Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
2009 Schedule
Week One
Download the printable version of the 10-week schedule (.pdf).
Date
|
Time
|
Event
|
Location
|
| Monday, May 25 |
|
Memorial Day
Students Arrive |
Stever House |
| Tuesday, May 26 |
9 a.m. |
Administrative Meeting
NSF-REU and USDA – Required
|
Bellefield Ave. Entrance of Mellon Institute (MI) |
| 10 a.m. |
Official Welcome
Remarks by Aaron Mitchell, Ph.D.
|
MI Social Room (MI 328)
|
| 10:20 a.m. |
Group Photograph |
MI 5th Ave. Steps
|
| 10:30 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions |
|
|
| HHMI & Beckman |
MI Social Room (MI 328) |
| NSF-REU and USDA |
MI Conference Room (MI 348) |
| SRI |
MI 355 |
|
| 11:30 a.m. |
Chemical and Biological Safety Training, and Pizza Lunch
All SURP Students – Required
|
MI Social Room (MI 328) |
| 1 p.m. |
Meet with Faculty Mentor
SRI students report to the SRI Laboratory
|
Faculty Labs |
| 2 p.m. |
Boot Camp Mini Course*
(Biology Laboratory Techniques Course) |
MI 333 |
| 5:30 p.m. |
SURP Dinner
All Students |
MI Social Room (MI 328) |
| Wednesday, May 27 |
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
|
Boot Camp Mini Course*
(Biology Laboratory Techniques Course) |
MI 333 |
| Thursday, May 28 |
9 a.m. |
Student to Scientist Series (S2S)
Urge to Create?
Indira Nair, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Education
HHMI Scholars, NSF-REU and USDA – Required
Other SURP Students – Invited
|
MI Conference Room (MI 348)
|
| 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Boot Camp Mini Course*
(Biology Laboratory Techniques Course) |
MI 333 |
| Friday, May 29 |
9 a.m. |
The Breakfast Club
Hazardous Waste Generation (EH&S Safety Training)
All SURP Students – Required
|
MI Social Room (MI 328) |
| 10 a.m. |
Boot Camp Mini Course*
(Biology Laboratory Techniques Course) |
MI 333 |
| 4 p.m. |
Return to Faculty Mentor's Laboratory
|
|
Revised 05/20/2009
*Faculty mentors determine if students should take the Boot Camp Mini Course.
