Calling ambitious undergraduate researchers!
Questions about the program? Contact [email protected].
Join us for a summer research experience at the University of Georgia, working alongside faculty in the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering (ECAM). The SUROE program is designed to provide immersive, impactful research experiences for engineering students—especially from regional universities (R1s, PUIs, etc.) across the Southeast.
What you’ll do:
- Collaborate with UGA faculty on active engineering research projects
- Work towards contributing to publishable results
- Engage in an 8-10 week paid research experience in Athens, GA
Application Process:
- Identify 3 ECAM faculty you would like to work with
- Write a short (1-2 paragraph) statement of research interest describing why you would like to work with the faculty identified
Support & Stipends:
- $6,000 stipend for each participant
- Up to 5–7 total students selected
Program Committee:
Brandon Rotavera, Chair
Matthew Bilskie
Ben Davis
Christina Fuller
Beshoy Morkos
Rawad Saleh
Host Faculty:
Lynn Abdouni (spatial science, urban planning, built environment)
Matt Bilskie (coastal resiliency, flooding)
Brian Bledsoe (hydrology, infrastructure rivers)
Yanyu Chen (3D printing and testing of metamaterials)
Christina Fuller (air pollution measurement and modeling, prescribed fire, and environmental justice)
Jenna Jambeck (environmental engineering)
Duck Bong (David) Kim (physical AI, digital twin, humanoid robot)
Cami Li (connected autonomous vehicle modeling and testing)
Luke (Ke) Li (LCA of bio-based plastic project)
Lingling Liu (nanotechnology, value-added waste utilization for agriculture)
Beshoy Morkos (human-AI interaction, smart manufacturing, computational design)
Michael Pagan (metallurgy, materials science, welding, joining, and advanced manufacturing)
Whitney Pagan (urban and agricultural water quality)
Ramana Pidaparti (design engineering, computational mechanics, respiratory Diagnosis, STEM education)
Brandon Rotavera (combustion, biofuels)
Rawad Saleh (aerosol science, air quality)
Yunli Shao (applied control, e-mobility, connected and automated vehicles)
Kenan Song (polymer-based nanoparticle-filled composites, manufacturing, characterization)
Hongyue Sun (AI-enabled smart manufacturing, process analytics, digital twins, human–robot collaboration, ethical manufacturing)
XQ Wang (AI-assisted brain modeling)
Handong Yao (AI to enhance traffic safety)
Xin Zhang (agricultural robotics, AI, sensing & automation, computer & machine vision)
