Three Physics and Astronomy students presented posters at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF) on April 30 at the University Capitol Centre.

The Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates hosts SURF, held in celebration and recognition of undergraduate researchers' contributions to research, scholarly, and creative work at the University of Iowa. It is a low-stress platform for undergraduate students to practice communicating their research, scholarly, and/or creative work to a broad audience. Many students use SURF as a platform for presentation practice in preparation for conferences or professional development events.

Aden Hageman was awarded the Andrew Nelson Poster Prize for having the top Physics and Astronomy poster at SURF.

Physics and Astronomy students who presented posters are listed below with their major(s), expected graduation date, faculty mentor, and poster title:

Aden Hageman (Physics - Spring 2025)
Mentor:  Ravitej Uppu 
Resonant Spectroscopy of GaSb Quantum Dots

Jason Homann (Physics and Astronomy - Spring 2025)
Mentor:  Jasper Halekas 
Characterizing Toroidal Transformers for Use on an Electrostatic Analyzer

Will Meiners (Physics, Astronomy - Spring 2025)
Mentor:  John Prineas 
Recombination Dynamics of Long Wave Infrared Detectors