In this episode, Camila interviews Arynn and Juan about their experiences in undergraduate labs here at USC. Arynn works on developing lasers in the Armani lab during the school year, while Juan spent last summer in Dr. Pirbazari's lab doing research on groundwater contaminants. Tune in for an educational, relaxed conversation about getting involved in research, the value of hands-on work and all the other benefits that come out of working in a lab as an undergrad!

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