“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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SURF’s up 2017: RI undergrads in research
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 […]
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“I think that pursuing this path has been me trying to prove to not only myself, but to everyone else, that someone like me can succeed in this field. I never thought I would have the privilege to do this.” Research fellow: Hannah Yi Hometown: Los Angeles, CA School: Brown University Major: Geology-Biology The Rhode Island […]
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Research fellow: Emily McDermith Hometown: Fryeburg, ME School: University of Rhode Island Major: Cell and Molecular Biology As a freshman last year, Emily McDermith scored a position working in a faculty lab her second semester. However, she says, she wanted to fully immerse herself in research without having to juggle an academic course load. She […]
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“I applied for SURF because none of the projects offered anything like I had done before. I was looking for something different; I want to be as interdisciplinary as possible.” Research fellow: Lauren Salisbury Hometown: Cranston, RI School: University of Rhode Island Major: Marine Biology Lauren Salisbury, a rising senior, has been as methodical about […]
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“I keep learning new techniques and procedures, and we read papers as a lab group. It’s stuff like this that really sparks an interest for learning more. Sometimes, it’s hard to find that passion in the classroom.” Research fellow: Ana McMenamin Hometown: Vienna, VA School: University of Rhode Island Major: Marine Biology Ana McMenamin grew […]
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Art, design, science, & community merge in RI EPSCoR restoration project Tethered to wood pilings partially submerged in Providence Harbor off the India Point Park shoreline, a series of concrete sculptures lure the settling of shellfish larvae and any other manner of sea life that happen upon their surface. The mid-summer installation led by Rhode Island […]
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Undergrads present research at annual summer conference For 10 weeks this summer, more than 100 university and college students across the Ocean State, unconstrained by academic year burdens, trained their focus solely on research. They set out hypotheses, designed and redesigned experiments, wrestled with data, worked with colleagues, and learned from mentors and a series […]
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“We forget what it’s like not to know the information; we’re forgetting that people are not in on the secret with us.” Rhode Island scientists from a variety of disciplines and at all stages of study and career, from undergraduate to faculty, stepped out of their comfort zone this summer and into a unique opportunity […]
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“It’s a privilege for me to have gotten into this program.” Research fellow: Jeremy Hecker Hometown: Warwick, RI School: Community College of Rhode Island Fellowship: at University of Rhode Island Major: Associates degree, Science Mentors: Dawn Cardace, Abigail Johnson Project: Impacts of increased CO2 on carbon mineralization at microbe-mineral interfaces On paper, the acronym RI […]
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