“SURF has helped me phenomenally with giving me confidence that I’m making the right career choice. I now know that I want to try to save the world day by day and do field work forever.” Research fellow: Katherine (Katie) Jones Hometown: Clifton, NJ Major: Biology (environmental science focus); minor, chemistry School: Salve Regina University […]
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SURF’s up 2015: Rhode Island undergrads in research
Research fellow: Tracy Yeboah Hometown: Worcester, MA Major: Biology, pre-med track School: Providence College Faculty mentors: Maia Bailey, Jeffrey Markert Project: Feeding and aggression behaviors of mysid shrimp Rising senior Tracy Yeboah started on her pre-med track at an early age. Her mother told her that every time she bought her a doll, Yeboah would […]
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Research fellow: Stephen Russo Hometown: Wallingford, CT Major: Environmental Science School: Roger Williams University Faculty mentor: Dale Leavitt Project: Enhancing oyster settlement for aquaculture and restoration through the application of a unique underwater soundscape. Stephen Russo knew Roger Williams University had a marine biology program, but hadn’t experienced it firsthand as an environmental science major. One recent day, […]
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Research fellow: Amanda McCabe Hometown: Portsmouth, RI Major: Biology; minor, Chemistry School: Roger Williams University Faculty mentor: Clifford Murphy Project: Development of metalloporphyrin functionalized transmissive conducting electrodes for photo- and electrochemical detection of thiocyanate in marine environments Amanda McCabe, heading into her senior year, knew that if she wanted to go to graduate school, she […]
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Research fellow: Molly Fehon Hometown: Durham, CT Major: Marine Biology 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 From her perch on a lab stool, Molly Fehon tracks the impact of climate change on Narragansett Bay […]
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“I knew nothing when I started. We do a lot of reading in journals, and I’ve learned a lot from upperclassmen mentors. We have lab meetings every week and discuss papers that are relevant.” Research fellow: Meagan Hackey Hometown: South Kingstown, RI Majors: Biology, Chemistry School: Roger Williams University Faculty mentor: Avelina Espinosa Project: Biochemical and […]
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Hands-on science stokes interest in marine life & ecosystems of the Bay The Times2 STEM Academy sixth graders stepped out of the yellow school bus and onto the crushed white shell parking lot at Forty Getty, on the northwestern shore of Jamestown, RI. “Miss, Miss!” the students clamored, asking their teacher what was covering the ground. “What is this?” Later, as she […]
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Andrew Beers arrived on the Brown University campus his freshman year with the intention of majoring in English until he changed course and headed into public health. But then, he landed in Caroline Karp’s environmental law and policy class, where he wound up mapping flood zones and using sea level rise projections to estimate where […]
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Who are we? The Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI, is Rhode Island’s only natural history museum and is home to the state’s only public planetarium. Founded in 1896, the museum, also known as the “People’s University,” has served as a unique educational, scientific and cultural resource by offering exciting exhibitions and […]
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Take about 60 first graders out of school and set them down in a place brimming with wonder and discovery, and the stage for chaos seems readily set. But, under the capable direction of their teachers and Edna Lawrence Nature Lab staff, the young Paul Cuffee School students saw their science and art curriculum come […]
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