{"id":1884,"date":"2025-07-10T13:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:26:34","slug":"christian-yam-and-nanisa-goyal-selected-for-the-2025-surf-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/christian-yam-and-nanisa-goyal-selected-for-the-2025-surf-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Yam and Nanisa Goyal Selected for the 2025 SURF Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1902 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/NC-300x161.jpeg\" alt=\"Two people stand beside a scientific poster at a conference. A presentation screen and other attendees are visible in the background.\" width=\"641\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/NC-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/NC-1024x550.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/NC-768x413.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/NC-1536x826.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/NC-2048x1101.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/lighthalllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/NC-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congratulations to<\/span><b> Christian Yam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and<\/span><b> Nanisa Goyal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on their selection for the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">program<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the UCF Office of Undergraduate Research! The fellowship allows the two students to continue their research at the ADD lab over the summer while receiving a $2,000 stipend. Additionally, the students will be engaging in professional development workshops and presenting at the UCF <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Christian Yam and Nanisa Goyal on their selection for the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program by the UCF Office of Undergraduate Research! The fellowship allows the two students to continue their research at the ADD lab over the summer while receiving a $2,000 stipend. 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