A Sophomore's Exposure, Interest, and Aspirations in Research on Current Practices of Volatile Organic Compound Removal

The authors of this paper are presenting an example of how undergraduate students’ interest in research may be linked to an interest in graduate and professional education. Based on both an example of the undergraduate author’s experience and undergraduate surveys conducted at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) this paper suggests that exposing students early-on to research of engineering and scientific topics will increase their interest in pursuing graduate degrees, future research or professional school.