Undergraduate students from colleges and universities around the country will spend 10 weeks conducting cutting-edge oceanographic research through the University of Rhode Island’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) program.The students are assigned to research projects led by faculty and graduate students at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography to gain an appreciation for the interdisciplinary character of marine science research.The URI SURFO program began in 1984 and has been funded by the Office of Naval Research, the Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation. More than 200 students have participated in the program through the years, and 75 percent have gone on to attend graduate school in a science, math or engineering discipline.For more information, see the SURFO website at https://web.uri.edu/gso/academics/surfoThe 2014 SURFO’s:Lucas Albright: Guilford CollegeMentors:  Randy Watts, Annie FoppertCassandra Beaulieu: SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryMentors: Rebecca Robinson, Courtney SchmidtSierra Davis: Indiana University of PennsylvaniaMentor:  Chris SorlienAndrew Henry: Millersville CollegeMentors: Isaac Ginis, Dan IwanskiEmily Iskin: University of California DavisMentors: Peter Cornillon, Fabian SchloesserAsa Julien: Middlebury CollegeMentor: Lucie MarandaJohn Lodise: University of DelawareMentors: Yang Shen, Christina WertmanCarolyn Poutasse: Haverford CollegeMentors: Rainer Lohmann, Caoxin SunEmily Slesinger: University of California Santa CruzMentors: Ted Smayda, David BorkmanLauren Sommers: California State University Monterey BayMentors: Kathy Donohue, Kellen RosburgMichael Vansco: University of Rhode IslandMentors: Rainer Lohmann, Carrie McDonoughJonathan Vardner: Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMentors: Brice Loose, Arash BigdeliElizabeth Vomacka: St. Olaf CollegeMentors: Tatiana Rynearson, Shu ChengRichard Zhang: New York UniversityMentors: Tetsu Hara, Brandon Reichl Front row (left to right): Rachel Miller, Andrew Henry, Elizabeth Vomacka, Carolyn Poutasse, Emily Iskin, Emily Slessinger, Cassandra Beaulieu, Lauren SommersBack Row (left to right): Nathan Goff, Asa Julien, Sierra Davis, Jonathan Vardner, Richard Zhang, Michael Vansco, John Lodise, Lucas Albright