Before you finish your first year at Notre Dame -- most of which will be spent focusing on classes, making new friends, and becoming acclimated to college life -- you'll want to check out the research opportunities available to you as early as your first year. All of the departments in the College of Engineering have research positions available for undergraduates, and it's never too soon to start your search, especially if you're interested in a particular area of engineering. Do you want to be part of a team working to develop an artificial blood substitute? Are you concerned about contamination levels in groundwater supplies around the world? Could you get excited about working to prevent osteoporosis by studying the properties of bone? Do you want to be part of the next generation of wireless communications? It's all here ... at Notre Dame. To find an area of research that interests you, click the College Departments link below.