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DAAD RISE enables undergraduate students to complete a summer research internship at a top German university or research institution. Students are matched with a host university or institute according to their area of interest (biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering, or a closely related field). Knowledge of German is not required.

Deadline: December 2024

Award Recipients

Award Recipients
Isha Chauhan on balcony in front of Miller Hall
Isha Chauhan

Biology major Isha Chauhan was selected for the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

Isha will intern at Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (The University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover) in Hannover, Germany, conducting research on olfactory-induced vocal communication in Mongolian gerbils and performing statistical analysis in R and SPSS.

Gretchen Ruschman in lab
Gretchen Ruschman

Agricultural and medical biotechnology junior Gretchen Ruschman was selected for the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

Gretchen will be located at the Universität zu Lübeck in Lübeck, Germany. The aim of her research project is to characterize inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) relevant bacteria and gain insight into influencing factors for the course of the disease on the bacterial side.

 

Jacob Concolino next to silver car
Jacob Concolino

Chemical Engineering major Jacob Concolino was selected to participate in the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service.

He will use his internship to participate in research at Technische Universität Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany. His research will be on the development of a modular lab-scale particle lab generator for the preparation of particles from nanoscale to microscale.

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Benjamin Cortas

Physics and mathematics major Benjamin Cortas was selected to participate in the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service.

He will use his RISE internship to perform physics research at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and in conjunction with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland.

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Cary Brown

Electrical Engineering major Cary Brown was selected for the DAAD Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE). He will intern in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, focusing on improving the sonar sensor interface on robotic submarines in the North Sea.

RISE offers undergraduate students from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.

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Kyra Seevers wearing graduation cap
Kyra Seevers

Computer Science major Kyra Seevers was selected for the DAAD Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE). She will intern at the Human Centered Ubiquitous Media Group at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, working to create and test augmented reality technologies that aid those with visual impairments.

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Mohanad Abdallah

Electrical Engineering and Spanish senior Mohanad Abdallah has been selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

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Emily Major

Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology senior Emily Major has been selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

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Jared Schmal

Mechanical Engineering junior Jared Schmal has been selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

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Allison Laber

Civil Engineering major Allison Laber was selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

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Eura Shin

Computer Science major Eura Shin participated in the DAAD Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) at Germany's Karsruhe Institute of Technology, where she helped create a computational model of the heart.

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Hannah Latta

Biology major Hannah Latta has been selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

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Natascha Richardson

Biology major Natascha Richardson has been selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

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Rob Guerin

Philosophy major Rob Guerin has been selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

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Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith has been selected to receive a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).