Undergraduate Research

SURFO SPECIAL: Flame retardants: Not as friendly as we like to think

By Diana Fontaine ⋅ September 27, 2019 ⋅ Post a comment

Jamillez Olmo Classen is a senior at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, majoring in Technology in Industrial Chemical Process. This summer, she worked with Dr. Rainer Lohmann (advisor) and Dr. Jitka Becanova (mentor) studying harmful chemicals and how to properly measure their concentrations in our water supply. Read on below to learn about her work! […]

SURFO SPECIAL: The world is your oyster: Collecting data on Matunuck Oyster Farm

By Diana Fontaine ⋅ September 27, 2019 ⋅ Post a comment

Did you know that oysters act as a biological water purifier? Thus, many different environmental conditions like the tide and current affect how oysters filter. By collecting data on these conditions, the overall health of an oyster farm can be monitored to enhance farm productivity. Read on to learn more about the data collection process […]

Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2017

By Zak Kerrigan ⋅ August 25, 2017 ⋅ Post a comment

Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country to participate in oceanographic research. These Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFOs) have not only been working with GSO scientists, but they have spent part of their time learning how to communicate this science to the […]

Notes from the Undergrads: Summer Research Projects in Oceanography (Part II)

By Carrie McDonough ⋅ July 21, 2015 ⋅ Post a comment

Undergraduates from all over the US have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography this summer to pursue research projects in oceanography as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) program. Learn more about what they’ve been up to in the second part of a two-day series of short […]

Notes from the Undergrads: Summer Research Projects in Oceanography! (Part I)

By Carrie McDonough ⋅ July 20, 2015 ⋅ Post a comment

Undergraduates from all over the US have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography this summer to pursue research projects in oceanography as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) program. Learn more about what they’ve been up to in their series of short blog posts. We’ll be […]