RISD grad student develops logo for new RI C-AIM initiative Ellen Christensen, a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, first scribbled sketches in her notebook. A new initiative through the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR program needed a new logo. What would this new logo look like? What message should it convey? “They were […]
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SURF’s up 2017: RI undergrads in research
Research fellow: Xuefei Yang Hometown: Beijing, China School: Rhode Island School of Design Major: Industrial Design Xuefei Yang, a rising junior, voices a clear vision for her future path: “The conservation issue is pretty serious. I want to contribute to help make the Earth a better place.” With that goal in mind, Yang secured a […]
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The most effective way to communicate science? Engage people in a more interactive manner through dialogue and mutual understanding rather than delivering a monologue, assuming they just need to know more. December 2, at the University of Rhode Island. John Durant, director of the MIT Museum and adjunct professor in MIT’s Science Technology, and Society Program, […]
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Dale Leavitt Roger Williams University Associate professor; marine biology SURF program mentor Rhode Island STAC awards 2012 STAC grant: New Tools and Mechanisms to Combat Aquaculture Diseases. The overall goal of the project was to develop new tools to promote animal health in aquaculture by building on recent discoveries of marine bacteria that demonstrate impressive protective […]
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Jennifer Bissonnette Rhode Island School of Design Biological programs designer, The Nature Lab SURF program mentor With an undergraduate degree in biology, a Ph.D. in marine science, and a passion for art, Jennifer Bissonnette embodies what Rhode Island School of Design brings to the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR table — the marriage of scientific investigation […]
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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: 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: 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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