MERIT Seminars & Events
During the 10-week summer program, MERIT students participate in various activities and events designed to enhance their overall experience in the program. These include educational field trips to view some private industry and government sponsored research projects in advanced engineering research that lead to product development, and technical seminars on faculty research, ethics seminars, and social events. In the past these activities have included:
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Educational Field Trips
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- National Institute of Standards
- Becton Dickinson Diagnostics
- Texas Instruments
- Bio-inspired Design of Systems, Dr. P. S. Krishnaprasad, ECE, UMCP
- Adaptive Integrated Circuits, Dr. Pamela Abshire, ECE, UMCP
- Current Research in Biology & ECE, Dr. Mel Gomez, ECE, UMCP
- Digital Watermarks and Current Research, Dr. Min Wu, ECE, UMCP
- Introduction to Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
- Case Studies and Ethical Problem Solving
- Research Ethics and Responsibility for Ensuring Research Integrity
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Applying to graduate school
- Starting your own business
- Preparing technical reports and posters
- Effective oral communication and presenting your research
- Picnic with other engineering REU programs at UMCP
- Movie Night and Game Night
- Cookout with undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty
Technical Seminars
Ethics Seminars
Professional Development Seminars/Workshops
Social Events
