Featured Summer Projects from the Project Portal

Explore featured summer projects to continue your learning and professional development between semesters.

How it Works

Start a project from the list of featured summer projects below by emailing the project mentor.
Work on the project and digital badges from wherever you are at your own pace.
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In-Person and Hybrid Projects

3D Metal Printing Monitoring
1/6/23
This project will develop a new electrical method for sensing the defects incurred during 3D metal printing.
Arts Administration and Teaching at Buffalo String Works
4/7/23
Come work with BSW and gain invaluable experience as an administer or teaching assistant at a vibrant, growing, arts nonprofit based in Downtown Buffalo.
Assessing Disinfection Byproduct Formation in De Facto Water Reuse
12/15/22
This project integrates laboratory research with water quality modeling to understand the interaction of urban-natural water cycles.
Axonal Transport and Neurodegenerative Disease
12/14/22
Seeking students to contribute to research exploring motor-disease protein complexes and their role in intracellular transport, as they relate to disease initiation and the aging process, and the development of neuroprotective treatments.
Computational Modeling and Artificial Intelligence for Material Design
5/12/23
Seeking undergraduate researcher to work on an NSF-funded project on computational imaging and artificial intelligence supporting the design of advanced material. Experience in Python programming is required.
CSE-xplore Youth Program Instructor
4/18/23
Are you in Buffalo July 12th - 14th? Looking for an opportunity to enhance your mentoring, communication, and leadership? CSE-xplore, the CSE Department Youth Outreach Program is looking for instructors for this summer's camp.
Data Analyst for Maternal and Child Health Research
12/19/22
Seeking Research Assistants with backgrounds in health or life sciences for a team project designed to help pregnant women quit smoking.
Decision, Risk And Big Data Analytics
1/20/23
Students will look at challenging topics related to decision, risk, and big data analytics.
Design and Analysis of a Large Scale Second Order Non-Convex Optimizer
1/11/23
The goal is to design a large scale optimization algorithm for machine learning tasks that can run on decentralized compute environments (such as peer-to-peer systems). Requires ability to program and do empirical analysis and also understand theoretical optimization models/literature.
Detecting Fraud from Accounting Restatements and Company Filings
4/28/23
Detecting Fraud from Accounting Restatements and Company Filings
Effects of High Intensity Interval Training on Brain Signaling
9/1/22
How does a daily high intensity interval training regimen impact brain signaling?
Explainable Misinformation Identification in Multimodal Media Content
12/8/22
Bring your excellent programming skills and hard-wroking attitude to help identify misinformation across multimodal content.
Finding Similar Scroll Paintings: Using Graph Learning to Power Recommendations
2/14/23
The goal is to design a graph neural network based recommendation system for scroll paintings (folk art) that can run on decentralized compute environments (such as peer-to-peer systems). Requires ability to understand and analyze machine learning problems theoretically, programming skills and performing extensive empirical analysis on a proprietary multi-modal dataset for art conservation.
Forensic Stable Isotopes
8/30/23
This project explores natural light stable isotopes to investigate biological, chemical, environmental, and physical processes.
Hillel Summer Internship Program
1/6/23
Apply for a summer internship with a local Jewish organization to build professional work experience.
Immigrants and Food: Role of Ethnic Markets in Transforming and Leveraging Food Systems
1/4/23
Are you fluent in Burmese and/or Arakanese and interested in working on a transformational project with a committed group of interdisciplinary researchers? Join us as we document the impact of the West Side Bazaar on the local food system.
Investigating Past Climate
8/30/23
Students will research climate change in the Arctic and East Asia employing organic "biomarkers" as proxies for hydroclimate and temperature in lacustrine, marine and loess archives.
Multimodal UAV Collision Avoidance Detection & Tracking
9/1/22
If you have excellent programming skills and some knowledge of machine learning consider this exciting project !
Research Assistant with the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Pediatrics
12/14/22
Seeking Research Assistants to work on a project that helps pregnant women to quit smoking, using multicomponent behavioral interventions including education, monitoring and feedback, and contingent financial incentives.
Research on Cardiovascular Biology, Mechanics and Disease
12/15/22
Seeking undergraduate assistants to work on an exciting research project studying effects of substrate stiffness on vascular cell function and molecular players involved in the vessel stiffening process. (Learn new techniques; 3D Bioprinting and Atomic Force Microscopy)
Robust Multimodal Data Analytics in an Interactive Environment
1/4/23
In this research we plan to design interactive AI models for different usecase applications like identifying bias in web-based contents, evaluating speakers’ mental health status in a multi-speaker video, predicting users’ interest for effective contextual advertising etc.
Seeing with Songs
1/6/23
Discover how singing humpback whales use their impressive songs to see each other from many miles away using faint echoes.
Structures for Electricity Production in Electric Vehicles
1/4/23
This project pertains to the use of structures to produce electricity. In contrast to batteries, charging does not need energy input. This results in electric vehicles not having to stop to get charged, in addition to not having to rely on batteries, which are heavy and bulky.
Supporting Collaborative Programming for the Arts, Design, and Media Studies
4/7/23
Help us extend the p5.js platform to support collaborative coding in the arts, design, and media study.
Virtual Reality Based Rehabilitation System
12/15/22
Seeking students interested in VR and gaming to work with a local industrial company to develop a VR-based rehab system for older adults.
Wearable Eating Sensor
12/15/22
Seeking hardware/software hack interested in helping to develop a novel wearable eating sensor.
Wearable Energy-Harvesting Sensor for Continuous Health Monitoring
9/1/22
Develop a textile-based wearable sensor to monitor your health
Wood as a Weight Sensor for Detecting People in a Wood-Frame Building
1/4/23
This project investigates the use of wood as a scale, so that people in a wood-frame building can be detected in real time (e.g., for intruder detection and energy conservation) and creating "smart" buildings.

Remote Projects

Create Your Own Project
4/19/23
We invite UB students of all levels and majors to develop their own projects that align with individual interests, passion and sense of purpose.
Exploring Best Failures
1/4/23
Not all failures are best failures. If we are able to identify and explore our most powerful failures, we can gain important insights and opportunities for growth.
Global Social Media Marketing for Non-Profit Startup
1/6/23
Help build a social learning community for students around the world.
mHealth Tool Development using iOS Research Kit and Android
12/14/22
The mHealth research team at UB is seeking smartphone hackers looking for research experiences and academic publications.
Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Low Temperature Methane Combustion
12/14/22
Students will research the properties of natural gas as a promising resource for clean energy, exploring implications for methane emissions and other limitations.
Share Your STEM Story and Expand Pathways for K-12 Students around the World
1/4/23
Share your journey as a student in STEM to spark curiosity, creativity and passion in K-12 students as they explore professional and academic pathways. You'll partner with Belouga.org, a digital platform connecting people in 98 countries, to inspire the next generation of college students.
Smartphone Based Environmental Sensing
12/14/22
Seeking students interested in sensors and smartphone programming to help equip next-generation smartphones for environmental sensing related to health and fitness.
South Africa: Non-Profit Marketing for Inkululeko
4/11/23
South Africa + awesome youth + education + entrepreneurship; the only thing missing is you!
South Africa: Tutoring Local Youth with Inkululeko
8/24/23
South Africa + awesome youth + education; the only thing missing is you!
The Tool Library: How to Build and Maintain a Social and Environmental Justice Not-for-Profit Organization
9/12/23
Learn about and volunteer at The Tool Library, an environmental and social justice not-for-profit in the University Heights neighborhood.
Theoretical Physics
4/10/23
Seeking students to work with Prof Surajit Sen on fundamental and applied problems in nonlinear and statistical physics, study of conflicts and battles, social systems and other topics to be crafted based on overlap of interest.
Tracking Leaders' Trips on Twitter
8/31/22
Where do political leaders travel and what can we learn from these trips?

SDG Project Challenges

Collaborate with ELN's partners on project challenges that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals and communities around the world.

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Advocacy, Peace Building and Youth Leadership
7/14/23
The world needs youth with skills and knowledge to address social injustices and contribute to peace and development.
Preventing Gender-Based Violence During Climate Crises in northern Uganda
8/3/23
Help prevent Global Gender Violence (GBV) through educating stakeholders and sharing the stories of impacted women in Northern Uganda
Inkululeko Challenge
8/4/23
At Inkululeko, we strive to help motivated learners reach their full potential, especially in the face of socio-economic disparities. Our goal with these projects is to create opportunities for SUNY (and other) students to contribute to, and communicate with, the local community.
Humanitarian Mapping: a new opportunity for research and innovation
9/15/23
Together with our partners we can explore patterns of Climate Change and identify solutions for restoring ecosystems
Youth Leadership Challenge
7/13/23
Help empower kids, teenage youth and students to self-organize projects changing lives, land, learning, laws and industries.
Create Your Own SDG Project Challenge
7/6/23
Transform your own idea, passion, or personal story into an opportunity for impact and adding value
Addressing Waste Management in a Nigerian Market
7/14/23
Seeking students to introduce recycling and reuse in Ibadan, Nigeria
Bricks, Bees and Community Development in Tanzania
7/13/23
Build on the work of UB study abroad students and engage with CLAO through Community Technologies in Tanzania
The New Climate Story Challenge
9/19/23
"If you want to make small changes, you can change the way you DO things. If you want to make MAJOR changes, you have to change the way you SEE things." Gabe Brown- attributed to Don Campbell
Buffalo Butiama Sister City
7/13/23
Explore cultural and historic sites in Butiama Tanzania as we lay a foundation for exchange and collaboration through a new Sister City relationship
Bridging the Digital Divide in Northern Uganda through the Gender Tech Initiative
7/14/23
Empower women and girls to embrace science and technology, creating a more inclusive and equitable society for all
Ecorestoration: THE Global SDG Challenge
8/15/23
Help refresh everyone's insight, wisdom and appreciation for how nature works by empowering young people to grow and show the world they dream to live in.
Technology-Based Gender Based Violence (GBV) Prevention and Mitigation
7/13/23
Involving women in the development and implementation of technology-based interventions ensures that these solutions address the specific needs and realities of those affected.
Empowering Women in Rural Uganda through Sustainable Agriculture
9/25/23
Work with a collective of women farmers in Uganda on sustainable agriculture and energy innovation
Bringing Experiential Learning to Youth in South Sudan
7/20/23
South Sudan's youth are future innovators, leaders, and problem solvers. Yet without education and relevant experience, young people will continue to be ignored and excluded, and communities and ecosystems will continue to suffer.
Supporting Solar Health and Access in East Africa
7/18/23
One in four health clinics in Africa lack electricity. The magnitude of energy poverty and its implications is staggering, especially for women and children.
Cultivating Climate Smart Agriculture and Gender Equality in Rural Uganda
7/6/23
By involving women in sustainable food forums, we can harness their knowledge, skills and agency to develop climate-resilient, gender-responsive, and sustainable food systems that contribute to both environmental and social well-being.
Center for Youth Innovation and Experiential Learning: Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda
9/25/23
Unlocking the Future: Empowering Nakivale Refugee Youth with Innovation and Learning. In Nakivale Refugee Settlement, the spirit of innovation is alive, with youth actively engaged in agriculture and vocational projects.
The Metaweb Challenge
7/6/23
Self-organize projects that catalyze the shift from personal to collective computing to support the achievement of the SDGs.