“Just about everyday, I’m learning a lot about techniques and how to improve my skills. I’m learning a lot about devices and doing research on what works best.” Research fellow: Charles Flynn Hometown: Millis, MA School: Roger Williams University Major: Electrical Engineering; minor, Chemistry Mentor: Clifford Murphy Project: Metallporphyrin-based chemosensors for the marine aqueous detection […]
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Research fellow: Katie Heisler Hometown: Mahwah, NJ School: Roger Williams University Major: Marine Biology; minor, Mathematics Mentor: Roxanna Smolowitz Project: Is neoplasia in hard clams infectious? Katie Heisler decided at a young age that she wanted to work with marine animals. “I knew from early childhood that I wanted to be a marine veterinarian,” she […]
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“This has definitely made me realize how much preparation there is. You can’t just jump in the ocean and start counting fish. You have to read the literature first, make a dive plan, go through permitting — it’s a process and a commitment.” Research fellow: Christine Gardiner Hometown: Houston, TX School: University of Rhode Island Major: […]
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Research fellow: Hannah Sheehan Hometown: North Andover, MA School: University of Rhode Island Major: Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology; Chemistry minor Mentor: Steve Irvine Project: Temperature effects on marine invertebrate physiology URI senior Hannah Sheehan is spending her 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), investigating protein expression and changes in sea squirts under climate […]
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URI to host 9th Annual RI SURF Conference College and university students from across Rhode Island will present their summer research work Friday, July 29, 2016, when they gather for the 9th Annual Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Conference — the state’s largest exhibition of undergraduate research. Co-sponsored by Rhode Island IDeA Network […]
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“The SURF experience is a great opportunity and the project helps out the environment, which is important to me. The work we’re doing has such wide-ranging applications.” Research fellow: Connor Sweet Hometown: Gales Ferry, CT School: Roger Williams University Majors: Biology, Chemistry Mentor: Clifford Murphy Project: Metallporphyrin-based chemosensors for the marine aqueous detection of thiocyanate […]
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Research fellow: Erin Borbee Hometown: Burlington, MA School: Roger Williams University Majors: Marine Biology, Chemistry Mentor: Koty Sharp Project: Approaching a holistic understanding of coral bleaching: Using the coral A. poculata to understand how the coral microbiome is influenced by Symbiodinium RWU senior Erin Borbee says she figured out early on what career she intended […]
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For 10 weeks, Rhode Island students accepted into the RI EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program immerse themselves in an open-ended project guided by a faculty mentor. Although home may be outside the Ocean State, the undergraduates come from institutions of higher education in Rhode Island that are part of the EPSCoR community. The experience, supported […]
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Research fellow: Gordon Rix Hometown: Little Compton, RI School: University of Rhode Island Major: Biochemistry Mentor: Mindy Levine Project: Detection and in situ fluorescence-based monitoring of hydrocarbon food sources in complex marine environments The way he explains it, URI senior biochemistry major Gordon Rix can’t help but be drawn to his field of study. “I […]
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Research fellow: Stephanie Peramas Hometown: Richmond, VA School: University of Rhode Island Major: Animal Science Mentor: Steven Irvine Project: Temperature effects on marine invertebrate physiology Before starting her 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) with Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR, Stephanie Peramas had not worked professionally in a lab, But, the URI junior more than made […]
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