CCS Students Pursue Research and Creative Activities Through SURF Program

July 19, 2021

Meet the 2021 CCS Summer Fellows

During summer 2021, thirty five College of Creative Studies (CCS) students will pursue summer fellowships through the College’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. This program is open to students in all eight majorsArt, Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Computing, Mathematics, Music Composition, Physics, Writing & Literatureand empowers students to unleash their curiosity in labs and studios. Students apply for these competitive fellowships in the Spring of each year and dedicate their summer to conducting research, creating artwork, and producing short stories and other original works under the guidance of UCSB faculty. Started in the mid-1980s, SURF continues to provide generations of student scholars invaluable hands-on experience, integral to experiential learning at the College.

“We are so grateful to our generous donors—parents, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends—who impact our students' futures by giving them opportunities to explore, ponder, and make the impossible possible.” - CCS Dean Gerardo Aldana

Congratulations to our 2021 CCS Summer Fellows!

 

Samuel Alcott ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: David Stuart

 

Dashiell Carrel ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Peng Oh

 

Isabella Catanzaro ’23 (CCS Physics)

Axline Fellow

Faculty Director: Andrea Young

 

Lida Cheng ’23 (CCS Chemistry/Biochemistry)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Yang Yang

 

Elise Christie ’22 (CCS Art)

Axline Fellow

Faculty Director: Dan Connally

 

Harry Coleman ’23 (CCS Mathematics)

Kelly Fellow

Faculty Director: Xiaolei Zhao

 

Kyla Dangerfield ’21 (CCS Biology)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Carolina Arias

 

Abhinav (Montu) Ganesh ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Peng Oh

 

Melissa Grim ’22 (CCS Biology)

Kelly Fellow

Faculty Director: Sally MacIntyre

 

Jacob Harwood ’22 (CCS Biology)

Norman F. Sprague III Fellow

Faculty Director: Denise Montell

 

Ryan Judy ’22 (CCS Biology)

Proctor Fellow

Faculty Director: Brooke Gardner

 

Paul Kreymborg ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Zvonimir Dogic

 

Yuan Li ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Crystal Martin

 

Vivian Liao ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Crystal Martin

 

Rio Ondo ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Ania Jayich

 

Charin Park ’22 (CCS Biology)

Norman F. Sprague III Fellow

Faculty Director: Milton Love

 

Luca Scharrer ’22 (CCS Physics)

Roig Fellow

Faculty Director: Mark Bowick

 

Graham Sharp ’23 (CCS Physics)

Ben-Yaacov Fellow

Faculty Director: Zvonimir Dogic

 

Xin Sheng ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Omer Blaes

 

Daniel Sorensen ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Dave Patterson

 

Joseph Sullivan ’23 (CCS Mathematics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Xiaolei Zhao

 

Hao Sun ’23 (CCS Mathematics)

Axline Fellow

Faculty Director: Mihai Putinar

 

Charles Thrift ’22 (CCS Biology)

Tiffney Fellow

Faculty Director: Katja Seltmann

 

Lindsey Washiashi ’23 (CCS Biology)

Dr. Rajendra Singh Fellow

Faculty Director: Joel Rothman

 

Sarah Willes ’22 (CCS Art)

Kelly Fellow

Faculty Director: Linda Ekstrom

 

Sophia Wolczko ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Vojtech Vlcek

 

Bryan Xu ’22 (CCS Mathematics)

Fang Fellow

Faculty Director: Tomoyuki Ichiba

 

Kaiwen Xue ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Chenhao Jin

 

Guang Yang ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Andrea Young

 

Kaifung (Felix) Yang ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Chris Palmstrom

 

Carson Young ’22 (CCS Writing & Literature)

Dr. Maria Ferrer-Lacson Fellow

Faculty Director: Robert Krut

 

Chaoshen Zhang ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Andrew Jayich

 

Jichen Zhang ’23 (CCS Physics)

Axline Fellow

Faculty Director: Crystal Martin

 

Xiaofei Zhang ’23 (CCS Physics)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Benjamin Mazin

 

Yunlong Zhao ’23 (CCS Chemistry/Biochemistry)

Dean's Fellow

Faculty Director: Yang Yang

 

The CCS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program is possible due to generous donor gifts to The Create Fund and to existing and newly established endowed funds. Students are awarded a Dean’s Fellowship or a named fellowship by the SURF committee. Awardees are expected to report the results of their experience at RACA-CON, the College’s annual undergraduate conference. 

 

For further information on the CCS Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program, including supporting future generations of artists, scientists, analysts, musicians, writers, and community leaders—contact Venilde Jeronimo (venilde@ucsb.edu)