SURF’s up 2016: Rhode Island undergrads in research

Research fellow: Ekta Chugh Hometown: Jalandhar, India School: Bryant University Major: Pre-med, Accounting Mentor: Christopher Reid Project: Exploring microscopic life at the edge — Analysis of an estuarine microbial community Ekta Chugh only has one year of undergraduate studies behind her and yet, she describes her RI EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) project with […]

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SURF’s up 2015: Rhode Island undergrads in research

Research fellow: Drew Phelan Hometown: Foxborough, MA Major: Biology School: Bryant University Mentor: Christopher Reid Project: Effect of legacy pollutants on microbial communities in Narragansett Bay watershed Last summer, Drew Phalen, who will graduate in the spring with a degree in biology, worked on a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Lyme disease project with the […]

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SURF’s up 2015: Rhode Island undergrads in research

Research fellow: Sarah Falco Hometown: Middletown, MD Major: Biology School: Bryant University Mentor: Christopher Reid Project: Effect of legacy pollutants on microbial communities in Narragansett Bay watershed Sarah Falco, a rising senior and biology major, had no research experience when she applied for the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. Nor […]

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The research advantage

Bryant undergraduate students gain competitive edge with lab experience Bryant University Associate Professor Dan McNally, Ph.D., wasn’t looking for any examples of the impact of Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR on his campus. The alternative is clear, said McNally, chair of the Department of Science and Technology: “We wouldn’t have an undergraduate research program if we […]

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