Seasonal Series

Since Fall 2015, PCUR has highlighted a particular research-related topic, on which each correspondent shares their perspective. Check out a summary of our seasonal series so far:

• Fall 2015: The Project That Made Me a Researcher
  • Hands-On Journalism and a World-Renowned Cathedral
  • Beatniks, Buddhists, and Me
  • (No?) Lab Coat Required
  • Engineer or researcher—why not both?
  • The Project That Made Me a Researcher… Sort Of
  • 8 Things Infancy Teaches Us About Research
  • Rain in the rainforest

• Spring 2016: Mentorship in Research
  • Don’t go alone!
  • What’s “networking” all about?
  • Getting by with a little help from my friends
  • Overcoming Originality
  • Advisers vs. Mentors
  • An ode to the grad student (and one grad student in particular)

• Summer 2016: The Inaugural Summer Series
  • Exploring Budapest’s Present and Past
  • Researching Abroad? Here’s some advice!
  • Four Tips for Summer Research
  • A Summer of Surprises in the Windy City
  • Zooming In and Stepping Back: A Two-Sided Approach to Research
  • On Action and Optimism: Notes from the Coral Reef Symposium
  • Post-Fieldwork Blues
  • Science, the Absurd
  • My Lesson in Research Rehearsal

• Fall 2016: Looking Back on Undergraduate Research: Alumni Perspectives
  • Lindy Li ’12 from Philosophy to a Career in Politics
  • A Conversation with Kristin Schwab ’09
  • Dumpster Diving with Alex V. Barnard ’09
  • A Conversation with Shayla Reid ’15

• Fall 2017: Senior Theses: A Celebration
  • An interview with Aubree Andres ’17
  • An interview with Alex Ford ’17
  • An Interview with Claire Ashmead ’17 
  • An Interview with Nadia Diamond ’17
  • An Interview with Xuewei Ouyang ’17

• Spring 2017: Princeton Research Day 2017
  • Princeton Research Day: Spotlight on Costume Designer Julia Peiperl ’17
  • Presenting at Princeton Research Day 2017!
  • Behind the Scenes at Princeton Research Day: A Call for Student Judges

• Winter 2017-2018: Looking Back on Undergraduate Research: Alumni Perspectives
  • A Conversation with Jacob Schatz ’15
  • A Conversation with Teri Tillman ’16
  • An Interview with Masi Yamada ’94
  • Chris Lu ’88 on Public Service 

• Spring 2018: Graduate Student Reflections: Life in Academia
  • Graduate Student Reflections: Nathan Li
  • An Interview with Herrissa Lamothe
  • An Interview with Jonathon Catlin
  • An Interview with Mike Hepler
  • An Interview with Ole Agnersnap 
  • An Interview with Hadiya Jones
  • An Interview with Alex Wheatley ’16 *20 and Nathan Eckstein ’16 *20

• Winter 2018-2019: Professorship and Mentorship
  • An Interview with Geosciences Professor Frederik Simons
  • An Interview with Molecular Biology Professor Zemer Gitai
  • An Interview with Professor of Religion Anne Marie Luijendijk
  • An Interview with Professor Bernadette Pérez
  • A Conversation with the Woodrow Wilson School’s Professor Udi Ofer

• Spring 2019: Post-Princeton Life: The Experiences of PCUR Alumni
  • An Interview with Nicholas Wu ’18
  • An Interview with Bennett MacIntosh ’16
  • An Interview with Emma Kaeser, ’18
  • Interview with Melissa Parnagian ’17
  • An Interview with Stacey Huang ’16
  • Interview with Jalisha Braxton ’16

• Winter 2019-2020: Research Resources: Unsung Heroes
  • An Interview with Writing Center Fellow Johanne Kjaersgaard ‘22
  • An Interview with Chief Correspondent Ellie Breitfeld ’20
  • An Interview with Gender and Sexuality Studies Librarian Sara Howard

• Spring 2023: Princeton Perspective Project Collaboration: Resisting Effortless Perfection in Research
  • Effortless Perfection at Princeton: An Introduction to PCUR’s 2023 Seasonal Series
  • Reflections on Fear, “Failure,” & the Beauty of Organic Chemistry Part 1: Thank You ORGO LEGEND Tom Silldorff
  • An Interview with Kelly Finke on Finding your Way in Research and the Meaning of Failure
  • Effortless Perfection at Princeton: The “Perfect” Thesis is Really Hard Work
  • PPP from a Student’s Perspective: An Interview with Alexis Wu
  • Preparing for ORGO, Overcoming Fear, & Rejecting Effortless Perfection: Interview with Tom Silldorff, Part 2
  • An Interview with Cara Khalifeh, PPP Treasurer

• Spring 2024: Pathways to Research Projects
  • An Interview with Eric Ahn
  • Journeying through Statistics & Machine Learning Research: An Interview with Jake Snell
  • Interview with Bjarke Nielsen, EEB/HMEI
  • An Interview with Gemma M. Sahwell

• Spring 2025: Collaboration and Mentorship Across the Disciplines