Department of Physics

University of Toronto

SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Coordinators: David Bailey, Natalia Krasnopolskaia

The University of Toronto Undergraduate Physics Laboratories are constantly developing and upgrading experiments. This work can involve writing simulation, control or analysis software, helping to design and construct new apparatus, developing new pedagogical material, and (of course) investigating interesting new physics. Contributions from students are fully credited in our course materials, and may sometimes result in publishable research.


2012 SURF Projects:

Significant Dates:
     2 May 9:30am-1:15pm in MP239 •  Initial SURF meeting, lunch will be provided.
     1:30pm-4:30pm in MS2158 •  Welsh Lectures
     3 May •  First regular day for SURF projects.
     8 May 9:30am-3:00pm in MP137 •  IOS Summer Student Research Skills training (only this one day for SURF students)
     9 May 2-4pm in MP307 •  First Regular Weekly SURF Meeting
     16 May 2-4pm in MP713 •  Meeting
     21 May •  Victoria Day holiday
     23 May 2-4pm in MP307 •  Meeting
     30 May 1-3pm •  Meeting
     3-5pm •  Physics Department End-of-Year Party
     6 June May 2-4pm •  Meeting
     11-12 June •  Bailey away
     13 June May 2-4pm •  Meeting
     15 June •  Natalia leaves; only available by email for rest of SURF
     20 June May 2-4pm •  Meeting
     •  Earliest last Day for SURF students.
     29 June •  End of 2012 SURF program
Safety:

Safety is everyone's responsibility. We do our utmost to ensure a safe working and learning environment, but in the end it is your skin.

In addition to the Safety information given at the SURF introduction on 2 May, every SURF student must successfully complete the Physics Department Health & Safety Quiz based on information available at the Physics Department Health and Safety website.

Note: food and drink are not allowed in the laboratory rooms, but can be consumed in MP251.

Additional resources:
Previous SURF Projects

2011:

Last updated on 20 June 2012