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Undergraduate Research Apprentices

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) has a formal Undergraduate Research Apprentice program, where high-performing students are paired up one-on-one with faculty mentors, who provide them with a high-impact educational experience by giving them a chance to perform cutting edge research in their labs, alongside their graduate students. Most Undergraduate Research Apprentices are paid to work in the laboratory of the faculty member for 10 hours per week, although some work in a volunteer capacity. If you are a UL Lafayette student and interested in working as an Undergraduate Research Apprentice within the EESE Center, you may contact the Center Director, Dr. Terrence Chambers at terrence.chambers@louisiana.edu.

Lucas Blanchard is currently working on his Bachelor's in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He began his career in college with a junior level credits, and is currently working on undergraduate research in the study of power system complexity. In addition to research, he is also involved with the Louisiana Engineering Society, IEEE, the EECE department, and the Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment.

Caine Cormier is a senior majoring in electrical engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. During his time at UL Lafayette, Caine has worked as a research apprentice in the UL Department of Mechanical Engineering Solar Thermal Applied Research and Testing (START) Lab researching concentrated solar power technology. He has also completed an internship at CLECO Power LLC researching and field-testing drone technology for commercial use. Caine is also a member of the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers. Caine plans to graduate in May 2021 with a B.S in Electrical Engineering and afterwards he plans are to pursue a career as an electrical engineer at a power company within Louisiana.

Andrew R. Gironda is an incoming freshman that has joined the Chambers Research team. He is a graduate from Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology academy and is planning to major in mechanical engineering here at UL Lafayette. He is also currently in the honors program at UL Lafayette.

Ethan Hoggard is currently a sophomore perusing a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is expecting to graduate in 2023 with minors in Mathematics and Computer Science. Born in Utah, he moved to Louisiana and attended Lafayette High School. During high school he took 4 years of Computer Science, establishing his profound interest in computer science and technology. After graduation he plans to pursue a career in the Aerospace field.

Emmanuel Nwogu is a sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. He is currently conducting research on Internet of Things under the EECE department. He also works in a school team designing a weather balloon where he has assembled, tested, and documented a temperature monitor. Emmanuel is passionate about solving real-life problems with programming while committing to best practices. His interests include embedded systems, Sensors, Android development and Software development with Python, Java, C/C++. He is expected to graduate May 2021.

Zachary Primeaux is currently a Freshman perusing a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is expecting to graduate in 2024 with a minor in Math. He graduated from St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette. He has always had an interest in electrical engineering which has peaked around the topic of solar energy.

Joseph R. Venable was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1999. He is currently attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is expected to graduate in May 2021. In the summer of 2016, he worked as a student intern at BlackHawk Datacom. Since his freshman year, he has volunteered as a peer mentor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department mentoring classes like Computer Engineering and Circuits and Signals. He has recently been selected as a LaSPACE LURA scholar where he is currently doing research and simulation studies on the use of Dual Active Bridge power converters in spacecraft.

 

Former students

  • Kyle Coutee (May 2019- Aug 2019), Undergraduate research apprentice
  • Sidarius Green (May 2019- Aug 2019), Undergraduate research apprentice
  • Christopher Williams, Undergraduate Research Apprentice (Aug 2019-Aug 2020)
  • Kennedy Lee, Undergraduate Research Apprentice (Aug 2019-Aug 2020)
  • Arianna Brantley, Undergraduate Research Apprentice (Jan 2020-Aug 2020)
  • Edgar Chapa, Undergraduate Research Apprentice (Jan 2020-May 2020)
  • Alyssa J Carrier, Undergraduate Research Apprentice (Jan 2020-July 2020)