Candidate Undergraduate Students
We encourage undergraduate students excited about research to apply for a position in our lab. We anticipate adding two new students each year. The expectation is for ~5-10 hours of work per week during the academic semesters. Students can receive credit for BIO 300 or BIO 421 (this can count as a lab towards a BS in Biology degree).
There is also the new (launched in 2024) “Research in the Biological Sciences” minor that students will be encouraged to pursue. This minor requires 12 unique credits from a major, but these credits are mostly for hands on research experience.
The goal is for undergraduate lab membership to be long term (> a year) with students completing a project for presentation at a Stander Symposium.
Sophomore honors students can work with Dr. Williams to apply for admission into the Berry Summer Thesis Institute, which supports intensive disciplinary research. (http://www.udayton.edu/honors/thesis/summer_thesis_institute.php)
Junior honors students can apply for an Honors Thesis Research Proposal (http://www.udayton.edu/honors/thesis/proposal.php).
Research in the summer is encouraged and will be supported through salary and housing (depending on resources).
Candidate Graduate Students and Postdocs
Contact Dr. Williams about the availability of positions and express why you might want to join this lab. However, no new students are being recruited at this time.
Dr. Thomas M. Williams
Professor
Department of Biology
Email: twilliams2@udayton.edu
University of Dayton Biology Department Website
The Tom Williams Lab at the University of Dayton 