Widener’s Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) program offers undergraduate students hands-on, faculty-mentored research experience over the summer. The work culminates in the annual SURCA Symposium where students present their work and are scored by a panel of faculty and staff judges.
The 2024 SURCA Symposium winners are:
Biochemistry:
"Evaluating the cytotoxicity of novel phosphaplatins in breast cancer cells"
Emily McHenry (Advisors: Dr. Robert Mishur, Dr. Michael Toneff)
Biology/Environmental Science:
"DNA barcoding of fungi using genomic ribosomal RNA sequences"
Cameron Simmons (Advisors: Dr. Bruce Grant, Dr. Hemlata Mistry)
Chemistry/Chemical Engineering:
"Development of a greener method for bromination of chalcones"
Ryan Schlosser (Advisor: Dr. Loyd Bastin)
Engineering/Computer Science A:
"Control of dual stage actuators for 3D printing"
Noah West (Advisor: Dr. William Nagel)
Engineering/Computer Science B:
"Analysis of annealed PEEK powder using atomic force microscopy"
Ella Sprankle (Advisor: Dr. Babak Eslami)
Engineering/Computer Science/Physics:
"Experimental investigation on the effect of humidity on 3D-printing polymers using multi-frequency AFM techniques: ABS and PLA"
Lillian Rejrat (Advisor: Dr. Babak Eslami)
Humanities:
"Infected knowledge: The ethics of using illicit research from Unit 731"
Elizabeth Martin (Advisor: Dr. Thomas Wilk)
Social Science/Social Work A:
"Do the crime, do the time: Understanding youth court and impact of juvenile incarceration"
Christie Bernier, Wendy Dorsainvil (Advisor: Dr. Nancy Blank)
Social Science/Social Work B:
"Assessing the economic impact of street vendor removal policies in Kathmandu: Implications for entrepreneurship, local economy and societal well-being"
Indwija Bhatta (Advisor: Dr. Maria Pinho)
Social Science/Social Work C:
"Identifying the Ignored Demographic – Analyzing Aspects of Anti-Semitism in Social Work Literature Across Various Spectrum"
Sarah Coupland (Advisor: Dr. Robin Goldberg-Glen)
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