{"id":407,"date":"2025-12-19T09:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hcore\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:07:07","slug":"summer-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hcore\/summer-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You will spend the summer conducting research, developing professionally, and enjoying the fun of summer in Clemson, South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hcore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9254-2025-07-29-16.26.25-edited-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"309\" 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Human factors-leaning students will focus on the physical and cognitive demands placed on humans within a system so that they can develop preliminary interventions and workplace re-designs, collect data, and report on study effects on human performance. Operations research-leaning students will model and collect data to support methods that distinctly focus on incorporating the human element of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weekly Discussions: <\/strong>Students will attend weekly discussions throughout the summer to develop as researchers and prepare for graduate school and industry. Planned topics are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research-related\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Human-centered data collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to read research papers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interdisciplinary research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective research communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional development\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigating the graduate school and job search process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What to look for in graduate school and jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing CV and resume<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Q&amp;A with current graduate students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Center and Lab Tours: <\/strong>Students will get to visit centers and labs at Clemson and affiliates to learn more about large-scale, integrated research. Planned visits include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>South Carolina Institute for Sustainability and Resilience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center for Criminal Justice and Social Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHASE Lab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Seminar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the summer, each project team will present their research to the Clemson IE department, including faculty and graduate students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mentorship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each student will have a mentor team to support their development in H-CORE research and professional development. This will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Faculty Research Mentor<\/strong>: to support research development (weekly meetings)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>REU Leadership Mentor<\/strong> (either Dr. Sharkey or Dr. Avil\u00e9s): to support professional and personal development (biweekly meetings)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduate Student Mentor<\/strong>: graduate student to support professional, personal, and research development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Housing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All REU students will be provided apartments in <a href=\"https:\/\/housing.clemson.edu\/building\/thornhill-village\/\">Thornhill Village<\/a> apartments for the duration of their 10-week experience. Thornhill Village is less than a mile from Freeman Hall, where Clemson IE is located. Each apartment has a living room and a kitchen and houses four students in two bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transportation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Thornhill Village is conveniently located on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catbus.com\/\">Clemson Area Transportation (CAT) bus<\/a> routes, which will be free for you to use with a provided TigerOne card. You may either ride the bus or walk to your office space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social and Athletic Environment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You will have access to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/studentaffairs\/get-involved\/cr\/facilities\/fike.html\">Fike Recreation Center<\/a> with basketball courts, strength and cardio equipment, tracks, climbing wall, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/studentaffairs\/get-involved\/cr\/outdoorrec\/index.html\">Clemson Outdoor Recreation Education<\/a> (CORE) center with fields to play soccer and equipment to rent (kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/studentaffairs\/get-involved\/cr\/facilities\/snow.html#beacharea\">Clemson Student beach<\/a> is a sandy area on Lake Hartwell with a swimming area, sand volleyball, and a fire pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/campus-life\/cu-forest\/\">Clemson University Forest<\/a>: 19,200 acres of forest for hiking and recreation (within 10 minute drive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two other lakes are within 30 minutes: <a href=\"https:\/\/visitoconeesc.com\/point-of-interest\/lake-keowee\/\">Lake Keowee<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/visitoconeesc.com\/lake-jocassee-is-open\/\">Lake Jocassee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitgreenvillesc.com\/\">Greenville, SC <\/a>is a 45-minute drive that provides opportunities for art, museums, and music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will spend the summer conducting research, developing professionally, and enjoying the fun of summer in Clemson, South Carolina. 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