Summer Research Opportunities at LSU
Welcome to your summer of research! Check out the list of LSU summer research opportunities and activities below.
Undergraduate students participating in research with faculty at any of the schools within the LSU system are welcome to take part in the summer activities offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research.
If you are a staff or faculty contact (PI, faculty mentor, director, program coordinator, etc.) and would like your student(s) to be invited to these events,
| Activity | Date | Time | Location | Cost | Details |
| All-Programs Orientation | Tuesday, May 27 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | TBA | Free | Open to all summer research students Agenda: - Welcome! - Research Ethics workshop - Lab Safety workshop |
| Welcome Dinner | Tuesday, May 27 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Student Union Ballroom 250 | $30 per attendee | PIs/Program directors can register their students and other guests by filling out the registration form linked above |
| Workshops | Every Tuesday between May 27 - July 29 | 9:30 - 10:30 am | Locations vary: see workshop link for details | Free | Open to all |
| LSU Science Cafe | Last Tuesday of every month - May 27 - June 24 - July 29 |
Doors open at 5:00 pm; event begins at 6:00 pm | Varsity Theatre | Free | Open to all. Registration is encouraged by not required. |
| LSU Museum of Art tour and talk | TBA | TBA | TBA | Free | Sign up required |
| Ropes Course at the UREC | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Sign up required |
| Video Game Night | TBA | TBA | TBA | Free | Open to all |
| Journal Reading Club | TBA | TBA | TBA | Free | Sign up required |
| Friday, August 1 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | Patrick F. Taylor Hall | $30 registration fee | By invitation only. The SURF application will be emailed to all students registered with our office by their research mentors/PIs/Program Directors |
Summer Undergraduate Research Programs at LSU:
| Program | Host |
|---|---|
| LSU Office of Undergraduate Research | |
| LSU Office of Undergraduate Research & Special Collections Library | |
| LSU Office of Undergraduate Research & Museum of Art | |
| Gulf Scholars Program | |
| ASPIRE program | College of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| College of Science | |
| Undergraduate Research Grants | College of Agriculture |
| Coastal Sustainability Studio | |
| LaSPACE | |
| LaSPACE | |
| MissDelta | |
| LAMDA | |
| Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Biomedical and Veterinary Medical Sciences | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Program | Host |
|---|---|
| Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) | |
| Department of Chemical Engineering | |
| Louisiana Biomedical Research Network | |
| Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCOM) | |
| Physics & Astronomy - REU | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Smart Polymer Composite Materials & Structures - REU | Department of Chemistry |
| Coastal Sustainability Studio | |
| MissDelta | |
| LAMDA | |
| Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Biomedical and Veterinary Medical Sciences | LSU School of Veterinary Medicine |
Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)
At the end of each summer, LSU hosts SURF, a forum for summer undergraduate research students to present their research and creative works.
Helpful links
For questions or concerns, please contact us at lsuour@lsu.edu