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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Research fellow: Jasmine Miller Hometown: Providence, RI School: University of Rhode Island Major: Biological Sciences Mentor: Mindy Levine Project: Detection and in situ fluorescence-based monitoring of hydrocarbon food sources in complex marine environments Growing up in Providence, URI senior Jasmine Miller says that without any scientist role models in her family, she is not sure […]
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Research fellow: Ryan Quinn Hometown: Coventry, RI Major: Biological Sciences School: University of Rhode Island Mentors: Serena Moseman-Valtierra & Rose Martin Project: How does invasive species introduction affect carbon cycling in coastal marshes The summer before her last undergraduate semester in college, Ryan Quinn is researching how ribbed mussels influence the soil biogeochemistry — processes […]
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Research fellow: Jaclyn Friedman Hometown: Fanwood, NJ Major: Marine Biology School: University of Rhode Island Mentors: Serena Moseman-Valtierra & Rose Martin Project: How does invasive species introduction affect carbon cycling in coastal marshes As a rising senior and biology major, Jaclyn Friedman is no rookie when it comes to research. And yet, her RI NSF […]
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Research fellow: Emma Lederer Hometown: Millis, MA Major: Biology School: Providence College Mentors: Jack Costello (PC) & Sean Colin (RWU) Project: Population growth of the ctneophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in relation to temperature and prey availability Emma Lederer, a rising sophomore and biology major, originally imagined a different direction for herself than where she now seems […]
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“I think that the best part about this program is how it opens your eyes to what research is really like. It is one thing to work in a lab after classes for a few hours, but something completely different to spend your whole day there and to have your research as your main focus.” […]
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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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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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Research fellow: Ivy Burns Hometown: Jamestown, RI Major: Biological Sciences, with plant science focus School: University of Rhode Island Mentors: Carol Thornber, Lindsay Green Project: Tracking harmful algal blooms in Narragansett Bay via ecological and aerial technology approaches Conducting research as an undergraduate in the Thornber lab, Ivy Burns has gained the opportunity not only […]
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Research fellow: Anne Filteau Hometown: Methuen, MA Major: Biology School: Providence College Mentors: Carol Thornber, Lindsay Green Project: Tracking harmful algal blooms in Narragansett Bay via ecological and aerial technology approaches Anne Filteau, a rising senior, attends Providence College, but the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is giving her the […]
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