Meet our 2022 SURFs

Ireoluwatoni Asojo

Brown University/RISD
Interaction of microplastics with marine cyanobacteria

Logan Beattie

Univ. of Rhode Island
Plastic pollution: Sampling, presence, and impacts

Chris Boylston

Univ. of Rhode Island
Sustainable seafood production in the future

Ryan Cassin

Univ. of Rhode Island
Streamlining marine sensors development

Ashlynn Cunningham

Univ. of Rhode Island
Toxin production and microbiomes in the harmful algal bloom genus Pseudo-nitzschia

Lorenzo Davidson

Brown University
Drones, satellites, models and the Bay

Nathan Erickson

Rhode Island College
Simple Charts for everyone

Carly Ferreira

Roger Williams University
Anion absorption from water column by various mineral sediment substrates

Grace Foltz

Providence College
Environmental DNA and other technologies for measuring adaption to degraded environments

Lydia Furtado

Roger Williams University
Temporal changes in community composition and biodiversity of juvenile fish from Narragansett Bay

Abigail Goodman

Univ. of Rhode Island
The microbial ecology of benthic habitats in Rhode Island

Kaylee Harri

Univ. of Rhode Island
Ecological monitoring of benthic foraminifera in Narragansett Bay salt marshes

Shun Huang

RI School of Design
Simple Charts for everyone

Mason Jacob

Univ. of Rhode Island
Real-time monitoring of Narragansett Bay utilizing remote sensing and sampling platforms

Leland Macey

Univ. of Rhode Island
Ecological monitoring of benthic foraminifera in Narragansett Bay salt marshes

Cailin Martin

Salve Regina University
Developing methods to induce reproduction in seaweeds

Meriel McGovern

Roger Williams University
Microbial ecology of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata

Marguerite McNamara

Univ. of Rhode Island
Sustainable seafood production in the future

Quade Oser

Providence College
Developing luminescence methods for phosphate detection in seawater

William Pagliaro

Salve Regina University
Nanostructured electrochemical sensor for seawater nutrients detection

Emma Place

Roger Williams University
Microbial ecology of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata

Sandra Remson

Roger Williams University
Molecular investigations into disease agents and antigen detection in cultured bivalves and fish

Zachary Robinson

Univ. of Rhode Island
Sustainable seafood production in the future

Delia Satriano

Univ. of Rhode Island
Streamlining marine sensors development

Allison Schmaedeke

Roger Williams University
Interaction of microplastics with marine cyanobacteria

Jayden Schoeps

Roger Williams University
Temporal changes in community composition and biodiversity of juvenile fish from Narragansett Bay

Ailill Smith

Univ. of Rhode Island
Optical detection of seawater contaminants using carbon nanotube-based sensors

Sean Spain

Salve Regina University
Nanostructured electrochemical sensor for seawater nutrients detection

Alexander Spitznagle

Bryant University
Detection of glycans from marine microbes

Maggie Stephanowicz

Roger Williams University
Anion absorption from water column by various mineral sediment substrates

Jillian Sylvia

Bryant University
Impact of microplastics on aquatic vertebrate development

Deelia Wang

RI School of Design
What's the story? Developing engaging narratives to communicate scientific research

Daniel Wexler

Brown University
Drones, satellites, models and the Bay

RI NSF EPSCoR

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Meet our 2022 SURFs

Ireoluwatoni Asojo

Logan Beattie

Chris Boylston

Ryan Cassin

Ashlynn Cunningham

Lorenzo Davidson

Nathan Erickson

Carly Ferreira

Grace Foltz

Lydia Furtado

Abigail Goodman

Kaylee Harri

Shun Huang

Mason Jacob

Leland Macey

Cailin Martin

Meriel McGovern

Marguerite McNamara

Quade Oser

William Pagliaro

Emma Place

Sandra Remson

Zachary Robinson

Delia Satriano

Allison Schmaedeke

Jayden Schoeps

Ailill Smith

Sean Spain

Alexander Spitznagle

Maggie Stephanowicz

Jillian Sylvia

Deelia Wang

Daniel Wexler