Rising Tide
Caltech offers PCC undergraduates hands-on research training in chemistry and biology, focusing on lab skills, science communication, and professional development, culminating in a research techniques certificate.
Funder: California Institute of Technology
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2026 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Not specified; program provides research training and certificate upon completion.
Summary: Hands-on research techniques training in chemistry and biology for Pasadena City College undergraduates, emphasizing science communication and professional development.
Key Information: Open only to PCC undergraduates with little to no prior research experience and a strong interest in Chemistry & Biology.
Description
The program offers Pasadena City College (PCC) undergraduate students the opportunity to receive hands-on research techniques training from Caltech graduate students or postdoctoral scholars. The curriculum focuses on synthetic and analytical chemistry, computational or theoretical chemistry, and biochemistry. In addition to technical skills, the program emphasizes science communication, professional development, and team-building. Upon completion, participants are awarded a research techniques training certificate. The initiative is designed to encourage participation from first-generation college students, educationally or financially disadvantaged students, and those from geographically underrepresented backgrounds, though all eligible students may apply.
