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Hailey Henderson (front, center) and her REU cohort at Clarkson University. Photo courtesy of Hailey Henderson.<\/p><\/div>\n

Every summer, several undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga leave their comfort zones and embark on learning experiences at other universities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Think lab work, field research, seminars, faculty mentorship, bonding with peers and exploring new cities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These opportunities are made possible thanks to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, which provides funding for students to spend the summer collaborating on research projects at institutions across the country.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This summer, junior Hailey Henderson\u2014a mechanical engineering major from Memphis\u2014spent<\/span> 10 weeks in Potsdam, New York, participating in an REU program at Clarkson University.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this Q&A, <\/span>Henderson<\/span> discusses her research project and what day-to-day life in the program looked like.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Can you tell me about your REU? What did that overall look like?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was in a 10-week program called \u2018Sensor Development and Implementation Pipeline.\u2019 It involved a range of projects using sensors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI worked with a grad student who was creating a prosthetic arm, and my role was to redesign the arm to make it more functional and more human-like.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How did you find out about it?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI found out through Ms. Lisa [Piazza]. She had been telling me since I had met her to give one a shot. <\/span>I had just been applying, and then last year with all the federal funding being cut, I still happened to get one. So I was like, \u2018Yeah, why not give it a shot?\u2019<\/span> I made sure to only apply to ones I knew I would really be interested in. My main focus was just something related to prosthetics.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is that something that you want to pursue post-graduation?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, my hope is to go into the medical devices industry and be able to design stuff of a similar nature.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What did your day-to-day look like during the REU?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked 40 hours a week, so eight-hour days. It was legit a nine-to-five. We stayed on campus in a dorm. I would wake up, roll into the lab, turn on the lights, read emails and review my lab journal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d spend the morning reviewing and doing paperwork and research. After lunch, I would start 3D printing or talking with my partner on the project and comparing notes until five o\u2019clock when the day was over.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you get to explore outside of your REU experience?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPotsdam is a really small town, but they had little festivals that were cool to check out. But I also took a weekend trip with some of the girls in other summer programs to Montreal for the Fourth of July\u2014it was only a two-hour drive away.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI also went to New York one weekend to meet up with a friend from school.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How did this experience shape your academic goals?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was working under somebody who was a few days out from defending his <\/span>doctoral<\/span> thesis, so it gave me a lot of opportunities to ask questions and see firsthand what that meant.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt helped me make sure that the field I thought I wanted to go into was actually something I wanted to pursue. It\u2019s also a really good tool if there are certain schools you think you want to do grad school at. You can see the nature of the school.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for undergraduate students who want to have an experience like this?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cApply a ridiculous amount. I think I applied to 25 or 30, and I only heard back from one. It takes patience. Some programs will tell you why you didn\u2019t get in and some won\u2019t.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, if there\u2019s one you really want, I would send emails a couple weeks later saying, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m really interested in this program, this is what I\u2019ve been doing.\u2019 For me, I\u2019m not a strong writer, but I can kill an interview. It\u2019s really about making sure you can get to the part where you show your personality best.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is hard to get into some, but there\u2019s got to be at least one \u2018yes\u2019 somewhere in there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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