The Brandeis University Division of Science held its annual undergraduate research poster session SciFest VIII on August 2, 2018, as more than one hundred student researchers presented summer’s (or last year’s) worth of independent research. We had a great audience of grad students and postdocs (many of whom were mentors), faculty, proud parents, friends, and senior administrators.
SciFest VIII by numbers
- 105 posters
- 105 student presenters out of approx. 175 summer student researchers
- 84 Brandeis students
- 2 international students (from India)
- 19 visiting domestic students
- 41 Brandeis faculty advisors from 7 departments
- Biochemistry (7)
- Biology (17)
- Chemistry (5)
- Computer Science (1)
- Mathematics (1)
- Physics (7)
- Psychology (4)
- 12 different Brandeis undergraduate majors represented
- Biochemistry (24)
- Biological Physics (4)
- Biology (36)
- Chemistry (10)
- Computer Science (1)
- HSSP (5)
- Mathematics (9)
- Neuroscience (21)
- Physics (7)
- Psychology (3)
- Economics, Studio Art (1 each)
- competitive fellowship programs
- Division of Science Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), supported by Brandeis alumni and friends
- Helaine B. Allen Summer Fellowships
- M. R. Bauer Foundation Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows
- Dan Getz Endowment for Cardiovascular Research Fellowship
- Dr. Frederick W. Alt ’71 Summer Biology Research Fellowship
- Summer Materials Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SMURF), supported by the Brandeis Materials Research and Engineering Center.
- Cell and Molecular Visualization REU, sponsored by NSF.
- MRSEC REU, sponsored by NSF.
- Undergraduate Traineeships in Computational Neuroscience, sponsored by NIH.
- Jordan-Dreyer Summer Undergraduate Research Assistantships in Chemistry
- Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fund
- Quantitative Biology Research Community (QBReC) at Brandeis, sponsored by HHMI.
- Brandeis India Science Scholars
