Come and be part of Natural Science Week! It will be held from October 13th through October 17th. Locations to be Announced.

Speakers, free food and giveaways! Join SURGe for our Solar Launch Party at the Campus Solar Charging Station (23rd/San Jacinto Blvd) from 4-6pm on Friday, Sept. 19th.

SURGe helped build a solar kiosk, which is a station set up with solar panels that can charge electronic devices.Would you like to know more about how it works?

Solar Charging Stations Workshop Series: Visualizing Solar Data

This interdisciplinary workshop series (3 consecutive Sundays: Sept 21, Sept28, Oct 5; all 1-4pm) is for students interested in exploring the relationship between solar energy, interactive design, and public space. The goal of the workshop is to visualize, test and analyze the data generated from the UT-Austin campus solar charging stations including solar energy in, power out, usage patterns, and environmental conditions. This hands-on workshop series will generate visual communication signage and prototype open-source solar data logging software for the station.  Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, The UT Green Fee Committee, SURGe / utsurge.org (Science Undergraduate Research Group), and Sol Design Lab and funded by the UT Green Fee, there is no charge to participate and all majors are welcome.  However, students are expected to attend all sessions and must take the time commitment seriously. Apply by with an email to beth.ferguson@soldesignlab.com. Please include your uteid and why you want to participate.

Want to know more?  Please join us at one of the Workshop Info Sessions:
Peter O’Donnell Jr. Building, Conference Room (POB 2.402)
Wednesday September 17, 12:00 and 6:30pm

Solar Kiosk Information

If the powerpoint does not appear, click on the link below. If the PDF does not appear, please download it from the google drive file menu.

Solar Kiosk PDF

We have a lab tour at the  Animal Resource Center.

Meet in the Animal Resource Center Lobby at 3:30-4:30pm on Thursday, April 3rd.

It’s time for an ESI event, Primate Social Behavior, with Dr. Anthony DiFiore! The Set up begins at 5:15pm, the fair begins at 5:45pm and ends at 7:00pm and takes place in Welch Hall. We will be walking over together after the meeting!

If you would like to help us table for the event, please follow the link to sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z5KLZiT0BIahph3athTEHSkRf9u0Up59XBw-R530uwU/viewform

Come learn about research and see research presentations by other students at the Science Undergraduate Research Fair! It is 3 – 5 pm in SAC 2.302 (Legislative Assembly Room) on February 28th.

Interested in chemistry or pharmaceuticals? Come join SURGe on February 21st from 4-5 in PAI 3.02 as Dr. Kerwin discusses cytotoxic effects from antitumor antibiotics through Bergman cyclization.

Due to inclement weather, SURGe had to unfortunately cancel the meeting scheduled for Jan 24. We will postpone the speakers to a later date, so stay tuned and be safe.

Join SURGe on Friday January 31st for a presentation by Dr. Mueller on the topic of co-evolution between fungus growing ants and their fungi! The presentation will be in PAI 3.02 from 4 to 5 PM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5piJCyHwtw

On Friday, March 7th, SURGe will be hosting lab safety training! Come to PAI 3.02 from 3 to 5 PM and learn the proper methods to minimize risks in the lab.