Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program Project Descriptions Summer 2020 Please read this before proceeding to project listings! Application and instructions at https://www.curf.upenn.edu/purm Unless otherwise noted, current first- and second-year undergraduates may apply for any listed project. Students are encouraged to learn more about faculty interests by reviewing faculty webpages and recent publications to determine your interest level in particular projects. You never know where you might find a project that interests you! While projects are listed by primary department, many of them are interdisciplinary in nature. We suggest that you use keyword searches in this document to identify additional projects that would be of interest to you. Students should NOT contact faculty about their projects unless invited to do so (ie responding to a faculty member’s email/request, when asked to arrange an interview, etc.) or the PURM selection process has been completed. Table of Contents Annenberg .................................................................................................................................. 5 Communication ........................................................................................................................... 5 Arts and Sciences ..................................................................................................................... 6 Biology ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Chemistry .................................................................................................................................... 8 Classical Studies .......................................................................................................................... 9 Earth And Environmental Science ............................................................................................ 10 Economics ................................................................................................................................. 11 German ...................................................................................................................................... 11 History ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Music ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Near Eastern Languages And Civilizations .............................................................................. 14 Philosophy, Politics, & Economics ........................................................................................... 15 Physics And Astronomy ............................................................................................................ 15 Political Science ........................................................................................................................ 19 Psychology ................................................................................................................................ 21 Religious And Jewish Studies ................................................................................................... 26 Russian And East European Studies ......................................................................................... 26 South Asia Studies .................................................................................................................... 27 Dental Medicine ...................................................................................................................... 28 Endodontics ............................................................................................................................... 28 Oral Surgery And Pharmacology .............................................................................................. 28 Periodontology .......................................................................................................................... 29 Preventative And Restorative Sciences ..................................................................................... 30 Design ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Architecture ............................................................................................................................... 32 City Planning ............................................................................................................................. 34 Fine Arts .................................................................................................................................... 35 Education .................................................................................................................................. 36 Applied Psychology And Human Development ....................................................................... 36 2 Return to top of document Reading/Writing/Literacy.......................................................................................................... 37 Teaching, Learning, & Leadership ............................................................................................ 37 Engineering and Applied Sciences ................................................................................... 39 Bioengineering .......................................................................................................................... 39 Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering ................................................................................ 42 Computer And Information Science ......................................................................................... 43 Electrical & Systems Engineering............................................................................................. 45 Materials Science And Engineering .......................................................................................... 46 Mechanical Engineering And Applied Mechanics.................................................................... 49 Law .............................................................................................................................................. 52 Law ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Medicine .................................................................................................................................... 56 Anesthesiology And Critical Care............................................................................................. 56 Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Informatics .............................................................................. 59 Cancer Biology .......................................................................................................................... 61 Cardiovascular Medicine........................................................................................................... 64 Cell And Developmental Biology ............................................................................................. 65 Dermatology .............................................................................................................................. 67 Family & Community Health .................................................................................................... 68 Gastroenterology ....................................................................................................................... 69 General Internal Medicine ......................................................................................................... 70 Genetics ..................................................................................................................................... 70 Hematology And Oncology ...................................................................................................... 73 Immunology .............................................................................................................................. 73 Infectious Diseases .................................................................................................................... 74 Medical Ethics And Health Policy ............................................................................................ 74 Microbiology ............................................................................................................................. 75 Neurobiology And Behavior ..................................................................................................... 75 Neurology .................................................................................................................................. 76 Neuroscience ............................................................................................................................. 79 Neurosurgery ............................................................................................................................. 82 Ophthalmology .......................................................................................................................... 82 3 Return to top of document Orthopaedic Surgery ................................................................................................................