CB-4: Vision in the long-finned squid
Joseph DeGiorgis, Providence College
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IO-2: Developing fluorescence-based sensing platforms for phosphate and nitrate
IO-2: Developing fluorescence-based sensing platforms for phosphate and nitrate
John Breen, Providence College
CB-7: Examining the population genetic context for pollution tolerance of Atlantic killifish
CB-7: The population genetic context for pollution tolerance
Jeffrey Markert, Providence College
CB-3: Analysis of jellyfish swimming to understand environmental distribution
CB-3: Analysis of jellyfish swimming to understand environmental distribution
Continue reading "CB-3: Analysis of jellyfish swimming to understand environmental distribution"SURF’s up 2017: RI undergrads in research
“Now I know I definitely want to go into research. SURF gave me the chance to spend more time on my research and helped make the decision easier.” Research fellow: Emma Lederer Hometown: Millis, MA School: Providence College Majors: Biology, English A third-year Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) with Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR, Emma Lederer […]
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Research fellow: Hannah Johnson Hometown: Woodbury, MN School: Providence College Major; minor: Biology; Neuroscience Hannah Johnson, a rising junior, spent her Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) studying the placement of animal propulsors in both flying and swimming species. “If the propulsor is closer to the head, does it give more thrust or what kind of […]
Continue reading "SURF’s up 2017: RI undergrads in research"The undergraduate research experience
As we head into the final weeks of the RI EPSCoR SURF program, I picked up an organic chemistry course at night on top of my research job during the day. And, if things weren’t busy enough, I recently moved into an apartment at Providence College with some other summer research students. Through this and […]
Continue reading "The undergraduate research experience"Sea creatures hold clues for human endeavors
Undergrad researcher helps track methods of movement, propulsion By Emma Lederer Deep into my second summer with the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, I am often struck by how the details of my work compare and contrast between last year and this year. Last year, I looked at fluid movement […]
Continue reading "Sea creatures hold clues for human endeavors"SURF program shapes undergraduate research experience
Biology major Emma Lederer, a rising junior at Providence College, is conducting research in Professor Jack Costello’s lab for her second Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) with Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR. Here, Lederer kicks off a series of blog posts she will write this summer during her research fellowship to share the experience from her perspective and […]
Continue reading "SURF program shapes undergraduate research experience"Providence College grad earns prestigious NSF award
‘My research experience was something I would not trade for anything else in the world.’ — Jennifer Lynn Cyr The National Science Foundation received nearly 17,000 applications for the 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship Program. When the 5 a.m. email recently landed in her inbox, announcing the 2,000 successful candidates, Jennifer Lynn Cyr, a 2015 Providence College graduate, […]
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