Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

SURE

SURE is a summer research experience for undergraduates where Cal Poly Pomona and partnering community colleges send STEM and non-STEM students to participate in high-level faculty-mentored research projects over an eight-week program. Cal Poly Pomona and community college students that participate in SURE have the opportunity to present their culminating research projects at our annual Cal Poly Pomona Creative Activities & Research Symposium (CPP CARS).

Lab Safety Training

Students will learn proper lab techniques and lab safety training.

Faculty Research

Work on a faculty-mentored research project.

Conference Presentation

Articulate what they have learned on a research poster or oral presentation at the annual summer symposium.

Network

Network and engage with students from other research labs.

4-Year Experience

Integrate to the four-year institution experience.

About SURE

Cal Poly Pomona is widely recognized for its polytechnic mission and learning-by-doing philosophy which is closely linked with the research experience. The Office of Undergraduate Research at Cal Poly Pomona (OUR-CPP) works proactively on creating Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates by partnering with surrounding community colleges. The summer research program has been ongoing since 2014 and has provided the opportunity for 100 community college students to work with CPP faculty and students on comprehensive and high-level research projects.

We know that participating in research, a high-impact practice, helps community college students in the transferring process, retain in their major, and graduate on time.

Partner with Us

Become a Faculty Mentor

Every year the OUR will recruit and identify faculty mentors for the summer. Each faculty mentor oversees two or three student researchers.

Learn More

ASP Research Trainee Coordinator

Dr. Ever Barraza

edbarraza@cpp.edu