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UTC student researcher Chloe Mondido presented her work on soft thermoelectric sensors at a research poster session. Photo courtesy of Chloe Mondido.<\/p><\/div>\n

Every summer, many undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have the opportunity to dive deeper into research and explore new learning experiences.<\/p>\n

Think about hands-on research, faculty mentorship, lab experience, connecting with peers and exploring new places.<\/p>\n

The National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program makes some of these opportunities possible by funding students to spend the summer collaborating on research projects at institutions across the country.<\/p>\n

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UTC junior Chloe Mondido is majoring in mechatronics and is a Brock Scholar in the UTC Honors College. The Flintstone, Georgia, native spent 10 weeks participating in an REU program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she worked on developing flexible temperature sensors.<\/p>\n

Can you tell me about your REU?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe REU was about experimental and computational materials, but my project was specifically on flexible temperature sensors for robotics applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went through the whole process of making the sensors, then the testing process, and finally we would analyze the data that we received every week on Thursdays. We would have a lab meeting and present our findings to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was there from May 17 to July 24. My day was a typical nine-to-five. Monday through Friday we were in the lab with weekly lab meetings on Tuesdays.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did you find out about the REU?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI initially heard about an REU program through my sister, who applied to a ton and got in one at UT Knoxville. She worked on microcontrollers during her program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really unsure that I would get into one of the programs. I only applied to three and most people apply to at least 10 or more.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did you feel going into this experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I commute to UTC, this was the first time I had been really far from home and living by myself. It was a new responsibility and nerve-racking at first, but I adjusted more quickly than I thought I would. It was nice to have that sort of independence for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did the experience shape your academic goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI think honestly that it solidified what I already had and then just added research into that mix. So it definitely gave me a lot of perspective on real-world applications of what you learn in the classroom. Up to that point, I hadn\u2019t really seen what industry does or how research contributes to the greater scientific field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me want to support research in general because a lot of what engineers do is based on what researchers do. It\u2019s definitely grown my own curiosity about what\u2019s going on in research right now and what\u2019s being developed and how can we contribute to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for undergraduate students who want to participate in an REU program?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMy advice is just go for it, because you never know what might happen. Even if you aren\u2019t sure about a lot of things, I was really scared before I did.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid of connecting with the other REUs. I ended up talking to every single person in my REU, and I still keep in contact with the friends that I made there. It was a lot of help having those people to talk to, because even if you were struggling somewhere in your research, these people were also running into the same problems as you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chloe Mondido analyzes data in the lab as part of her work on thermoelectric sensors designed to detect human touch. Photo courtesy of Chloe Mondido.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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