Washington Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program

The Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program offers undergraduates, the opportunity to work in research positions that provides meaningful learning experiences. Students work under the direction of a faculty member, postdoctoral scholar or research scientist at the University of Washington.

Projects are available in — but not limited to — physics, chemistry, applied physics, botany, astronomy, atmospheric sciences, engineering, seismology, geophysics, oceanography, the health sciences, and bioengineering. Some projects may even involve off-campus locations or field work.

SURP 2000 Success Stories

Student Ben Warrick and Professor Robert Winglee prepare to test a prototype of the M2P2 system which may allow the solar wind push a craft into deep space. Warrick and student Luke Winstrom traveled with Winglee to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center as part of their SURP experience.

Incoming freshman Mark Steedman of Seattle spent his summer on ice, so to speak, studying the effects of ice on metal coated with pressure sensitive paint. His work, which has implications for the aviation industry, became the focus of a Seattle Post-Intelligencer feature.

Space Grant Scholar Brant Robertson, a UW junior majoring in astronomy and physics, co-authored a paper published in the Astronomical Journal, thanks to his undergraduate research experiences. For Brant's story, and that of other SURP students, visit Prespectives.

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