{"id":652,"date":"2018-04-20T21:04:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T21:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/undergraduate-excellence\/2018\/04\/20\/the-center-for-undergraduate-excellence-is-thrilled-to-announce-our-2018-surf-fellows\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:23:36","slug":"the-center-for-undergraduate-excellence-is-thrilled-to-announce-our-2018-surf-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/undergraduate-excellence\/2018\/04\/20\/the-center-for-undergraduate-excellence-is-thrilled-to-announce-our-2018-surf-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"The Center for Undergraduate Excellence is thrilled to announce our 2018 SURF Fellows!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-437 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/undergraduate-excellence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2017\/11\/SURF-commencement-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"410\" \/>Every spring semester, the Center for Undergraduate Excellence has the arduous and exhilarating task of selecting Chapman University&#8217;s most distinguished student scholars and creatives to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. Selected students will pursue intensive research or creative projects throughout this 8-week fellowship under the expert guidance of faculty mentors in their chosen discipline. Fellows commit to a minimum of 30 hours of research per week, in addition to attending stimulating faculty seminars and professional development workshops weekly. Students across all majors and fields commune and connect during this on-campus fellowship, bonded by their mutual dedication to creating and discovering.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Undergraduate Excellence is thrilled to announce the 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Chang (&#8217;19)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chemistry,\u00a0Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0Stereospecific Synthesis of Vinylcyclopropanes<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Justin O&#8217;Neill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valeria Park (&#8217;20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Business Administration and Economics,\u00a0Argyros School of Business and Economics<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0Reorganization of Systematically Important Financial Institutions<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Steven Gjerstad<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maya Collins (&#8217;20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biological Sciences and Spanish,\u00a0Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0Do mycosporine-like amino acids, like other Molecules of Keystone Significance, deter predation of the sea hare Aplysia californica?<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0William Wright<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryley Hall (&#8217;19)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chemistry,\u00a0Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0Design and Evaluation of Fatty Acyl Conjugates for siRNA Delivery and Silencing in Breast Cancer Cells<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Keykavous Parang<\/p>\n<p><strong>Felicia Viano (&#8217;19)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>History and Peace Studies,\u00a0Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0Icons, Images, and Paraphernalia: Analyzing Visual Tactics of the United Farm Workers and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Alexander Bay<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natasha Hikita (&#8217;20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Psychology,\u00a0Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Project: Effects of Positive Emotions and Ethnicity on Pediatric Postoperative Distress<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Brooke Jenkins<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Francese (&#8217;19)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mathematics,\u00a0Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0New Algebraic Methods for Clifford Analysis<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Mihaela Vajiac<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacquelin Dang (&#8217;20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Screenwriting and Peace Studies,\u00a0Dodge College of Film and Media Arts<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0Real Talk: Asian Alienation<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Eric Young<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily Cauble (&#8217;19)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biological Sciences,\u00a0Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0Gain-of-function p53 mutations in field cancerization of histologically normal prostate tissues<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Marco Bisoffi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandon Bernardo (&#8217;21)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biological Sciences,\u00a0Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>Project:\u00a0The Roles of Known Growth Promoting Hormones on Solar Tracking in Sunflowers<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0Hagop Atamian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allie White (&#8217;18)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Strategic Corporate Communication, Public Relations &amp; 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Be sure to follow and like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CUEChapman\/\">Center for Undergraduate Excellence on Facebook<\/a> and never miss an opportunity to take your education to the next level!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every spring semester, the Center for Undergraduate Excellence has the arduous and exhilarating task of selecting Chapman University&#8217;s most distinguished 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