Summer Research Experience

Participants in the Roper Lab Summer Research Experience will conduct air quality data collection and analysis. Our team is learning more about the air quality throughout Mississippi, including in the Mississippi Delta. To do this you will be involved in outdoor sample collection, measuring air pollutants on the collected samples using different chemical analysis methods, and helping understand what these findings mean for Mississippi residents.  

Students who would enjoy this research are likely interested in the environment and the impacts the environment can have on human health.  

When not in the lab, students will have the opportunity to experience college life on campus as part of the Summer College for High School Students (SCHS). Students accepted to the program will be housed with SCHS students in Residential College South. Adult staff, as well as selected collegiate student counselors who serve as mentors to the participants, will supervise them. For questions about experiences outside of the lab within the SCHS program, contact the Office of Pre-College Programs at 662-915-7621 or email summercollege@olemiss.edu. 

About the Researcher - Dr. Courtney Roper

Dr. Roper is an environmental toxicologist with a strong background in environmental health, particularly air pollution toxicology. This includes executing global fine particulate matter (PM2.5) field sampling campaigns, characterizing PM2.5 samples, and optimizing methods for filter-based extractions of PM2.5 for use in toxicology applications. She was selected as a JPB Foundation Environmental Health Fellow and University of Mississippi Community Engaged Fellow, both programs are supporting her development of community partnerships in the Mississippi Delta. 

Visit the Roper Lab website for more information.