URI researcher, EPSCoR leader will assist with developing solutions to address impacts Carol Thornber, Ph.D., lead principal investigator for Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), is bringing her expertise in climate change and marine life science to a new state initiative that aims to better prepare Rhode Island for the uncertainties of […]
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SURF’s up 2015: Rhode Island undergrads in research
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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“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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Research fellow: Daniel Wolf Hometown: Westfield, NJ Major: Marine Biology School: University of Rhode Island Faculty mentor: Christopher Lane Project: The Bermuda Seaweed Project For the average beachgoer, algae clumps are nothing but a nuisance. However, a close look at the genetic details reveals there is much more than meets the eye. Daniel Wolf, a […]
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Research fellow: Timothy “Slater” Roosa Hometown: Woodbury, CT Major: Biology, with environmental science concentration School: Salve Regina University Faculty mentors: Jameson Chace (SRU) & David Borkman (URI) Project: Trophic-level responses to climate driven sea level rise and associated abiotic conditions A recent summer day found Timothy Roosa, who goes by the name Slater, driving the […]
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Research fellow: Kelly Cribari Hometown: Riverside, RI Major: Marine Biology; minors, Chemistry and Visual Arts School: Roger Williams University Faculty mentor: David Taylor Project: Temperature‐mediated changes in blue crab Callinectes sapidus abundance in the Narragansett Bay and its trophodynamic effect on winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus populations Rising junior Kelly Cribari started working in the lab […]
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