Undergraduate Research
Featured Student Research Projects
At Oberlin, all research is undergraduate research.
Our students take a central role in research, often co-publishing their findings with a professor. And our faculty mentors consider working one-on-one with students to be one of the most rewarding parts of the job.
Read on to learn about the kinds of projects you could propose — and lead — as an Oberlin student in any field of study.
2023-24 Featured Projects
All (?) Three-Part Variations on Three Different Kinds of Cubes
- Ilana McNamara ’24
Ketamine’s Role in Time Perception – Sophia
- Sophia Krikawa ’25
Dead Master’s Apprentice: Ways of Knowing in Classical Music
- Walker Whitehouse ’26
Reclaiming the Visionary Power of Black Women Farmers in Northeast Ohio
- Kai V. Menafee ’24
Investigating Neuronal Cell Death in a Huntington’s Cell Model
- Tsitsi Zana ’24
Ketamine’s Role in Time Perception – Sarah
- Sarah McDonald ’25
Designing Materials for Flexible Robots
- Otávio Paz Nascimento ’26