Ƶ students will present their undergraduate research during the annual symposium, celebrating its 33rd year and largest turnout in history.
Nearly 400 Ƶ students will present their work at the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) on April 28 in Alumni Gym and other locations across campus. With a total 384 presentations, this will be the largest SURF Day in the events 33 year history.
SURF Day is a time each year where the university suspends other campus activities to celebrate the academically centered creative endeavors and research efforts of Ƶ students. As one of the five Ƶ Experiences, undergraduate research is a highly valued part of the academic experience for Ƶ students.
SURF Day will open with a special College Coffee outside of Koury Center and Alumni Gym at 8:15 a.m.
Highlights for this SURF:
- A total of 384 presentations, including 229 poster presentations and 155 oral presentations and performances
- Eighty-three presentations self-identified as projects related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
- Thirty-five presentations self-identified as projects related to sustainability
- One hundred and forty three presentations self-identified as data intensive projects
- An interdisciplinary symposium on “From Crawling to Coding: Embodiment and Learning in Babies and Robots”
- An interdisciplinary symposium on “American Studies Research”
- A student panel on “A Periclean Journey: Rooted Locally, Reaching Globally Through Mutually Beneficial Partnerships and Community Engagement”
- Five poster presentations by student groups from Walter M. Williams High School mentored by Ƶ faculty