CCS Students Pursue Research and Creative Activities Through SURF Program
Meet the 2021 CCS Summer Fellows
During summer 2021, thirty five College of Creative Studies (CCS) students will pursue summer fellowships through the College’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. This program is open to students in all eight majors—Art, Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Computing, Mathematics, Music Composition, Physics, Writing & Literature—and empowers students to unleash their curiosity in labs and studios. Students apply for these competitive fellowships in the Spring of each year and dedicate their summer to conducting research, creating artwork, and producing short stories and other original works under the guidance of UCSB faculty. Started in the mid-1980s, SURF continues to provide generations of student scholars invaluable hands-on experience, integral to experiential learning at the College.
“We are so grateful to our generous donors—parents, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends—who impact our students' futures by giving them opportunities to explore, ponder, and make the impossible possible.” - CCS Dean Gerardo Aldana
Congratulations to our 2021 CCS Summer Fellows!
Samuel Alcott ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: David Stuart
Dashiell Carrel ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Peng Oh
Isabella Catanzaro ’23 (CCS Physics)
Axline Fellow
Faculty Director: Andrea Young
Lida Cheng ’23 (CCS Chemistry/Biochemistry)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Yang Yang
Elise Christie ’22 (CCS Art)
Axline Fellow
Faculty Director: Dan Connally
Harry Coleman ’23 (CCS Mathematics)
Kelly Fellow
Faculty Director: Xiaolei Zhao
Kyla Dangerfield ’21 (CCS Biology)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Carolina Arias
Abhinav (Montu) Ganesh ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Peng Oh
Melissa Grim ’22 (CCS Biology)
Kelly Fellow
Faculty Director: Sally MacIntyre
Jacob Harwood ’22 (CCS Biology)
Norman F. Sprague III Fellow
Faculty Director: Denise Montell
Ryan Judy ’22 (CCS Biology)
Proctor Fellow
Faculty Director: Brooke Gardner
Paul Kreymborg ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Zvonimir Dogic
Yuan Li ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Crystal Martin
Vivian Liao ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Crystal Martin
Rio Ondo ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Ania Jayich
Charin Park ’22 (CCS Biology)
Norman F. Sprague III Fellow
Faculty Director: Milton Love
Luca Scharrer ’22 (CCS Physics)
Roig Fellow
Faculty Director: Mark Bowick
Graham Sharp ’23 (CCS Physics)
Ben-Yaacov Fellow
Faculty Director: Zvonimir Dogic
Xin Sheng ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Omer Blaes
Daniel Sorensen ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Dave Patterson
Joseph Sullivan ’23 (CCS Mathematics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Xiaolei Zhao
Hao Sun ’23 (CCS Mathematics)
Axline Fellow
Faculty Director: Mihai Putinar
Charles Thrift ’22 (CCS Biology)
Tiffney Fellow
Faculty Director: Katja Seltmann
Lindsey Washiashi ’23 (CCS Biology)
Dr. Rajendra Singh Fellow
Faculty Director: Joel Rothman
Sarah Willes ’22 (CCS Art)
Kelly Fellow
Faculty Director: Linda Ekstrom
Sophia Wolczko ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Vojtech Vlcek
Bryan Xu ’22 (CCS Mathematics)
Fang Fellow
Faculty Director: Tomoyuki Ichiba
Kaiwen Xue ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Chenhao Jin
Guang Yang ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Andrea Young
Kaifung (Felix) Yang ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Chris Palmstrom
Carson Young ’22 (CCS Writing & Literature)
Dr. Maria Ferrer-Lacson Fellow
Faculty Director: Robert Krut
Chaoshen Zhang ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Andrew Jayich
Jichen Zhang ’23 (CCS Physics)
Axline Fellow
Faculty Director: Crystal Martin
Xiaofei Zhang ’23 (CCS Physics)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Benjamin Mazin
Yunlong Zhao ’23 (CCS Chemistry/Biochemistry)
Dean's Fellow
Faculty Director: Yang Yang
The CCS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program is possible due to generous donor gifts to The Create Fund and to existing and newly established endowed funds. Students are awarded a Dean’s Fellowship or a named fellowship by the SURF committee. Awardees are expected to report the results of their experience at RACA-CON, the College’s annual undergraduate conference.
For further information on the CCS Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program, including supporting future generations of artists, scientists, analysts, musicians, writers, and community leaders—contact Venilde Jeronimo (venilde@ucsb.edu)