Upsilon Lab

"A lab for undergraduates, by undergraduates." Upsilon Lab is a department-sponsored organization at UCLA in the Physics & Astronomy Department. We are undergraduates in the department whose mission is to provide other physics, biophysics, and astrophysics majors the opportunity to learn valuable skills to succeed in their future endeavors, whether in research, engineering, or other fields. We organize teams of 5-8 lowerclassmen undergraduate members to work under an upperclassman team manager with substantial research experience. Members can use Upsilon Lab as a springboard into traditional undergraduate research positions in the UCLA Physics & Astronomy Department. --- Our Mission, from our Constitution. For Members- To build skills vital to their development as future researchers and technical experts, including equipment and experiment design, programming, data analysis, literature review, and presentations, to make them attractive choices for professor-advised research positions in their upperclassmen years. For Managers- Enable them to build their leadership, teaching, and mentoring skills as team managers, and public speaking skills when giving technical presentations.