Honors Progress Report 2025-2026

Preferred First Name

Last Name

Full Cornell email address

Faculty supervisor:

Faculty email

Additional supervisor

(e.g., faculty co-supervisor, post-doc, or graduate student)

Additional supervisor position

(e.g., faculty co-supervisor, post-doc, or graduate student)

Additional supervisor email

(e.g., faculty co-supervisor, post-doc, or graduate student)

Upload a Word Document (.doc or .docx file) Containing the following information

Name:

Honors Thesis Advisor:

Honors Thesis Title:

Research Objectives (< 600 words)

Clearly and concisely explain the objective(s) of your study. If relevant, describe alternative hypotheses and predictions for each hypothesis. As you write this section, remember that the honors committee consists of scientists from diverse fields of study. Be sure that your objectives and explanations can be understood by scientists from other areas. This means, avoid jargon and explain ideas that are not common knowledge.

Results To-Date

In the context of your research objectives, describe the results you have thus far that will ultimately be a part of your thesis. If you have partial results, preliminary data, or data showing you have optimized a technique required for your thesis, describe that here. Include any figures, tables, and figure legends as appropriate.

Work to be completed

In the context of your research objectives, list the remaining work you need to complete for your thesis. This could include additional experiments, data processing, and analyses. Please note if future experiments depend on the results from an experiment in progress, etc.

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100 MB limit.
Allowed types: doc, docx.

Considering your honors research project, do you feel supported by your faculty mentor.

**Confidential to the Honors Committee** Answer to this question below will not be shared with your research mentor, and provides an opportunity for you to express any concerns you have with the OUB.

I feel strongly supported.

I receive enough support.

Neutral

I receive some support, but wish I received more.

I feel unsupported.

How do you feel about your progress towards honors?

**Confidential to the Honors Committee** Answers to the question below will not be shared with your research mentor, and provides an opportunity for you to express any concerns you have with the OUB.

I am happy with my progress.

I am a little concerned about my progress.

I am very concerned about my progress.

Please describe any questions or concerns about the support you are receiving from your mentor(s), your progress towards honors, your project, or the research environment.

**Confidential to the Honors Committee** Answers to the question below will not be shared with your research mentor, and provides an opportunity for you to express any concerns you have with the OUB.