Mentors on this list have indicated willingness to host a SURF Fellow for Summer 2024. Click on their name to read more about their research areas and potential projects. The list for 2025 will be updated at the end of January.
When submitting an application with a mentor on this list, select that you want to matched with a mentor on this list. Applicants will then be asked to indicate their preferred mentors in their applications, and include motivation for their selection.
Note: Potential mentors are not limited to this list. Applicants can apply with any Rice mentor who will provide support in a summer research project. Applicants applying with a mentor not on this list must receive mentor approval prior to submitting an application.
Engineering
- Fariha Ahmad (Dr. Grande Allen) Bioengineering
- Dr. Alessandro Alabastri Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Raudel Avila Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Lisa Biswal Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Dr. Matthew Brake Mechanical Engineering
- Josue Casco-Rodriguez (Dr. Richard Baraniuk) Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Bezawit Getachew Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Shengxi Huang Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Shane King Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Edward Knightly Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Sinan Kockara Computer Science
- Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Meng Li Statistics
- Dr. Jun Lou Materials Science & Nanoengineering
- Dr. Amanda Marciel Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Grace May (Dr. Omid Veiseh) Bioengineering
- Dr. Kevin McHugh Bioengineering
- Dr. Fatemeh Nosrat Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research
- Dr. Lisa O'Bryan Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Cristina Palma Bioengineering
- Dr. Tirthak Patel Computer Science
- Dr. Daniel Preston Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Rebecca Schreib Computer Science
- Dr. John Seymour Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Lauren Stadler Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Yiran Sun (Dr. Osama R. Mawlawi) Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Jerzy Szablowski Bioengineering
- Dr. Thanh Tran Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Cesar Uribe Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Rafael Verduzco Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Dr. Geoff Wehmeyer Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Julea Vlassakis Bioengineering
- Dr. Momona Yamagami Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Denizhan Yavas Mechanical Engineering
- Medhi Zafari (Dr. Ashutosh Sabharwal) Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Dr. Hanyu Zhu Materials Science & Nanoengineering
Humanities
- Dr. Luis Duno-Gottberg Modern & Classical Literature & Cultures
- Dr. Sayuri Guthrie Shimizu History
- Dr. Aysha Pollnitz History
- Dr. Lora Wildenthal History, Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
- Dr. Fay Yarbrough History
Jones School of Business
- Dr. Cyrus Aghamolia Accounting
- Dr. Stefan Huber Accounting
- Dr. Sora Jun Organizational Behavior
- Dr. Mallika Pung Finance
Natural Sciences
- Dr. Darin Acosta Physics & Astronomy
- Maggie Baker (Dr. Sven Kranz) BioSciences
- Dr. Sylvia Dee Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
- Dr. Cassandra Diep Kinesiology
- Dr. Yang Gao BioSciences
- Dr. Helge Gonnermann Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
- Dr. Michael Gustin BioSciences
- Dr. Jason Hafner Physics & Astronomy
- Dr. Jocelyn Holt BioSciences
- Dr. Matthew Jones Chemistry
- Dr. Laura Kabiri Kinesiology
- Dr. Anvy Kuriakose Applied Physics Program
- Dr. Ching-Hwa Kiang Physics & Astronomy
- Dr. Wei Li Physics & Astronomy
- Dr. Edison Liang Physics & Astronomy
- Dr. Lisa O'Bryan BioSciences
- Dr. Guido Pagano Physics & Astronomy
- Dr. Volker Rudolf BioSciences
- Dr. Evelyn Tang Physics
- Dr. Samantha Yruegas Chemistry
Social Sciences
- Dr. Erin Baumgartner Kinder Institute
- Dr. Robbin Clay Office of STEM Engagement (RSTEM)
- Dr. Caroline Crouch Linguistics
- Dr. Marc Dudey Economics
- Dr. Hossam Elsherbiny Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication
- Dr. Kenneth Evans Baker Institute
- Dr. Ilana Gershon Anthropology
- Dr. Suzanne Kemmer Linguistics
- Dr. Jing Li Sociology
- Dr. Kirstin Matthews Baker Institute
- Dr. Molly Morgan Anthropology
- Dr. Erik Peterson Political Science
- Dr. Kaitlyn Robinson Political Science
- Dr. Robert Stein Political Science