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University of California, Berkeley Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships 2019 CONFERENCE August 22 & 23, 2019
University of California, BerkeleySummer Undergraduate
Research Fellowships
2019 CONFERENCEAugust 22 & 23, 2019
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program is a donor and foundation supported initiative enabling Berkeley undergraduates to spend the summer doing immersive
research, often in preparation for a senior thesis.
This summer SURF had the largest cohort ever including 123 undergraduates working within and across a
remarkable range of disciplines and organized into a number of “sub programs”:
For program details and individual profiles of this year’s SURF fellows visit: surf.berkeley.edu.
- SURF L&S for students from the College of Letters & Science
- SURF Rose Hills for students from Southern California in select science
and engineering majors
- SURF Math Teams - groups of four students working together under
Math faculty
- SURF-SMART for students supporting a variety of graduate
student doctoral research
The SURF program is administered by the O�ce of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships
(research.berkeley.edu), part of the Division of Undergraduate Studies, College of Letters and Science.
The SURF program is made possible through the generous support of our donors:
The Pergo Foundation, Rose Hills Foundation, Wishek Endow-ment, Adam Z. Rice Fund, Anselm A&H and Anselm M&PS Funds, Banatao Fund, Kwatinetz Fund, Zara Fund, Sherrill Fund, Chen Fund, McKinley Fund, Kay & Shaw Fund, Pease Fund, Johnson
Fund, the Leadership Fund, and the Guthrie Fund.
We extend our sincere gratitude to all of the faculty, post-docs, sta� researchers, and graduate students who made a commit-
ment to mentor this year’s cohort of SURF fellows.
For their tremendous commitment as sta� to the SURF program, special thanks to Brittany Johnson, Emily Remirez, Brittany Daws, Jonathan Liu, Roland Fang, Quynh Uong, and Sean Burns. Additionally, the SURF program would like to thank all OURS sta�, Dean Bob Jacobsen, the UGIS administration, business o�ce and sta�, LeConte Facilities, the SMART leadership in Graduate
Division, and the fantastic team at L&S College Relations.
2019 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
University of California, BerkeleySummer Undergraduate
Research Fellowships
Thursday, August 22nd Friday, August 23rd
9:00 - 9:30am
Registration, Co�ee/Tea, Poster Set-UpLeConte Hall - West Entrance Lobby
9:30 - 9:45am Conference Welcome & Opening RemarksLeConte Lecture Hall 4 Session 4A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2
Interviews & Ethnography
Session 4B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Cellular Transitions in Mitosis & Meiosis
Session 5A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Perception & Cognition
Session 5B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Privacy & Economics
Session 6A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Historical Perceptions
Session 6B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Neurobiology II
Session 6C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Genetics & Evolution
Session 5C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Neurobiology I
Session 4C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Chemistry & Engineering
10:00 - 11:15am Session 1A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2 Literary Imaginings of Society & SelfSession 1B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Particles, Atoms, & MoleculesSession 1C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4 Molecular & Cell Biology I
11:30 - 12:45pm Session 2A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2 Representation & the Carceral ApparatusSession 2B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3 Host & Pathogen Interactions
Session 2C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4 Geology & Astronomy
12:45 - 1:30pm - Lunch* LeConte Hall, West Entrance Patio*Lunch for SURF Fellows and Session Moderators
LeConte Hall, West Entrance Patio*Lunch for SURF Fellows and Session
Moderators
1:30 - 3:00pm - Poster Session LeConte Hall, Physics Reading Room & Collaboration Center
3:15 - 4:30pm Session 3A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Relationships with the Environment
Session 3B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Molecular & Cell Biology II
Session 3C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Condensed Matter Physics
9:00 - 9:30am
Co�ee/Tea and SocializingLeConte Lobby Hall - West Entrance
Lobby
9:30 - 10:45am
11:00am - 12:15pm
12:15 - 1:00pm - Lunch*
LeConte Lecture Hall 4Closing Gathering and Group Photo
2:30 - 3:15pm
1:15 - 2:30pm
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9:00 - 9:30am Registration, Co�ee/Tea, and NetworkingLeConte Lobby
9:30 - 9:45am Conference Welcome & Opening RemarksDr. Sean Burns, Director of OURSLeConte Lecture Hall 4
Hannah Cox, Linguistics, FrenchPoetry and Exile: The Work of Armen LubinFaculty Mentor: Karl Britto
Clara Jimenez, EnglishTransforming Melancholia: Depression and Female Coping in Beloved and CorregidoraFaculty Mentor: Abdul JanMohamed
Iris Morrell, Comparative Literature“Force and Its Resistance, Nothing Third”: Dialectics and Gendered Domination in Kleist’s PenthesileaFaculty Mentor: Niklaus Largier
Ian Stratford, HistoryThe Politics of Ancient Greek Religious CultsFaculty Mentor: Emily Mackil
Siyang Li, PhysicsCharacterization of Silicon Photomultipliers for Astrophysical ObservationsFaculty Mentor: George F. Smoot
10:00 - 11:15am Session 1A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Literary Imaginings of Society & SelfModerator: Brittany Johnson
L. Dalila Robledo, PhysicsEn Route to Photoassociation and STIRAP on Ultracold LiRb MoleculesFaculty Mentor: Dan M. Stamper-Kurn
Session 1B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Particles, Atoms, & MoleculesModerator: Emma Luu
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
Diego Peña, PhysicsCharacterization of Metastable Titanium in Atomic BeamFaculty Mentor: Dan M. Stamper-Kurn
Mingyu Li, Physics, Applied MathematicsAn Electro-Thermal Response Model of Cryogenic BolometersFaculty Mentor: Yury G. Kolomensky
Zitong Yang, Mathematics, Computer Science, PhysicsAlgorithms in High Dimensional Statistics with Low Dimensional ModelsFaculty Mentor: Yi Ma
Peter Ren, Chemical Biology, Computer ScienceDeep Mutagenesis of the Gp62 Subunit of the T4 Clamp LoaderFaculty Mentors: John Kuriyan, Subu Subramanian
Iris Wu, Molecular & Cell BiologyInvestigating Novel Regulators of Mitochrondrial Unfolded Protein Response Faculty Mentors: Andrew Dillin, Koning Shen
Elena Slobodyanyuk, Molecular & Cell BiologyInvestigating the Role of YY1 in Transcription RegulationFaculty Mentors: Robert Tjian, Xavier Darzacq
Cindy Chau, Molecular Environmental BiologyAmino Acid Sensing in The TOR Pathway Of PlantsFaculty Mentor: Nanticha Lutt
Katie Shalvarjian, Microbial BiologyGenome-Wide Fitness Profiling of Ralstonia SolanacearumFaculty Mentors: Steve Lindow, Ti�any Lowe-Power
Session 1C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Molecular & Cell Biology IModerator: Erika Lopez-Alfonzo
3Thursday, August 22nd
Elena Mateus, Media StudiesPerception of Prison with Experience: Volunteering for San Quentin NewsFaculty Mentor: William Drummond
Juan Flores, SociologyPolice Tactics: Reproduction of Criminality in Fragmented CommunitiesFaculty Mentor: Laleh Behbehanian
Fernando Vallejo, SociologyHow Undocumented People with Convictions Challenge Crimmigration and DeportationFaculty Mentor: Laleh Behbehanian
Sabrina Lu, Psychology, Legal StudiesGender and Perceptions of CriminalityFaculty Mentor: Jason Okonofua
11:30am - 12:45pmSession 2A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Representation & the Carceral SystemModerator: Mark Johnson
Rimjhim Agarwal, Molecular & Cell BiologyInvestigating the Mechanism of NLRP1 Inflammasome Activation by Dengue Virus ProteaseFaculty Mentor: Russell Vance
Jasmine Larrick, Molecular & Cell Biology, AnthropologyMolecular Determinants and Mechanism of Flavivirus NS1-Induced Endothelial PermeabilityFaculty Mentor: Eva Harris
Siddharth Chittaranjan, Molecular & Cell Biology, EnglishComparative Dual-RNA Seq Transcriptome Profiling of Host-Pathogen Interactions During Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection of Human Primary Endocervical CellsFaculty Mentor: Deborah Dean
Session 2B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Host & Pathogen InteractionsModerator: Marisol Navarro
4 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
Fran Meyer, GeologyConstraining the Tempo of Ordovician CoolingFaculty Mentor: Nicholas Swanson-Hysell
Maryn Sanders, GeophysicsA Comparative Study of Small, Shallow Landslide Processes Across Sandstone, Mudstone, and Shale Geologic UnitsFaculty Mentor: Bill Dietrich
Hunter Martin, Physics, MathematicsThe Impact of Baryons on the Intrinsic Alignment of Galaxies in the MassiveBlack-II SimulationFaculty Mentor: Sukhdeep Singh
Keto D. Zhang, Astrophysics, Data ScienceNumerical Simulation of the Ejecta Velocity Distribution of Type la SupernovaeFaculty Mentors: WeiKang Zheng, Alexei V. FIlippenko
Nicole Mizrahi, GeologySulfur Abundance and Isotopic Composition Across the Terrestrial Cretaceous-Paleogene BoundaryFaculty Mentors: Paul Renne, Isabel Fendley
Davy Deng, Molecular & Cell BiologyExploring the Role of Aerobic Respiration Listeria Monocytogenes PathogenesisFaculty Mentor: Daniel Portnoy
Elise Rio, Molecular Environmental Biology, Global Studies, AnthropologyAn Exploration of the Genetic Factors Contributing to Resistance and Susceptibility of Listeria Monocytogenes of Phagosome-Mediated Killing Faculty Mentor: Daniel Portnoy
Session 2C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Geology & AstronomyModerator: Micah Brush
12:45 - 1:30pm Lunch*LeConte Hall, West Entrance Patio*Lunch for SURF Fellows and Session Moderators
5Thursday, August 22nd
Erika Page, Global StudiesThe Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement and the Fight for AgroecologyFaculty Mentor: Michael Watts
Calvin Nguyen, American StudiesThe Grove, Los Angeles: A Study on Themed, Commercial, and Pseudo-Civic SpacesFaculty Mentor: Kathleen Moran
Sylvia Targ, Conservation and Resource Studies, GeographyStarvation for Conservation? A Socio-Ecological Analysis of the Impact of Tayrona National Park on Fisher Wellbeing in Magdalena, ColombiaFaculty Mentors: Adam Jadhav, Nathan Sayre, Lynn Huntsinger
Alexandra Langer, HistoryThe Hydrological Legacy of Sugar Planting in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin IslandsFaculty Mentor: Benjamin Siegel
Isabella Shipley, Interdisciplinary Studies FieldArt and EnvironmentalismFaculty Mentor: Indira Martina Moore
3:15 - 4:30pmSession 3A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Relationships with the EnvironmentModerator: Victoria Cheng
Joy Li, Molecular & Cell BiologyInvestigating the Immunological E�ects of STING Pathway Activators in Spontaneous Tumor ModelsFaculty Mentor: David Raulet
Session 3B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Molecular & Cell Biology IIModerator: Santiago Yori
1:30 - 3:00pm Poster SessionLeConte Hall, Physics Reading Room & Collaboration Center*see p. 14-17 for list of participants and map of room
6 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
Ti�any Hangse, Molecular & Cell BiologyDevelopment of a Human Thymic Epithelial Co-Culture System to Enhance T Cell MaturationFaculty Mentor: Je�rey Bluestone
Shea Khyeam, Molecular & Cell Biology, Nutrional SciencesInvestigating Novel Regulators of Cardiac Regenerative PotentialFaculty Mentor: Guo Huang
Catherine Jung, Molecular Environmental BiologyInvestigating Changes in Heart Rate During PregnancyFaculty Mentor: Vasanth Vedantham
Andrew Hong, ChemistryExpanding the Toolkit of Multi-Carborane Linkers for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Faculty Mentor: Robert Flavell
Noah Stevenson, PhysicsTracking Non-Markovian Quantum Dynamics of a Superconducting Qubit with Deep Learning FiltersFaculty Mentor: Irfan Siddiqi
Steve (Zihang) Wang, PhysicsE-Beam Induced 1T’-2H Phase Transition in Few Layer TMDsFaculty Mentor: Alex Zettl
Namrata Ramesh, PhysicsInvestigating Self Assembly of Gold Nanocrystal SuperlatticesFaculty Mentor: Naomi Ginsberg
Jinen (Tim) Guo, PhysicsExperimental Implementation of RF Electron Trap for Quantum Information ProcessingFaculty Mentor: Hartmut Hä�ner
Ryan Lee, Physics, MathematicsTemperature Dependence of a Mott InsulatorFaculty Mentor: Michael F. Crommie
Session 3C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Condensed Matter PhysicsModerator: Liya Oster
7Thursday, August 22nd
Friday, August 23rd
9:00 - 9:30am Co�ee/Tea and MinglingLeConte Lobby
9:30 - 10:45am
Emma Yataco, Interdisciplinary Studies FieldWhy Some Stay and Some Leave: Conversion and De-Conversion in the Mormon ChurchFaculty Mentor: Edwin Lin
Laura Goy, Public HealthUnderstanding Barriers to HIV Suppression for Clients with High Viral Load in MalawiFaculty Mentor: Ann Swidler
Lara Rostomian, Integrative BiologyKnowledge and Attitudes Regarding Family Planning Options in ArmeniaFaculty Mentor: Anke Hemmerling
James Kennerly, Chinese, AnthropologyLand, Work and Race: Agrarian Transformation in a Chinese “Deep Poverty County”Faculty Mentor: Mariane C. Ferme
Zoe Lung, Molecular & Cell BiologyDeveloping a Chemically Induced Proximity System to Study Meiotic Chromo-some Dynamics in C. ElegansFaculty Mentor: Abby Dernburg
Session 4A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Interviews & EthnographyModerator: Jacob Liming
Mounika Gopi, Molecular & Cell BiologyInvestigating mRNA Regulation of an Antioxidant in Yeast MeiosisFaculty Mentors: Gloria Brar, Helen Vander Wende
Kathryn Li, Molecular & Cell BiologyCoordination of Organelle Inheritance During Polarized Cell DivisionFaculty Mentor: David Drubin
Session 4B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Cellular Transitions in Mitosis & MeiosisModerator: Pavel Klier
8 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
Connor Tou, BioengineeringCRISPR Diversifiers: Expanding the Toolkit to S. CerevisiaeFaculty Mentor: John Dueber
Tia Cheunkarndee, Molecular & Cell Biology, Public HealthInvestigating the Regulation of Atg40 Expression During Meiosis Faculty Mentor: Gloria Brar
Jonathan Lee Yang, ChemistryCopper Catalyzed SN2’ Formation of Borylated (Z)-Fluoroalkenes for Drug DesignFaculty Mentor: John Hartwig
Danielle Diaz, Mechanical EngineeringYuniba Yagues, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & EngineeringModeling and Testing of Eco-Friendly Piezoelectret Sensor for Anthropocentric Pressure MeasurementsGraduate Student Mentor: Neil Ramirez
Jaime Zendejas, PhysicsDigital Acoustic Noise CancellationFaculty Mentor: Yury G. Kolomensky
Antonia Bronars, Mechanical EngineeringTensegrity Locomotion Using Inertial MechanismsFaculty Mentor: Alice Agogino
Nikhil R. Chari, Chemical BiologyInteractive E�ects of Redox and Temperature on Soil Biogeochemical ProcessesFaculty Mentor: Whendee L. Silver
Session 4C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Chemistry & EngineeringModerator: Barry Fung
9Friday August 23rd
Duc Nguyen, PsychologyThe Role of Compassion in Decision-MakingFaculty Mentor: Dacher Keltner
Jewelia Yao, PsychologyThe Relationship Between Sulcal Depth and Working Memory in ChildhoodFaculty Mentors: Silvia Bunge, Kevin Weiner
Christopher Machle, Cognitive ScienceThe Neural Basis of Choice RejectionFaculty Mentor: Linda Wilbrecht
Gwyneth Hutchinson, PsychologyCircadian Mediation of the Pre-Ovulatory LH SurgeFaculty Mentor: Lance Kriegsfeld
Zoe E. Ferguson, Cognitive ScienceBreaking the Stereotype Ceiling: A Study on Stereotype-InconsistencyFaculty Mentor: Dana Carney
Session 5A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Perception & CognitionModerator: Emily Remeriz
Zoe Kiely, Interdisciplinary Studies FieldPrivacy, Identity, and Third Party Information DisclosureFaculty Mentor: Shreeharsh Kelkar
Alicia Sidik, Interdisciplinary Studies Field, Society & EnvironmentAssessing Privacy and Security Approaches to Regulating Abuse in P2P Fintech Markets of IndonesiaFaculty Mentor: Amm Quamruzzaman
Aaditee Kudrimoti, Political ScienceEnergy and Development Synergy?: Chinese Hydropower Investments and Rural Electrification in Lao PDRFaculty Mentor: Daniel Kammen
Session 5B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Physics & EconomicsModerator: Kweku Opoku-Agyemang
11:00 - 12:15pm
10 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
Zihao Li, Applied Mathematics, Economics, StatisticsThe E�ectiveness of China’s Two-Child Policy and Its Impacts on Women’s Labor Market OutcomesFaculty Mentor: Je�rey Perlo�
Ashley Rakuljic, Molecular & Cell Biology3D Reconstruction of a Vocal Learning Neural Pathway in Rousettus Aegyptiacus (Egyptian Fruit Bat)Faculty Mentor: Michael Yartsev
Helen Kang, Molecular & Cell Biology, Applied MathematicsInformation Integration in Nonlinear SystemsFaculty Mentors: Friedrich Sommer, Daniel Toker
Samira Maboudian, Cognitive ScienceA Novel Approach to Fluency Data Analysis to Improve Dementia DiagnosisFaculty Mentor: Ming Hsu
Arya Haghighi, BiochemistrySLASER & JDE Analysis for MRIFaculty Mentor: Roland Henry
Sijia Zhang, Molecular & Cell Biology, AnthropologyUnderstanding the Directed Outgrowth of the C. Elegans Hermaphrodite-Specific NeuronsFaculty Mentor: Gian Garriga
Session 5C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Neurobiology IModerator: Pavel Klier
12:15 - 1:00pm Lunch*LeConte Hall, West Entrance Patio*Lunch for SURF Fellows and Session Moderators
Shreya Kareti, History of Art, South & Southeast Asian StudiesConstructions of Urban Space in French Colonial IndiaFaculty Mentor: Sugata Ray
Session 6A, LeConte Lecture Hall 2Historical PerceptionsModerator: Sean Burns
1:15 - 2:30pm
11Friday, August 23rd
Nicholas Pingitore, HistoryThe Invention of WestphaliaFaculty Mentor: Ethan Shagan
Alexander Reed, HistoryCaesars and Subdivisions: The Urban Fabric of the Roman West in the Age of AugustusFaculty Mentor: Carlos F. Noreña
Josette Miller, AnthropologyExpect the Unexpected: Reexamining Agency in Nineteenth-Century AmericaFaculty Mentor: Laurie Wilkie
Vivian Li, Molecular & Cell BiologyThe Influence of TREK1 (K2P) on Social Memory in the Hippocampus of Mice ModelsFaculty Mentor: Toby Turney
Sanika Ganesh, Molecular & Cell BiologyTranscriptional Changes During Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Somato-sensory CortexFaculty Mentor: Daniel Feldman
Christopher Hall, Molecular & Cell BiologyThe E�ects of Pubertal Hormones on Dopaminergic Signaling in the Context of Learning and Decision-MakingFaculty Mentor: Linda Wilbrecht
Mohammad Sa�ari Doost, Integrative BiologyThe Role of Medullary GABAergic Neurons in Controlling SleepFaculty Mentor: Yang Dan
Emily Ye, Molecular & Cell BiologyExploring the Role of Gustatory Sensory Neurons in Mating Status Dependent Nutrient ConsumptionFaculty Mentor: Kristin Scott
Session 6B, LeConte Lecture Hall 3Neurobiology IIModerator: Molly Kirk
12 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
Faisal AlZaben, Molecular & Cell BiologyIdentifying the Causal Genetic Basis in Thermotolerance in S. CerevisiaeFaculty Mentor: Rachel Brem
Alma Halgren, Bioengineering, Computer ScienceCopy Number Variation in ChimpanzeesFaculty Mentor: Peter Sudmant
Kendall Fitzgerald, Integrative BiologyMorphological, Taxonomical and Paleoecological Assessment of Plio-Pleistocene Shrew Fossils (Mammalia: Soricidae)Faculty Mentor: Alan Shabel
Ravi Mandla, Molecular & Cell BiologyThe Evolution of Chronotropic Scaling: A Computational ApproachFaculty Mentor: Vasanth Vedantham
Andrew Chen, Molecular & Cell BiologyOptimization of CRISPR-Cas9 Using an Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Delivered Self-Inactivation SystemFaculty Mentor: David Scha�er
Session 6C, LeConte Lecture Hall 4Genetics & EvolutionModerator: Kayli Martinez
2:30 - 3:15pm Closing Gathering and Group PhotoLeConte Hall Lecture Hall 4
13Friday, August 23rd
Math Team Fellows
2. Investigating Kac-Moody AlgebrasAidan Backus, MathematicsPeter Connick, PhysicsJoshua Lin, Mathematics, PhysicsChristopher Randall, MathematicsFaculty Mentor: Richard Borcherds
Rose Hills Experience Fellows
3. Curtis Beck, Molecular & Cell BiologyInsights into the Cross-Talk Between PRC1 and PRC2 Using Cryo-Electron MicroscopyFaculty Mentor: Vignesh Kasinath
4. Samantha Chang, BioengineeringReductive Loop Design Principles for Polyketide Synthases to Produce BiofuelsFaculty Mentor: Amin Zargar
5. Ethan Chung, BioengineeringUncovering the Mechanics of Fingerprint Treads Under Dynamic Wet ConditionsFaculty Mentor: Hannah Stuart
6. Andy Q. Chen, Molecular & Cell BiologyNucleosomal States Regulate Disassembly and Assembly of NucleosomesFaculty Mentor: Cesar D. Diaz-Celis
7. Diana Leslie Cornejo, Molecular & Cell BiologyUnderstanding the Negative Impact of Chronic Prenatal Stress on Fetal DevelopmentFaculty Mentor: Lance Kriegsfeld
Poster Session ParticipantsMath Team Fellows
1. Smooth Resolution of Gelfand-Zetlin Polytopes and Toric VarietiesJunhao Fan, MathematicsYining Liu, MathematicsNikhil Sahoo, MathematicsAndy Zhang, MathematicsFaculty Mentor: David Nadler
14 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
10. Huws Landsberger, PhysicsCooling Electrons Through Resonant Mode-Mode CouplingFaculty Mentor: Joel Fajans
11. Frank Lee, Microbial BiologyIdentifiation of a Flavin Exporter Essential for Extracellular Electron Transfer in Listeria MonocytogenesFaculty Mentor: Rafael Rivera-Lugo
12. Ryan Lehmkuhl, Electrical Engineering and Computer SciencesDELPHI: A Cryptographic Inference Service for Neural NetworksFaculty Mentor: Raluca Ada Popa
14. Zoe N. Merz, Chemical BiologySite-Specific Modification of Virus-Like Particles Towards Drug Delivery ApplicationsFaculty Mentor: Matthew B. Francis
15. Leyla Namazie, GeophysicsObtaining Multicomponent Paleomagnetic Data to Understand the Geologic Behavior of the Baird FormationFaculty Mentor: Paul Renne
16. Metta Nicholson, Molecular Environmental BiologyThe Impact of Nonnative Wetland Species on Spectral Signatures of Greenness and HeterogeneityFaculty Mentor: Iryna Dronova
13. Andrew Liao, Molecular & Cell Biology Ndc80 Turnover During the Mitotic Cell CycleFaculty Mentor: Elçin Ünal
8. Peter DePaola IV, Chemical BiologyCharacterization of Unique Proteins Encoded by a Parasitic Genetic Element Discovered in Cholera PatientsFaculty Mentors: Kristen LeGault, Kim Seed
9. Noah Epstein, Chemical BiologyStructure and Properties of the Iron Sulfur Enzyme, the “Hybrid Cluster Protein”Faculty Mentor: Jonathan Rittle
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18. Courtney Rauchman, Data ScienceThe Intersection of Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression (LDSC) and Selection Faculty Mentor: Rasmus Nielsen
17. Natalie Petersen, Molecular & Cell BiologyThe Impact of Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate on Sperm Fertilizing AbilityFaculty Mentor: Polina Lishko
19. Nikko Sambold, Molecular & Cell BiologyInterrogating the Regeoselectivity of HalogenasesFaculty Mentor: Monica Neugebauer
20. Elizabeth Wang, BioengineeringEvaluating 3,4,4-LI(1,2-HOPO) as a Decorporation Agent for Gadolinium-Based Contrast AgentsFaculty Mentor: Dahlia An
21. Brigita Widiarto, Molecular & Cell BiologyLoss of Interleukin-33 Disrupts Critical Period Plasticity in the Visual CortexFaculty Mentor: Ilia D. Vainchtein
22. Kirsten Nicole Young, Molecular & Cell Biology, Nutrional SciencesInvestigating the Ability of Putative Tau KFERQ Degron Motifs to Regulate Protein StabilityFaculty Mentor: Carolina Alquezar Burillo
23. Nico Fujii, Molecular Environmental BiologyPalveen Sekhon, Molecular Environmental BiologyInvestigating Introgressive Hybridization in Jumping Spider Mating BehaviorGraduate Student Mentor: Ignacio Escalante
24. Connor Geudeker, Civil EngineeringLaboratory Earthquakes: Direct Observation of Stick-Slip Fault BehaviorGraduate Student Mentor: Jes Parker
25. Nikolay Velkov, Civil EngineeringLaboratory Earthquake Analysis ToolkitGraduate Student Mentor: Jes Parker
16 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
26. Emma Jiayue Tao, Computer Science, PhilosophyPerception of Spatial Design in Healthcare Facilities Using an Immersive ExperienceGraduate Student Mentor: Haripriya Sathyanarayanan
27. Soumil Jain, Data Science, Molecular & Cell BiologyUsing Event-Modeling Simulations to Analyze Resource Utilization of Smart HospitalsGraduate Student Mentor: Haripriya Sathyanarayanan
29. Nancy Jauregui, Social WelfareLeveraging Students’ Funds of Knowledge to Develop STEM Research Projects through Written WorkGraduate Student Mentor: Laleh Coté
28. Savannah Cragin, Media StudiesSeth Zhao, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science“I Regret to Inform You that Your Private Information Has Been Compromised”Graduate Student Mentor: Naniette H. Coleman
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McKinley FundAndy Zhang, Hunter Martin, Junhao Fan, Mingyu Li, Nikhil Sahoo, Ryan Lee, Steve (Zihang) Wang, Yining Liu
Pease FundAlicia Sidik, Christopher Machle, Laura Goy, Samira Maboudian, Zoe Kiely
Adam Z. Rice FundCalvin Nguyen
Anselm H&H and Anselm M&PS FundsAlexander Reed, Clara Jimenez, Emma Yataco, Fran Meyer, Hannah Cox, Iris Morrell, Isabella Shipley, Jaime Zendejas, Keto D. Zhang, L. Dalila Robledo, Namrata Ramesh, Nicole Mizrahi, Zihao Li
Banatao FundAaditee Kudrimoti, Duc Nguyen, Elena Mateus, Fernando Vallejo, Juan Flores, Nicholas Pingitore, Peter Ren
Chen FundZitong Yang
Guthrie FundCalvin Nguyen
Kay & Shaw FundDiego Pena, Noah Stevenson
Kwatinetz FundJinen (Tim) Guo
Leadership FundErika Page, Shreya Kareti
Johnson FundAlexandra Langer, Connor Geudeker, Danielle Diaz, Emma Jiayue Tao, Nancy Jauregui, Nico Fujii, Nikolay Velkov, Palveen Sekhon, Savannah Cragin, Seth Zhao, Soumil Jain, Yuniba Yagues
SURF Fellows According to Sponsor
18 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | University of California, Berkeley
Stephens Room, MLKStephens Room, MLK
Pergo FoundationAndrew Chen, Arya Haghighi, Davy Deng, Iris Wu, Jasmine Larrick, Kathryn Li, Kendall Fitzgerald, Lara Rostomian, Mounika Gopi, Rimjhim Agarwal, Shea Khyeam, Siddarth Chittaranjan, Tia Cheunkarndee, Vivian Li, Zoe E. Ferguson, Zoe Lung
Sherrill FundAidan Backus, Peter Connick, Joshua Lin, Chris Randall
Zara FundMaryn Sanders, Siyang Li
Wishek EndowmentGwyneth Hutchinson, Ian Stratford, James Kennerly, Jewelia Yao, Josette Miller, Sabrina Lu, Sylvia Targ
Rose Hills FoundationAlma Halgren, Andrew Hong, Andrew Liao, Andy Q. Chen, Antonia Bronars, Ashley Rakuljic, Brigita Widiarto, Catherine Jung, Christopher Hall, Cindy Chau, Connor Tou, Courtney Rauchman, Curtis Beck, Diana Leslie Cornejo, Elena Slobodyanyuk, Elise Rio, Elizabeth Wang, Emily Ye, Ethan Chung, Faisal AlZaben, Frank Lee, Helen Kang, Huws Landsberger, Jonathan Lee Yang, Joy Li, Katie Shalvarjian, Kirsten Nicole Young, Leyla Namazie, Metta Nicholson, Mohammad Sa�ari Doost, Natalie Petersen, Nikhil R. Chari, Nikko Sambold, Noah Epstein, Peter DePaola IV, Ravi Mandla, Ryan Lehmkuhl, Samantha Chang, Sanika Ganesh, Sijia Zhang, Ti�any Hangse, Zoe N. Merz
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