{"494491":{"#nid":"494491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Option at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the Georgia Tech Research Option, students are afforded a unique opportunity for intensive, hands-on research experiences as undergraduates. This opportunity provides students with several semesters of research on a single project, culminating in an original thesis or research paper. Research Option students work one-on-one with faculty members, and students are encouraged to present their final work at professional conferences or seek publication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents who graduate with the Research Option will have opportunities to extend their communication and writing skills, increase their knowledge in a specific area of emphasis and, depending on the research project, learn either independent research or teamwork skills. Students will be exposed to how research projects are created and sustained and what research within their field of study really entails. While the option appears on the student\u2019s transcript as a special designation, the true benefit of the program comes from the immersion in a specific independent research topic, interaction with peers from other disciplines also completing research, and special instruction in small classes on research-related skills and tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough the Research Option is open to all students, it is specifically tailored for students who are considering graduate school, or students who are planning a career in research and development. Interested students need to have support from a faculty member to participate in the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor additional information on the Research Option, a list of participating schools, and additional resources, visit: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/urop.gatech.edu\/research-option\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/urop.gatech.edu\/research-option\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on undergraduate research and the research option, email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:urop@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Europ@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Christopher W. Reaves, Ph.D., Director of Undergraduate Research and Student Innovation Allyson Tant,  Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"With the Georgia Tech Research Option, students are afforded a unique opportunity for intensive, hands-on research experiences as undergraduates."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2016-02-02 16:16:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:35","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["urop@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}