2023 SURF Symposium

Event Dates

July 27, 2023

Location

Grissom Hall (Talks) and PMU Ballrooms (Posters)

Open To

Public

Contact Email

eur@purdue.edu

2023 Symposium Sessions Abstract Booklet (PDF)

2023 Photo Gallery

The SURF program culminates with a Research Symposium, where participants present their summer research findings. This event provides an excellent opportunity for the Purdue community to learn more about the exciting and innovative research conducted by undergraduates in various labs across campus.

This year, SURF coordinated with OUR to organize the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

2023 SURF Symposium Award Winners

Best Research Talks

  1. Jarrett Fowler | Texas A&M University | PI: Sherry Voytik-Harbin
  2. Joel Laudo | Purdue University | PI: Adrian Buganza Tepole
  3. Kotekar Annapoorna Prabhu | Purdue University | PI: Alexandria Volkening
  4. Amelya G Fox | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | PI: Craig Goergen
  5. Christina Joy Lumpp | Purdue University | PI: Monique McClain

Best Posters

  1. Daksh Kumar Singh | Purdue University | PI: Alexandra Boltasseva
  2. Stuti Shah | University of Rochester | PI: Luis Martin Kruczenski
  3. Yichu Xu | Mount Holyoke College | PI: Jeffrey Youngblood
  4. Mariana Benavides Vesga | Universidad de los Andes - Colombia | PI: Severin Schneebeli
  5. Sachi Barnaby | The University of New Mexico | PI: Philip Paré
  6. Jungeun Hwang | Purdue University | PI: Dharmendra Saraswat
  7. Noor Summer Owayni | Purdue University | PI: Elizabeth Parkinson
  8. Kyle Mundy | Purdue University | PI: Majid Kazemian
  9. Andrew Evan Modin | Purdue University | PI: Tiwei Wei
  10. Aidan Patrick Brown | Purdue University | PI: Jonathan Wilker
  11. Ambrosia Ingoglia | The University of New Mexico | PI: Brandon Pitts
  12. Emma Hoffman | Purdue University | PI: Julia Laskin
  13. David Flores | The University of New Mexico | PI: Richard Voyles
  14. Valentina Aguirre Garrido | Universidad de los Andes - Colombia | PI: Barrett Caldwell  
  15. Nicholas Colvin | Purdue University | PI: Christina Li

Outstanding First-Time Researchers

  1. Ella Richardson | Purdue University | PI: Monique McClain
  2. Ansh Atul Mishra | Georgia Institute of Technology | PI: Jim Braun
  3. Mitchell Cox | Purdue University | PI: Kendra Erk
  4. Nicolas Vivas Rincon | Universidad de los Andes - Colombia | PI: Ana Maria Estrada
  5. Elizabeth Hernandez Perez | Universidad de los Andes - Colombia | PI: Stanton Gelvin

Graduate Mentor Awards

  1. Jacob Hnatusko Wat | Purdue University | PI: Mike Reppert  
  2. Aaron Mena | Purdue University | PI: Jonathan Wilker  
  3. Cassandra McCormack  | Purdue University | PI: Barrett Caldwell  
  4. Liz Montagnino | Purdue University | PI: Thomas Siegmund  
  5. Sibibalan Jeevanandam | Purdue University | PI: Neera Jain