As a sophomore at Georgia Tech, I was fortunate to work under the guidance of Dr. Larry Jacobs on a project in nondestructive evaluation . The project, sponsored by NSF's REU program, involved system identification of piezoelectic transducers. It was a formative experience and I am now a dedicated proponent of "extracurricular engineering" activities, such as undergraduate research. If you are an undergraduate student interested in finding a research opportunity, I encourage you to speak with your professors about project possibilities.