As an NSF "SURF" Fellow you will join a UCSC research team and will take part in a research effort under close faculty supervision. The first step will be to formulate the research problem, then learn the necessary techniques or strategies to vigorously pursue the problem during the summer's work. Ideally, significant results will be obtained that COULD be included in a research publication. We believe that students who participate in this program will mature considerably in their scientific outlook. Fellowships of $3,750.00 plus on-campus housing will be awarded.
Students will also have weekly group laboratory meetings, how to present research results, research ethics, a field trip to a local research laboratory and an opportunity at the end of the program to present their research in a seminar setting.

Full-time chemistry or biochemistry undergraduates who will have completed their junior year, but will not have graduated as a senior, are eligible. Applications from women, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities are actively encouraged. Students at institutions with limited opportunities for research involvement are welcome.

PI: Prof. Phillip Crews
Faculty Director: Prof. Phillip Crews
Deadline: January

Program home page: http://www.chemistry.ucsc.edu/projects/surf/index.html