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Research has always been integral to a Harvey Mudd education; in fact, Harvey Mudd was one of only ten undergraduate institutions to receive an Award for the Integration of Research in Education (AIRE) from the National Science Foundation. (You can read the summary [pdf], project description [pdf], or NSF press release [pdf].) At Harvey Mudd, every student completes a year-long investigative senior project - either a senior research thesis or a sponsored team design project in one of the clinic programs. All biology faculty maintain active research programs, and most biology majors complete a senior research thesis, but several every year elect to participate in a biology-related clinic project.

There are also opportunities for students to do research with faculty members during the summer and in the academic year prior to senior year. Funding for summer research comes from a variety of sources, including a Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant, a Keck Foundation grant, the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program, the HMC Center for Environmental Studies, individual faculty research grants, and three endowed departmental funds: the Emily H. Mudd, Munzer, and William K. Purves summer research fellowships. Students sometimes continue their summer projects for their senior research.

Follow the links below to learn more about biology research at HMC.

• Faculty Research Interests:
  • Biology Faculty web pages with statements of research interests
  • Other Life Sciences Faculty Research web pages with statements of research interests
    
    
• Summer Research Opportunities:
  • Overview & General Information
  • Research Projects Available in Biology for Summer 2007
    
    
• Biology Senior Research
  • Projects Available for Academic Year 2007-2008
  • Thesis Preferences Form is due to Prof. McFadden by Wed, 18 Apr 2007
  • About Senior Research - general information and available options
  • Senior Research Requirements and Guidelines