Presentation Outline

• Background

• Problem assessment

• Idea development

• Proposed program

• Future efforts

Problem•Publicity of current research

•Student involvement

•Organized team research programs

Assets

•Undergraduate research course

Research at Pacific

Starting with an idea...

research

opportunities

communication

reputation

Atmospheric Sampling

Projects

Responsibility

Research Program

Student Involvement

Related Student InvolvementRelated Student Involvement

•Perform lab projects and document work

•Present to faculty and student group

•Create professional documentation

•Formal research papers

•Poster

•Attend scientific seminars and conferences

Obstacles

• Faculty interest

• Research facilities

• Familiarity with topic

• Support from students and faculty

Proposal

Main components of the proposal

• Why engineers value research

• How current research opportunities falls short

• What possibilities does atmospheric science hold

• What current support does this program entail

Upcoming Work

•Interview faculty

•Work on proposal

•Get feedback

•Research atmospheric science

•Contact student organizations

•Explore other university programs• University of Washington • UC Berkley• UC Davis

Aerosol Research

Background of Aerosols

Instruments

Comparing Techniques

Agreement

Proposed Research