2026 SURF Showcase 

Oct 24 | 1:00 pm | Purce Hall #7

Explore the discoveries, creative projects, and research conducted by Evergreen students through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. Working alongside faculty mentors as research partners, SURF students spend the summer investigating real-world questions across disciplines ranging from science and environmental studies to the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The SURF Showcase is an opportunity to meet student researchers, learn about their work, and experience the spirit of inquiry that defines learning at Evergreen. 

Summer 2026 SURF Participants, Projects, and Faculty:

Sofia Bharati

Analysis of the Israeli/Palestinian Confederation Project - Nancy Koppelman

Mouer De'Eldred

Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis of Marine Molluscs of Tribal Significance - Pauline Yu

Kaley Drayovitch

Methods Development for FT-IR Analysis of Microplastics Ingested by Bivalve Molluscs - Pauline Yu and Henry Carson

Jedidiah Haney

Reciprocal Agriculture: Can Evergreen Become Nutrient Sovereign? - Krisztina Mosdossy

Spencer Hunter 

Measuring Forest Reestablishment in the Blast Zone at Mount St. Helens - Dylan Fischer

Kaitlyn Kaluza 

Lichen Conservation Research: Herbarium Studies and Field Surveys - Lalita Calabria

Rachel LaGarde

Physiological Responses to Environmental Variability in Marine Organisms - Erik Thuesen

Bodie Lewis

Professional Mentoring Experience in Studio Management and Research Assistant in the Arts - Shaw Osha

Donnella Marcelli

Seeding Sustainable Food Systems: Winter Salad Field Trials - Jesse Miller and Sarah Williams

Vera Jane

Professional Mentoring Experience in Studio Management and Research Assistant in the Arts - Shaw Osha

Logan Napier

Applying Generative AI to Cybersecurity Education - Richard Weiss

Hades Price

Developing a Better French Textbook - Rebecca Raitses

Learn more about SURF here:

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | The Evergreen State College