Annabelle Wilson Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals?

A. "This fellowship has allowed me to conduct summer research for the first time in my undergraduate career. It also gives me the opportunity to begin a new research project that will expose me to new and familiar aspects of research."

Q. Why is sustainability research important?

A. "Sustainability research is important because it puts us on the path to a cleaner environment and one that will be able to sustain itself long-term."

Q. What advice would you give to other UK students thinking about doing research?

A. "My advice would be to get your foot in the door early. As a freshman, hearing about undergraduate research was very overwhelming at first because I wasn’t sure where to start. What helped me was to subscribe to university research newsletters from different colleges. This allowed me to browse all of the potential research opportunities and get the information I needed to decide which was the right path for me."

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research's Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship program provides undergraduates with the opportunity to study in a wide variety of disciplines while doing intensive and self-directed research with a sustainability focus under the supervision of a faculty mentor.

Co-sponsored by the UK Student Sustainability Council