1st Place
Ashlee Romp
Topic: Alexa, Turn up the Serotonin: The effect of 5-hydroxytryptophan (HTP) treatments in sheep on circulating serotonin levels and resulting behavioral changes
Major: Animal & Veterinary Science
The CAFLS Undergraduate Research Initiative offers funding to individual undergraduate students enrolled in a CAFLS major working under the mentorship of a CAFLS faculty member.
Each funded project is awarded $500 for expenses. Undergraduate researchers present their project for judging at the Clemson Student Research Forum each spring with an opportunity to win a monetary prize and recognition.
“I think that undergraduate research can help you refine skills that aren’t always present in the classroom or within coursework. It led me to pursue a Master’s degree and working with a faculty member 1 on 1 showed me that Clemson faculty wants the best for their students. ”
Braeden MullAgribusiness, Class of 2024CAFLS Undergraduate Research Initiative Participant
Identify a faculty mentor with whom to conduct research. You should discuss a topic and plan for conducting the research, and the materials required for the application process with your faculty mentor.
The application requires your faculty mentor's name, project title (150-character limit), project description including objectives (2,500-character limit), and proposed budget for use of the $500 in research funds.
ApplyConduct research over the academic year under the guidance of the faculty mentor, utilizing the $500 allocated for research expenses.
The Clemson Student Research Forum (CSRF) is an annual poster forum. The call for abstracts is open to all Clemson graduate and undergraduate students that participate in mentored research.
Submit Your AbstractPrepare your poster and present your research at the Clemson Student Research Forum. Judges will evaluate your poster and presentation.
Learn MoreSubmit your final poster and reflection to the office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Submit Via EmailFaculty are limited to two funded projects per academic year under this program. By participating, the student and mentor agree that the program deliverables can be shared publicly to promote CAFLS programs.
Faculty members are encouraged, to the extent possible, to educate and involve the student on as many research stages as possible (e.g. theory, question formulation, data collection, data analysis, communication of findings) so that students can develop a sense for the general research process.
Ashlee Romp
Topic: Alexa, Turn up the Serotonin: The effect of 5-hydroxytryptophan (HTP) treatments in sheep on circulating serotonin levels and resulting behavioral changes
Major: Animal & Veterinary Science
Abigail Zirbel
Topic: Energy metabolism in C2C12 myoblast cells exposed to marginal to severe iron depletion is influenced by substrate availability
Major: Food Science & Human Nutrition
Tucker Cribb
Topic: Wild Hogs on the Clemson Experimental Forest: Radio/GPS tracking invasive wild hogs in Clemson, SC
Major: Wildlife & Fisheries Biology