Research is education of the most personalized nature. Normally students and faculty work in teams, as colleagues . Wisdom and process are learned as well as concepts and techniques. Students are encouraged to publish their results . A compilation of data from the Citation Index indicates that the Department leads in published papers in comparison to other equivalent academic units across the nation.
Research offers many rewards .
It always produces new knowledge, most is very satisfying, and some has enormous impact in the profession and on society. The Parsons lab is located in Building 48 and it focuses mainly on environmental research. If you do not know which lab to look in please take a look at the Faculty Areas of Research page which lists research topics with the corresponding faculty member in charge of the project. It will also tell you which lab they work in. Here you'll find all the information you need to get started in a research career.