High school students from all grades and regions join the Cote Research Lab each summer for an immersive hands-on experience working alongside group members. Interns actively participate in group meetings and projects, often with their own subproject, which enables them to gain responsibility of a research topic. The summer culminates with a poster session where they share their research findings.

Mechanical Engineering students at WPI have the unique opportunity to join a research lab in the department during their very first semester for a paid research position. The Cote Research Lab hosts students from this program, allowing them to shadow our researchers, participate in group meetings, join our journal club, perform basic research, and share an end-of-term presentation with the group.

The Cote Research Lab welcomes several undergraduate researchers into our labs each academic year and summer. While some perform research for course credit, most are given paid positions as research assistants for our grant-funded programs. Our students come from various majors across campus, including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and more!

At WPI, the MQP is a team-based, professional-level design or research experience required for all graduating students. The students collaborate with industry or lab groups on campus to develop meaningful work, solve a problem, and demonstrate fundamental leaning outcomes crucial for future engineers. The Cote Research Lab has worked together with MQP students in mutually beneficial relationships, helping the students achieve their requirement while their projects have long term, positive impacts on the lab!