Interview an active researcher on your campus and ask about this person's research activities, including:
1. The focus of this person's research interests.
2. Why this individual is interested in this area.
3. What the most exciting part of the research is.
4. What the least exciting part of the research is.
5. What impact the results of the research might have on this individual's particular discipline.
6. What studies this individual would like to see as follow-up studies to the research.