SURF-IT Fellows

2011 SURF-IT Fellows

Congratulations to the following students for receiving a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology (SURF-IT) Fellowship in support of their faculty-mentored research projects and creative activities.

Student Name	UCI Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Sara Bangloria	Professor Vijay Gurbaxani	Social Media and Innovation
Johnathan Do	Professor Rui de Figueiredo	Simulations of an Extrinsic Stochastic Model of the Development of the Neuron/Synapse Structure in the Human Cerebral Cortex
Kier Groulx	Dr. Evgeny Fadeev	A Web Application for Science: An NMR Pulse Sequence Database
Luke Heidbrink	Professor Mark Bachman	Android-Based System for At-Home Health Monitoring
David Ho	Professor Hamid Jafarkhani	Study and Implementation of Flexible Physical Layer Algorithms for a Software-Defined Radio Platform
Oliver Holmes	Professor Bill Tomlinson	Understanding Player Dynamics in Avoidance and Thwarting Games for Use in Promoting Behavior Reduction
Andrew Karman	Dr. Lawrence Kulinsky	Sugar-Powered Fuel Cells
Huy Nghiem	Professor Brad Hughes	Multimedia Production Research
Kiruthika Paulvannan	Professor Liane Brouillette	Educational Interactive Media Development in Science
Jeffrey Tse	Professor Gloria Mark	Integration of Medical Sensors with Smart Phones for Telemedicine Applications in Developing Regions
Rachel Rose Ulgado	Professor Gillian Hayes	Design of Learning Environments

Number of Applications Submitted = 22
Number of Fellowships Awarded = 11

For more information, please contact:

Said M. Shokair, Managing Director
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology (SURF-IT)
Student Services II, Suite 2300
Phone: 824-4189 e-mail: urop@uci.edu