2022 Student Researchers - C2SMARTER Home

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THE PROGRAM

Every year, C2SMART provides funding to outstanding transportation, urban planning, and engineering students whose work is designed to meaningfully advance the field of urban mobility.

These students are provided with a faculty advisor, as well as an industry mentor to help guide them through roadblocks, challenges, and project planning. In addition, students receive access to C2SMART labs, research, training opportunities, and software licenses.

Each project has a one-year timeline, at the conclusion of which C2SMART brings students, faculty, and industry mentors together to present their achievements.

TIMELINE

PROGRAM OFFERINGS

Discover the opportunities and benefits provided by C2SMART to our student researchers.

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Mentorship
Training
Networking & Career Advancement

Faculty Mentorship

Each student will be assigned a faculty mentor to help guide and oversee their project. Students are expected to meet regularly with their faculty mentor. Students not already part of faculty labs will be added.

Industry Mentorship

Students will be assigned a mentor from one of C2SMART's industry partners. These advisors will be available to help guide students' with an eye toward working in the transportation field, and particularly those with projects which have industry applications. Students are expected to meet with this mentors once a term, based on mentor availability.

C2SMART Mentorship

Students will have C2SMART staff at their disposal, and will meet regularly with their assigned C2SMART mentor. These meetings will help give C2SMART a sense of progress, and will provide students with a platform to address any challenges or roadblocks they are encountering in their research.

Student Learning Hub

Student researchers will be asked to present at least once on the Student Learning Hub, to gain teaching experience and discuss their research with their peers. They will also receive access to Student Learning Hub trainings on professional development such as résumé-building, cover letters writing, and career management.

C2SMART PI Access

Student researchers will be given exclusive access to webinars from C2SMART PIs discussing current research and dispensing professional development and career advice.

Skill Building

Students can request funding for one paid skill-building course, to be chosen from Lynda.com.

Conferences

Students can request funding for registration and travel to one research-related conference of their choice.

Happy Hours

C2SMART will host once-per-semester Student Researcher Happy Hours, virtual until further notice, to allow students to mingle and chat with one another and with faculty.

Project Expo

C2SMART will host a Project Expo to allow students to

2022 COHORT

Learn about C2SMART's 2022 Student Researcher cohort, alongside their project titles and interests.

INDUSTRY MENTORS

Students will have the opportunity to meet with industry and agency advisors, receiving feedback on their research and project ideas, and earning the chance to present their work to larger audiences.

FORMS & DOCUMENTATION

Training Support Request Form

Submit your training course for approval.

Conference Attendance Request Form

Submit your desired conference for approval.