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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Awards

This is a summer research opportunity for undergraduate students. However, a faculty mentor needs to be involved in the application (a separate file is attached). Project Grants will be available for up to $500 for supplies, equipment, services and travel directly related to activities for approved research projects. Stipends of up to $5000 will be available for undergraduate students working on approved research projects during the summer.

Deadline: The application for Summer 2024 is now closed.

2024 SURE Awardee Reflections

2024 SURE Awardees group photo

Summer 2024 SURE Awardees

Portrait of Avery Lambert

Avery Lambert

Faculty Name: Jonathan Gilkerson
Department: Biological Sciences
Project Title: Generation and Characterization of PpRALF Mutants in a Model Moss


Portrait of Belle Glaesman

Belle Glaesman

Faculty Name: Kim Mulligan
Department: Biological Sciences
Project Title: Examining the molecular mechanisms of the gut-brain axis in Drosophila—determining the influence of short chain fatty acids and oxidative stress


Portrait of Citlalli Garcia

Citlalli Garcia

Faculty Name: Chris Lopez
Department: Biological Sciences
Project Title: Evaluation of cell elongation due to environmental stress in Paraclostridium bifermentans


Portrait of Emma Lopez

Emma Lopez

Faculty Name: Clint Collins
Department: Biological Sciences
Project Title: How does bipedal hopping attenuate risk in experimentally manipulated light conditions in the field? A test with kangaroor rats.


Portrait of Lexie Cepeda

Lexie Cepeda

Faculty Name: Tim Davidson
Department: Biological Sciences
Project Title: How Burrows of a Crustacean Ecosystem Engineer Affect Survivorship of Intertidal Species


Portrait of Emily Lam

Emily Lam

Faculty Name: Jackie Houston
Department: Chemistry
Project Title: Epoxidation Reactions Using an Iron Catalyst


Portrait of Maarten Rios

Maarten Rios

Faculty Name: Claudia Lucero
Department: Chemistry
Project Title: Investigations Into the First Total Synthesis of Lorneic Acid F


Portrait of Sophia Schultz

Sophia Schultz

Faculty Name: Kathie McReynolds
Department: Chemistry
Project Title: Solid Phase Synthesis of Oligosaccharides Possessing Anti-Viral Potential


Portrait of Thu Nguyen

Thu Nguyen

Faculty Name: Linda Roberts
Department: Chemistry
Project Title: Amyloid formation in human and canine Apolipoprotein A-I


Portrait of Austin Flood

Austin Flood

Faculty Name: Jennifer Kusler
Department: Geography
Project Title: Tracing Microplastic Contamination: Analyzing the Relationship between Land Use and Microplastic Concentrations in Alpine Lakes of the Trinity Alps


Portrait of Gabriela Cuellar

Gabriela Cuellar

Faculty Name: James Wanket
Department: Geography
Project Title: Reconstructing Forest Dynamics and Wildfire Significance on Serpentine Soil in the Klamath Mountains from 1000 AD to Present


Portrait of Rohit Joshi

Rohit Joshi

Faculty Name: Anna Patterson
Department: Geography
Project Title: Using sediment pH to Identify human-set paleofires


Portrait of Kristen Kettenhofen

Kristen Kettenhofen

Faculty Name: Julie Griffin
Department: Geology
Project Title: Bioapatite Thermometer in the Modern World


Portrait of Sheng-Chang Chen

Sheng-Chang Chen

Faculty Name: Santosh Kandel
Department: Mathematics & Statistics
Project Title: A Cut and Paste Approach to Eigenvalues of Graph Laplacian


Portrait of Sean Currier

Sean Currier

Faculty Name: Mikkel Herholdt Jensen
Department: Physics & Astronomy
Project Title: Mechanical testing of plastics degradation under UV exposure