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Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program introduces students to research under the guidance of seasoned research mentors at Caltech and JPL. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity.

SURF is modeled on the grant-seeking process:

- Students collaborate with potential mentors to define and develop a project.
- Applicants write research proposals for their projects
- A faculty committee reviews the proposals and recommends awards
- Students carry out the work over a 10-week period in the summer, mid-June to late August
- At the conclusion of the program, they submit a technical paper and give an oral presentation at SURF Seminar Day, a symposium modeled on a professional technical meeting

SURF Presentations Caltech

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Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program introduces students to research under the guidance of seasoned research mentors at Caltech and JPL. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity.

SURF is modeled on the grant-seeking process:

- Students collaborate with potential mentors to define and develop a project.
- Applicants write research proposals for their projects
- A faculty committee reviews the proposals and recommends awards
- Students carry out the work over a 10-week period in the summer, mid-June to late August
- At the conclusion of the program, they submit a technical paper and give an oral presentation at SURF Seminar Day, a symposium modeled on a professional technical meeting

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    Biological Imaging Using Genetically Encoded Magnetic Reporters (Jan. 22, 2015)

    Biological Imaging Using Genetically Encoded Magnetic Reporters (Jan. 22, 2015)

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    Designing an Application to Allocate Polling Place Resources for Elections (Jan. 22, 2015)

    Designing an Application to Allocate Polling Place Resources for Elections (Jan. 22, 2015)

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    Optimizing Advected Tracer Transportation in GEOS-Chem (Jan. 22, 2015)

    Optimizing Advected Tracer Transportation in GEOS-Chem (Jan. 22, 2015)

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    Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt(III) Hydrides (Jan. 22, 2015)

    Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt(III) Hydrides (Jan. 22, 2015)

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    Transient Atmospheric Effects in Pulsar Companions (Jan. 22, 2015)

    Transient Atmospheric Effects in Pulsar Companions (Jan. 22, 2015)

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    Discovering the Enzyme(s) that Catalyze the Reduction of PCA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Jan. 22, 2015)

    Discovering the Enzyme(s) that Catalyze the Reduction of PCA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Jan. 22, 2015)

    2014 Doris S. Perpall SURF Speaking Competition Finals. Produced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. © 2015 California Institute of Technology.

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