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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 СÓÅÊÓƵampa 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