: University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign
Lab: Madeline Torres-Lugo
Mentor: Gabby Lizana
Humza Irfan
Humza Irfan
University: Nova Southeastern University
Lab: Todd Sulchek
Mentor: Tong Yu
Chelsea Loh
Chelsea Loh
University: The Catholic University of America
Mentor: Yun Soung Kim
Alejandro Odeh
Alejandro Odeh
University: University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez
Lab: Bill Murphy
Mentor: Margot Amitrano
Linhardt Ordelia
Linhardt Ordelia
University: Georgia Institute of Technology
Lab: Ross Marklein/Steve Stice
Mentor: Andrew Larey
Salahadine Osman
Salahadine Osman
University: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Lab: Krish Roy
Mentor: Miguel Armenta Ochoa
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Abigail Reith
Lab: Maribella Domenech
Mentor: Said Cifuentes
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Jhonna Roeback
Lab: Art Edison
Mentor: Max Colona
Theresa Rosato
Theresa Rosato
University: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Lab: Ahmet Coskun
Mentor: Zhou Fang
John-David Ross
John-David Ross
University: University of Memphis
Lab: Woonhong Yeo
Mentor: Adriana Mulero-Russe
Jendayia Taylor
Jendayia Taylor
University: Georgia Institute of Technology
Lab: Ross Marklein/Steve Stice
Mentor: Ty Maughon
Jacob Totri
Jacob Totri
University: Georgia Tech
Lab: Keat Ghee Ong & Bob Guldberg
Mentor: Will Skinner
Daniel Ude
Daniel Ude
University: Texas Tech University
Lab: Cheryl Gomillion
Mentor: Daniel Shah

2020 Petit Scholars

Emmanuel Eziakor
Emmanuel Eziakor
University: Morehouse College
Major: Biology
Lab: Manu Platt
Mentor: Hannah Song
Mariana Holguin Lopez
Mariana Holguin-Lopez
University: Georgia State University
Major: Neuroscience
Lab: Todd Sulchek
Mentor: Katherine Young
Amy Liu
Amy Liu
University: Georgia Institute of Technology
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Lab: Shuichi Takayama
Mentor: Eric Parigoris
Krishna Pucha
Krishna “Ananthu” Pucha
University: Emory University
Major: Neuroscience and behavioral biology
Lab: Nick Willett
Mentor: Jay McKinney
Kevin Tao
Kevin Tao
University: Georgia Institute of Technology
Major: Biomedical engineering
Lab: Gabe Kwong
Mentor: Fang-Yi “Ida” Su
Kayla Taylor
Kayla Taylor
University: Spelman College
Major: Computer science
Lab: Melissa Kemp
Mentor: Andre Norfleet