NOTE: All dates and times are subject to change.
SURF-IT Orientation, Monday June 23 (Room E2-215)
- 9:30am Introductions (coffee provided)
- 9:45am Program overview
- 10:00 General information (keys, accounts, fields trips, questions, etc
- 10:15 Grad Student Panel (including prior SURF-IT students)
- 10:45 Walk to facilites/Keys
- 11:15 Student led campus tour
- 12:00 Lunch with faculty and graduate students
- 1:00-3:00pm Lab visits/Project discussions
June Activities (9:30-11:00am, E2-215)
- June 24, Research Group Presentation # 1: Prof. Elkaim, Prof. Dunbar, Lourdes Morales
- June 24 Santa Cruz Downtown Walking Tour, 11:30-3:30. Please bring cash for bus and lunch (wear comfortable shoes) (~$10-12)
- June 25, Research Group Presentation # 2: Prof. Manduchi, Prof. Guthaus (?), Zachary Rubin
- June 25, SURF IT Pre-Survey 12:00-1pm Please bring your laptop to fill out the survey.
July Activities (9:30-11:00am, E2-215)
- July 1, Applying to Grad School/Statements of Purpose (Gerald Moulds, Emily Gregg)
- July 2, Google Field Trip (Bring $8-10 for lunch; leave campus at 9am)
- July 8, Student Talks #1: Becton, Hooks, Idleman, Jung, Miller
- July 9, Student Talks #2: Nichols, Peterson, Saludades, Tan, Weber
- July 17, Computer History Museum *optional*(depart UCSC @ 10am, tour from 11-1pm)
- July 20, Statment of Purpose DUE no later than 11:59pm (email to gmoulds@soe.ucsc.edu)
- July 22, Statements of Purpose Pt. 2/Peer Editing (Gerald Moulds)
- July 29, Poster Writing (Gerald Moulds)
August Activities (9:30-11:00am, E2-215)
- August 4, Abtract Submission Deadline (11:59pm)
- August 5, Poster Draft due by 11:59pm to Gerald; gmoulds@soe.ucsc.edu (.pdf, avoid dark background colors)
- August 5, IBM Almaden Field Trip (Bring $8-10 for lunch; leave campus at 8:45am)
- August 7, Poster Peer Editing - (Gerald Moulds)
- August 11, Poster Submission Due by 11:59pm. Send PDF to cjhangen@soe.ucsc.edu and mrg@ucsc.edu (poster dimensions will be 48"x36")
- August 15, Poster Presentation in Engineering Courtyard (setup is at 9am, poster session is 11am-1pm)
- August 19, Oral Presentations in E2-599: Weber, Tan, Saludades, Peterson, Nichols (9:30am-12pm)
- Augusts 20, Oral Presentations in E2-599: Miller, Jung, Idleman, Hooks, Becton (9:30am-12pm)
- August 21, Farewell and Evaluation Focus Group - Complete End of Program Surveys prior to focus group (E2-215) Post Survey (bring your laptops) begins 12pm.
- 12:00pm Post Survey on laptops
- 1:00pm - Group One (Becton, Hooks, Idleman, Jung, Miller)
- 2:00pm - Group Two (Nichols, Peterson, Saludades, Tan, Weber)
- *NOTE: All students attend the 12pm group survey.
September
- September 1, Research highlight due
- September 15, Final report and travel reimbursement due.
Field Trips
Final Report and Highlight
Must complete to receive your last check.
- Discuss the format and content of your report with your advisor.
- Your advisor will need to approve the final report before submitting.
- Here are some suggestions about the highlight and report.
- Submit your report file "lastname-report.pdf".
- Email the report to your advisor, Matthew, and Colt after it is done and your advisor approved it.
- Email your highlight summary and pictures (examples on web page and sent by email) to Matthew and Colt.