{"id":38194,"date":"2020-12-08T15:17:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T20:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/?page_id=38194"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:05:20","slug":"surf-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/surf-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"SURF Projects ARCHIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2024 SURF Projects<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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From understanding impact of microplastics to creating autonomous underwater vehicles, RI NSF EPSCoR SURF undergraduates<\/strong> at our partner institutions<\/a> will engage in wide variety of research examining climate variability in Rhode Island’s coastal ecosystems. Please click the tabs below to view the various projects available<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Environmental transformations of microplastics and nanoplastics at the sea surface (P01)<\/h2>

Animesh Pan & Geoffrey Bothun
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Towards catalytic reformation of marine diesel exhaust (P02)<\/h2>

Clifford Murphy
\nRoger Williams University <\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Assessing freshwater and atmospheric microplastic contributions to Narragansett Bay (P05)<\/h2>

Lillian Jeznach
\nRoger Williams University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Block Island glacial history (P07)<\/h2>

Eben Hodgkin & Frank Donnelly
\nBrown University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

DWELL Lab: Using augmented reality for public communication (P08)<\/h2>

Madison Jones & Amelia Moore
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Rapid determination of halogenated hydrocarbon transformations from in situ sediment\/soil cores by HPLC\/IC, GC\/MS and 13C NMR (P09)<\/h2>

Stephen O'Shea
\nRoger Williams University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Real-time monitoring of underwater fauna using baited underwater cameras (P10)<\/h2>

Andrew Davies & Kristofer Gomes
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Who\u2019s there? Environmental DNA techniques for monitoring the health of biological communities (P11)<\/h2>

Jeffrey Markert & Bryan Clark
\nProvidence College<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Development of single cavity dual comb Erbium ultrafast fiber lasers for spectroscopic seawater assessment (P12)<\/h2>

Ahmet Amin Akosman
\nRoger Williams University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Electrochemical biosensors for detection of pathogenic protists in resident shellfish in Narragansett Bay (P13)<\/h2>

Avelina Espinosa, Allison Marn & Jennifer Pearce
\nRoger Williams University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Simulating potential climate change impacts on lake and pond thermal structure (P14)<\/h2>

Joel Singley
\nRoger Williams University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Assessing tree growth sensitivity to historical hydroclimatic variability and recent management along a marsh-upland gradient (P15)<\/h2>

Joel Singley
\nRoger Williams University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

The microbial ecology of benthic habitats in Rhode Island (P16)<\/h2>

Anna Schrecengost & Roxanne Beinart
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Examining the response of different marine populations to human-caused stressors (P17)<\/h2>

Lindsay Green-Gavrielidis
\nSalve Regina University<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Identification and analysis of plastic-degrading genes in the Narragansett Bay microbiome (P18)<\/h2>

Ying Zhang, Jason Vailionis & Cecile Cres
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Plastic waste in construction materials: Environmental implications (P19)<\/h2>

Vinka Craver-Oyanedel, Kayla Kurtz & Sirri Neba Nforsoh
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Plastic pollution: Sampling, presence and impacts (P20)<\/h2>

Coleen Suckling, Andrew Davies, Sarah Davis & Amara Pouv
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Sustainable seafood production in the future (P21)<\/h2>

Coleen Suckling
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Enabling persistent observation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (P22)<\/h2>

Mingxi Zhou
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

What\u2019s the Story? Developing engaging narratives to communicate scientific research (P23)<\/h2>

Shaun Kirby
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Heavy metal-detecting smart textiles (P25)<\/h2>

Daniel Roxbury & Devleena Chowdhury
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Narragansett Bay planktonic food webs (P26)<\/h2>

Susanne Menden-Deuer, Erica Ewton & Pierre Marrec
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Questions? Contact RI NSF EPSCoR SURF Coordinator Jim Lemire at jlemire@rwu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Apply to SURF<\/a> SURF Homepage<\/a> RI NSF EPSCoR Home<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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