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°Õ³ó±ðÌýSummer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) SymposiumÌýat the University of Tampa is an in-person showcase of students’ summer research accomplishments. This event will be held Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, from 3 to 5 p.m.,Ìýin theÌýGrand SalonÌýon the first floor of Plant Hall. SURF students will have a poster and give a presentation on their summer research. You are welcome to interact with students and ask questions. The entire SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ community, as well as friends and family members, are welcome to join and participate.

Please direct questions to the Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry atÌýOURI@ut.edu.

2026 Student Presentation Titles:

How Rising Temperatures and Pesticides Impact Bumblebee Health
Gregory Britt,ÌýBiochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Orr, Biology

Describing Blue Whale Reproductive Song Patterns off the U.S. West Coast
Victoria Burghardt,ÌýMarine Science-Biology and Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Rose Hilmo, Biology

Strengthening STEM Instruction Through Targeted Curriculum Development
Madison Calla,ÌýEducation-Secondary Biology
Faculty Mentor: Jeanette Gore, Biology

Investigating the Influence of Sea Surface Temperatures on Hurricane Carlotta's (2024) Track Using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model
Gavin Flowers,ÌýMarine Science-Biology and Environmental Studies
Faculty Mentor: Nicholas Grondin, Environmental Studies

Ecology of Native and Invasive Fishes in Plant Park Stream, Hillsborough County Florida
Delaney Halverson,ÌýMarine Science-Biology
Faculty Mentor: Mark McRae, Biology

Media Framing of Police Use-of-Force in Tampa Bay: A Comparative Analysis Before and After Presidential Transition
Josilynn Hart,ÌýJournalism
Faculty Mentor: Brandon Dulisse,ÌýCriminology and Criminal Justice

Analysis of Temporal Change in Northeast Pacific Blue Whale Calls
Connor Hipp,ÌýMarine Science-Biology
Faculty Mentor: Louis Ambrosio, Biology

Red Blood Cell Abnormalities in Anolis sagrei Infected by Plasmodium floridense
Dylan Johnson,ÌýBiology
Faculty Mentor: Amber Brace, Biology

3D Extensions Of Nomography
Anthony Lane,ÌýMathematics
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Pfeffer,ÌýMathematics

Comparing the Light Preferences of Two Sacoglossan Sea Slugs: Costasiella ocellifera and Costasiella nonatoi
Brooke Marti,ÌýMarine Science-Biology
Faculty Mentor: Michael Middlebrooks, Biology

Fish Residency and Habitat Use of Artificial Reefs in Tampa Bay
Tenley Mertz,ÌýMarine Science-Biology
Faculty Mentor: Bridgette Froeschke,ÌýEnvironmental Studies

Do Post-Conflict National Human Rights Institutions Preserve the Peace?
Katrin Natkha,ÌýPolitical Science
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Welch,ÌýPolitical Science and International Studies

Reducing Gene Expression in a Metabolism Gene in Fat Cells and the Impact This Has on Drosophila to Understand the Role It Has in Alzheimer’s Disease
Danielle Robinson,ÌýBiology
Faculty Mentor: Kalpana Makhijani, Biology

Computational Framework for Data-Driven Inverse Analysis of Multi-State Unfair Random Number Generators
Volodymyr Zabolotnyi,ÌýComputer Science and Mathematics
Faculty Mentor: Lori Jacques, Computer Science