Fast Facts
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) works to support and promote discovery-, inquiry-, scholarship and creativity-based opportunities through mentored research experiences.
How We Achieve Our Mission
The Office of Undergraduate Research assists students and mentors by:
- connecting one another with exciting research opportunities
- awarding research funds
- hosting research exploration events
- reducing barriers for participation in research
- providing opportunities to communicate research to others through multiple research symposiums, a research journal, and funding to intern/national conferences to present their research
History
In 2003, Dr. James Anderson and Dr. Jo Allen, who had been subsequent Vice Provosts for Undergraduate Affairs, secured the financial support for a new Office of Undergraduate Research. Undergraduate research had always happened at NC State but was not previously organized under an office designed to serve students and mentors. Dr. George Barthalmus, who had previously served as the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Interim Director of the University Honors Program, was hired as a half-time employee and served as the first director for the office. Three years later, the office expanded to include a full-time Associate Director. In 2012, after the death of Dr. Barthalmus, Dr. Chris Ashwell, Professor of Animal Genomics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, became the second director.
Originally housed in Park Shops, the Office of Undergraduate Research moved to DH Hill Jr. Library in 2020 after significant renovations. The move brought new partnerships and opportunities to expand undergraduate research at NC State.
By the numbers
$285,600+
Awarded to students in 2022-2023 working on research and creative activities through research awards and research assistant programs
14
Students were selected to present at the 2023 National Conference on Undergraduate Research
43
Students presented at the 2022 State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)
110
Research Awards were distributed to students in 2022-2023
1
Student presented at the World Congress on Undergraduate Research
83
Students were enrolled in the OUR Federal Work-Study Research Assistant program in 2022-2023
396
Students presented oral and poster presentations at the 2023 Spring NC State Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium
6
Students served their peers as OUR Ambassadors in 2022-2023
People
- 2 professional team members
- 6 student ambassadors
Annual Events and Conferences
- Connect: A Series of Research Power Hours (previously known as Speed Researching)
- Sidewalk Symposium
- Undergraduate Research Slam
- NC State Spring Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium
- NC State Summer Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium
- Summer Research Workshop Series
- State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)
- National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
- World Congress on Undergraduate Research (WCUR)
- Posters on the Hill
- ACC Meeting of the Minds
- Research-related Professional Development Seminars
Director
Dr. Janet Goins
Phone: 919.513.3414
Email: jgoins@ncsu.edu
Location: 2425 DH Hill Jr. Library