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.
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
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
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
The action of metronidazole in Trichomonas vaginals, Katelin Kehoe
A Study on the Effect of Machining Conditions on Machined Surfaces, Chris Kerth
