SURF Alumni

Welcome SURF Alumni! We want to hear from you as well as invite you to be part of upcoming SURF activities!

SURF Alumni News

Two SURF alums return to Caltech as faculty:

Andrei Faraon
https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/alumni_in_news/508

Viviana Gradinaru
http://www.caltech.edu/content/viviana-gradinaru-brain-control-light

Yu-Hung Kuo Appointed Co-Director of the Neuro-Oncology Center at Stony Brook University
https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/alumni_in_news/489

Joe Cheng ('83) and Melissa Conn ('00, '01, '02, and '03) joined the SURF Board
in October 2012

Victor Tsai ('01 and '02) is now on faculty here at Caltech

Michael Hartl ('94 and '95) joined the SURF Board in October 2011

We love to hear from our SURF Alumni! Please email us at sfp@caltech.edu to give us an update on your recent endeavors and accomplishments!

SURF 2012 Highlights

Congratulations to our 2012 Perpall Speaking Competition winners! The Perpall finals were held on Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 2:30PM - 5:30PM in Noyes 153.

First Place: Alexander Mouschovias
Second Place: Reuben Britto
Third Place: Andrea Ritch/Max Wang

Congratulations to our 2012 Gee Family Poster Competition Winners:

First Place: Doreen Chan Second Place: Sebastian Rojas

SURF Students in the News

SURF Video Diary: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
http://www.caltech.edu/content/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation-1

5 SURFers work on the Solar Decathlon
https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/news/483

Young Amgen Scholar, Angela Guerrero, Thrives in Summer Research Program
http://features.caltech.edu/features/217

Yuyang Fan - A Fan of Caltech
http://features.caltech.edu/features/214

SURFers Develop Cell-Phone Medical Devices
http://features.caltech.edu/features/210

The Magnetic Moon
http://features.caltech.edu/features/266

DNA Robotics Research Earns Undergrads a Gold Prize at BIOMOD 2011 Competition
http://features.caltech.edu/features/277

SURF Newsletters

November/December 2012
January/February 2013
March/April 2013

Current SURF Publications

Annual Report
Seminar Day Abstract Book
CURJ

Would you like to be more involved with SURF? Here are some ideas:

- Give a tour of your lab or workspace

- Meet with current SURF students who may be SURFing near you

- Join a SURF alumni-student lunch or dinner organized by the Alumni Association

- Attend the William Whitney Professional Workshops or the Wednesday Seminar Series

- Be a session chair or judge for either Summer Seminar Day (August) or SURF Seminar Day (October). Contact Carol Casey, Assistant Director, for more information.


Keep in touch & stay connected!

- We’re on Facebook! Become a fan of the Caltech SURF Alumni Page and connect with other SURF Alumni peers!

- Update your contact information so we can share new SURF alumni opportunities!  Send your updated contact information to Carol Casey, Assistant Director.

Making a Donation

You can conveniently make an immediate online gift to SURF by credit card on the Alumni Fund secure website. For additional information on making a donation please visit http://www.surf.caltech.edu/donation/index.html.

We deeply value the gifts of many friends of the SURF program, and we appreciate your partnership with the Institute in helping to provide excellent research opportunities for Caltech students!