Research Ambassadors
Agustina Duarte '27
Email me at: aduarte4@u.rochester.edu
Discipline(s) of Research
- Engineering and Mathematics
- Physical Sciences
Major(s) and Minor(s)
- B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
- Minor in Optics
Areas of Interest/Research Focus
- (May 2026) Optical Communications Lab @ LLE: Electro-optic sampling used in Terahertz time domain spectroscopy for characterization of spintronic emitters and near-field imaging of biological tissues.
- (August 2025 - May 2026) Baran Lab @ URMC: Photodynamic therapy to help reduce tumor size.
- (January 2025 - August 2025) Castañeda Lab @ BME department: Volume Sweep Imaging for early detection of cancer in rural areas.
Areas where I may be particularly helpful
- Discover Grant & McNair Scholars Application writing
- Interview skills
- Cold emailing professors
- Getting started on research
What advice do you have for prospective or new researchers?
It's okay to not know exactly what you want to do research on when you're staring, you'll figure it out as you go. If you end up joining a lab and it's not exactly what you're looking for, then at least you learned something new and you're one step closer to your goal. Your undergrad is the perfect time to try new things and figure out if you like it or not.