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.
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