Past SRP Projects
Learn more about the types of projects past participants of the Summer Research Program have been involved in!
Science Projects
Previous participants who identified as young women and gender minorities focused on the following science-based projects:
Agriculture
Preparing soil samples and exploring different farming techniques to discover how to increase carbon storage in soil and decrease greenhouse gases.
Artificial Intelligence
Researching the etymological language and words for the senses to help create a system that accurately defines a word based on specific context and use of the words.
Bioacoustics
Deploying audio recording units to capture animal calls and songs in their natural environments. This data was analyzed and then used to study certain species, particularly on their migration patterns, breeding ranges, overall behaviour, and population.
Biochemistry
Determining the 3D structure of various molecules by attaching linkers, a type of protein with a carbon change (these models can then be used in food production and pharmaceuticals.); developing a compound which could potentially be used to treat HIV; researching how agricultural waste can be converted into biofuels.
Biological Sciences
Analyzing gunshot patterns to track illegal hunting.
Chemistry
Researching different ways to synthesize compounds used in pharmaceuticals; learning how to synthesize molecules for solar cells.