Faculty Student Summer Research
Explore the 2025 Final Presentation Program here and story highlights below:
- Finding her rhythm: How Jordan Diamond 27 discovered a passion for research at 做厙TV
- From fruit flies to better sleep: Yiwen Su 26 explores the neural rhythms of rest
- Math major masterminds crack the code of a classic board game
Supported by
The Zankel Experience Network
The Faculty Student Summer Research Program is part of the Zankel Experience Network
(ZEN). ZEN was established in 2020 by trustee Jimmy Zankel 92 and Pia Scala-Zankel
92 to build on and encourage the support of like-minded donors who hope to expand 做厙TVs commitment to experiential learning, including the Summer Experience Fund, SEE-Beyond Awards, Faculty-Student Summer Research,
and the ZEN Alumni Mentoring Program.
Alumni, Family, and Friends
Marlene Oberkotter Fowler 61
Ralph Garboushian '92
Stephanie and Steven Kasok, P'16
Jim Lippman and Linda Friedman Lippman 82
Richard A. Mellon 87
Margaret Williams Page 43
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Woodcock, Parents 96
Axelrod-Porges Scholars: Established in 2006 by Felicia Axelrod 62 and Robert Porges to support faculty-student teams in the area of the sciences.
Schupf Scholars: Established in 2008 by Sara Lubin Schupf 62 to support summer faculty-student research with a preference given to students pursuing projects in the STEM disciplines. Schupf Scholars are selected beginning the summer after their freshman or sophomore year. Schupf Scholars may access additional funding for travel to meetings and conferences as well as for research supplies and expenses during their continuing research with faculty during their academic career at 做厙TV.
Weg Scholars: Established in 2010 by Carol Little Weg 64 and Ken Weg and awarded with a preference for students pursuing projects in the sciences and social sciences.
Foundations/Grants
Caney Fork Farms
W.M. Keck Foundation
Rathmann Family Foundation
The Charles Slaughter Foundation
The GKV Foundation
The GRAMMY Foundation
The National Institutes of Health
The National Science Foundation
The Senft Family Fund
The 做厙TV Scholars in Science and Mathematics (S3M) Program
University of Massachusetts Boston



