Physics Summer Undergraduate Research 2026

The Physics Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) has weekly faculty research presentations and/or professional development workshops. Except for the first orientation meeting, which will be held on Monday, June 22 at 9:00 AM in Building 60 Room 109, all other research presentations and workshops will be held in person and are scheduled to take place Wednesdays at 9:00 AM in Physics and Astrophysics Building, Room 102/103. The weekly Wednesday presentations and workshops, unless otherwise noted, will conclude by 10:30am.  All SURP participants are required to attend and participate in these presentations and workshops. Questions? Please email the SURP mailing list: physics_surp_admin [at] lists.stanford.edu (physics_surp_admin[at]lists[dot]stanford[dot]edu). 

NEWS

• Orientation will be on Monday, June 22, 9:00 - 10:30 am in Building 60 Room 109.
• We will hold mid-summer check-in meetings during week 6. Sign up and Mid Quarter Reflections survey links to be added later in the summer.
• Students will participate in an in-person poster presentation about their research at the end of the program, preceded by a brief (~1 min) pitch for why folks should come see their poster during the poster session. Presentations will be held on the Friday of week 10 of the program. Please do not book any travel until after 6pm on Friday, August 28. 

SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER 2026

All events will be held in person in the Physics and Astrophysics Building, room 102/103 and will begin at 9:00am Wednesday morning unless noted.

Upcoming Other Events

• Wilcox Solar Observatory Tour on Friday, July 24 at 12:30-2:30 PM. Sign up here! You will need be to logged into your Stanford email account to access the Google form.
• Stargazing at the Stanford Student Observatory on Tuesday, August 11 at 9:00-10:30 PM. Sign up here!
• SLAC Tour on Tuesday, August 18. Sign-up sheet coming soon!

Professional Development Workshops and Faculty Research Presentations