Get Involved

Weekly Meetings

We hold weekly lab meetings open to anyone interested. Come by, see what we’re working on, and meet the team — no commitment required.

Location: Green Hall, GR 3.316 (Thomas Spencer Hall)

Student Research Opportunities

PRISE Lab offers hands-on research experience for undergraduate and graduate students at UT Dallas. No prior research experience is required — just genuine interest and reliability. We mentor students through every step of the research process.

Interested? Apply here.

Current Opportunities

Campus water fountain and bottle-filling station at UT Dallas

Campus Drinking Water Quality Study

UTD Green Fund student-led research initiative (Fall 2026)

Testing campus drinking water for PFAS, lead, and other contaminants; surveying willingness to pay for improvements; recruiting students from environmental science, social science, and engineering.

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Student Applications Manager

Volunteer role — join PRISE Lab

Become part of PRISE as our Student Applications Manager. Help us review incoming applications and match students to ongoing projects, while gaining a first taste of life inside a research lab.

Satellite nighttime lights over the Korean peninsula

Nightlights Replication Reviewer

Volunteer role — join PRISE Lab

Read published economics papers that use satellite nighttime lights and help us pinpoint where the nightlight data shows up in each study’s main results. Learn to read empirical research on the job.