Undergraduate Research (RISE - X90)

UM Mechanical Engineering is at the forefront of developing solutions to unprecedented technical challenges of the world. Through our new Research, Innovation, Service and Entrepreneurship (RISE) program, undergraduate students can be part of this exciting, dynamic experience! If you are currently enrolled at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Michigan and you are interested in doing for-credit research at the Robotics and Motion Laboratory RISE can provide a unique opportunity.

For Undergraduate and Master students, the Robotics and Motion Laboratory provides the possibility to do for-credit research projects through the RISE program and through independent graduate studies. Please see below for additional information.

• Start Early. Since I want to make sure that all students at the Robotics and Motion Laboratory get adequate mentoring, the number of project slots in our group is limited. If you want to do a project at the lab, please contact me as soon as possible, ideally a semester ahead of time.

• Get to Know us. The best way to do so is by coming to our weekly lab meetings. This gives you the chance to see what type of projects we are doing, and to meet everybody at the lab. This includes other undergraduate students that can tell you more about how it is to work at our lab. If you want to be included in our mailing list to receive meeting announcements, please send me an email. Make sure that you state in the subject line that you are an UMich student who wants to join our lab meetings.

• Find a Mentor and a Project. While Prof. Remy will be supervising all projects at the lab, your day to day mentoring will come from a PhD student. If you identify an interesting topic in the lab meeting, talk to the presenting student, ask if they need help with some small project, and evaluate if you can see yourself working together.

• Define a Project. Together with your PhD-mentor, you will develop a project description. Your input and interests will shape the details of the project. We want you to define your project yourself, since we want to make sure that you understand fully what you will be doing during this semester. Prof. Remy will help and oversee this process.

• Register. Please note that you have to register in two places: 1) On Wolverine Access. Register for this X90 class, make sure you pick the section with Prof. Remy as your advisor. 2) Register your project on the RISE website.

• Do Research. In addition to doing a x90 during the semester, you could also do a more compressed version in the summer. This might be even more fun, since you can fully engage in research.

• If you are not a UMich Student. Unfortunately, the RISE program and x90 courses are only available for students at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. If you are an external student, please consider the SROP program.