The research advising program is here to help you find a lab or research group that best suits your interests.

Step 1: Search for Labs or Research Groups

Please explore the research areas part of our site and click on the links under "Research Opportunities" for various fields and subfields. When you see a lab or research group that interests you, take note of it. If you are interested in research in the life sciences, be sure to additionally explore Harvard's Undergraduate Education in the Life Sciences Research Links.

Although we have already done a lot of research for you, feel free to search Harvard departments and facilities on your own. A good resource for those of you who are interested in medicine or the life sciences and already have an idea of what you'd like to research is PubMed. For example, since I'm interested in multiple sclerosis, I'd type the following in the search box at the top: "multiple sclerosis" AND "Boston". And to narrow it down a bit, "multiple sclerosis" AND "Harvard". Read through the various articles that show up and take note of research groups that interest you.

Step 2: Create a List

Create a list of up to but no more than 12 labs or research groups that interest you.

Step 3: Contact Professional Research Advisers

You may choose to contact the following advisers yourself or submit your list of labs/research groups directly to me at LShaket@fas.harvard.edu. If you choose the latter, please include the general field of research (life sciences, non-applied physics, etc.), and I will put you through to the advisers.

Life Sciences- Ann Georgi (ageorgi@fas.harvard.edu)

Chemistry- Greg Tucci (tucci@fas.harvard.edu)

Economics- Jeffrey Miron (miron@fas.harvard.edu)

Theoretical Mathematics and Statistics- Cliff Taubes (chtaubes@math.harvard.edu)

Applied Physical Sciences and Engineering- Marie Dahleh (mdahleh@seas.harvard.edu) [note: applied physical sciences includes applied physics, applied mathematics and computer science]

Theoretical, Experimental and other Non-Applied Physics- David Morin (morin@physics.harvard.edu) or Howard Georgi (georgi@physics.harvard.edu)

Step 4: Interview with your Research Adviser

Before your interview, please download and read through the research advising profile. It is a great preparatory tool.

Your adviser will help you narrow down your list of labs and will further advise you in contacting the researcher you would like to work with.

Documents of Interest  

Summer research oportunities guide

PRISE 2007 abstract book

Good Luck!