At Muhlenberg, research is a fundamental example of hands-on learning and a distinct part of the undergraduate experience.
It provides a space where problems can be dissected, questions pulled apart — it’s a space where new ideas emerge, are tested and refined.
Our students conduct research in disciplines across campus, including the arts and humanities, as well as the natural and social sciences. Some are examining the disruption of memory in slime mold while others are exploring the liminal relationship between book and body.
Your research experience will leave you with so much more than the answers you set out to explore. The opportunity to work with faculty to design, execute and present your findings will unlock a new level of understanding in the world and your own potential.
Intensive research opportunities are available for students over the summer months. These experiences to collaborate with faculty on research in any field — be it the natural sciences or humanities — can be student- or faculty-driven and are funded through a variety of sources.
Research efforts don’t stop when classes return. It’s during the school year that many students visit conferences to present findings from research projects, including those that spanned the summer months. Find out how to continue or jumpstart research projects during the fall and spring semesters.
Every year students from across the curriculum present their research and scholarship in this interdisciplinary poster fair to showcase their hard work and discoveries.
Take on challenges and forge connections with hands-on learning.
Rigorous and challenging academics are part of Muhlenberg's foundation.
Connect with the resources at the Trexler Library to help with your research journey.
Research at Muhlenberg
“It seems that AI is the future of our world, and being able to understand it and apply it in medicine could be advantageous to me. I hope to be able to use this in dental school and beyond.”— Nolan Eichorn ’26 , Mathematics Major, Pre-dental
“As I continue to decide on my academic focus moving forward, I was introduced to many real-world applications of the concepts I learned during my freshman year at Muhlenberg.”— Chase Kusko ’27 , Major Undeclared
“We had to prepare really well, but after all was said and done, we were able to push through and present and answer confidently. Many people were surprised to learn we were undergrad students.”— Sabeen Safi ’26 , Public Health Major, Pre-dental
“[Professor Teissere] has uplifted me and supported me through this entire process while making sure this is an experience that is completely authentic to me.”— Teigan Brown ’25 , Neuroscience Major
Muhlenberg students conduct research in every field imaginable. Whether within the sciences, humanities or arts, our Mules are exploring and discovering.
Diaz, an environmental science major, is part of a research group that is assessing stream health in the local Little Cedar Creek.
Tomov, a pre-med biology major and French minor, is participating in the New York University Summer Research Early Identification Program (NYU SR-EIP).
International student Fuka Aizawa ’26 has worked in two different labs at Muhlenberg and is now taking part in a research assistantship in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Last semester, Craig and Cinelli researched LGBTQ+ history at the College and created a website, Claiming Spaces, to showcase their findings.
Kusko took part in a 10-week research program at Lehigh University where he and a team of student researchers examined the effectiveness of medication on TBIs.
Asiema, a pre-law international studies major, is looking at both history and today’s society to explore gender inequality.
Asiema, a pre-law international studies major, is looking at both history and today’s society to understand why gender inequality still exists and how it connects to politics and tradition.
Swartz, an English and creative writing and political science double major, is conducting research that bridges both disciplines.
Sabeen Safi ’26, a pre-dental public health major, shares her experience of presenting the work she’s done on vaping and the oral microbiome in the lab of Muhlenberg Associate Professor of Biology Giancarlo Cuadra.
Diaz, an environmental science major, worked to capture and count small aquatic organisms in nearby Little Cedar Creek as part of an ongoing project led by Professor of Biology Erika Iyengar and Senior Lecturer of Environmental Science Karen Tuerk.
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