The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) supports faculty-mentored undergraduate research during the summer. This is an opportunity for students to work with a faculty mentor on a research topic relevant to their interests and educational goals during the summer. The expectation is that students will devote 8-10 weeks of full-time effort to the project. Students will present their research findings to other SURF recipients during events in the summer and fall. Students will receive a $4000 stipend, $750 in housing allowance, and up to $500 for research supplies, and mentors will receive a $1000 stipend. Whether a student is a seasoned researcher or this is their first undergraduate research project – SURF is a great chance to expand their educational experience.

Pacific students can view more information here.

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Awards from 2012

Intergenerational Cultural Dissonance in Cambodian American Families Documentary, Halima Lucas

Wireless Battery Charging with an Aerial Robot, Michael Moore

The Impact of Social Media on Afghan Young Adults’ Self-Esteem and Voluntary Behaviors, Fnu Mustafa

Pandemic Proliferation at Pacific, Austin Tuttle

Role of LRRK2-Interacting Protein, RAD21 in Neruonal Death, Sarah Ann Wong

Awards from 2011

Purification of the Spider Silk Protein TuSp1 from the yeast Pichia pastoris, Kimiko Agari

Activism and organization in community agriculture: A comparison of models from Nicaragua and the United States, Maya Campbell-Unsoeld

Development of a new proposal to understand eye formation in dimorphic crustaceans, Briana Hu

Will they try it: How information influences college students, Rebecca Kutcher

Their Then and Now: a culture contrast, Joanne Kwan

Children and Foster Care: When Children are Removed From Their Parents Due to Neglect, Should the Goal be Reunification or Adoption?, Ann McAdams

Seasonal Variations in Microbial Populations in a Watershed Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage, Gabby McDaniel

Through Young Kam Eyes: Using disposable cameras and cultural research to create a window into the turbulent cultural changes of the Kam minority people of China, Anastasya Uskova

Awards from 2010

Twenty-One Gun Salute, Petra Anderson

Characterizing the expression and behavior of the fruit fly XRCC2 protein, Tyler Chuang

Developing a simplified, standardized method for compiling GIS compatible geologic maps, Luke Crawford

Pollination Biology of the California Lady's Slipper, Cypripedium californicum, Catherine Fung

A 100-year history of metal contamination resulting from urbanization and acid mine drainage in Leona Creek Watershed, Oakland, CA, Gabby McDaniel

Statistical Characterization of Natural Fiber Composites, Thank Do Nogc

The Investigation of FRP-Wood Bond Interface Under Wet-Dry Cycles, Justin Pyun

Establishing a coastal marsh sediment chronology to facilitate paleoenvironmental interpretation of human impacts, Ye Rong

Development of a Collaborative Network Data Analysis and Visualization Platform for Effective Intrusion Detection, Huaguan Song

Intercultural Communication in an International Classroom in Korea, Joseph Styers

Awards from 2009

An Assessment or Carbon Sequestrtion in Relation to Forest Management Strategies in the Sierra Nevada, Tina Autry

The Medellin Experience: The Role of Hard and Civic Power in Community Revitalization, Nabeel Cajee

Mild vs Intensive social skills training in connection with behavioral parent training, Rouchann Jackson

Analysis of Protein Bioiomarkers for Oral Cancer, Daniel Lu

Using Illite crystallinity to determine maximum temperature conditions of rocks exhumed along the Tokai thrust fault, Nankai Trough, Japan, Kari McLaughlin

Dreams in the Night - Steampunk jewelry for "A Midsumm's Night Dream, Ginger Mooney

Rehabilitation of Wood Structures Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites, Alvin Tan

Awards from 2008

EUPHORAH, George Brais

The impact of fires on the biogeochemical properties of soils, Jason Dupere

Assessment of Water Quality and Land Use in the Salmon Creek Watershed, Anne Fisher

Voter Education Project, Rachael Freeman

Navigation of Virtual Worlds: A Comparison of Maps, Signs, Directions and Markers, Todd Heino

Characterization of the 5' Untranslated Region (5' UTR) of the Alcohol Oxidase I (AOX I) Gene in Pichia pastoris, Amy Huang

The action of metronidazole in Trichomonas vaginals, Katelin Kehoe

A Study on the Effect of Machining Conditions on Machined Surfaces, Chris Kerth