Joel & Marcella Bonsall SURF Technical Writing Prize

The Joel and Marcella Bonsall SURF Technical Writing Prize was endowed by Dr. Marcella Bonsall in 1997. Caltech SURF students who are seniors, did their research with a mentor on-campus, and completed all SURF requirements on time are eligible for mentor nominations for the prize.

Two judges review each SURF final report for clear and concise writing, a statement of the importance of the work to the ongoing work of the mentor's research group, and accurate and clear discussions of the results.

Congratulations to the 2024 Joel & Marcella Bonsall SURF Technical Writing Competition Winners!

• First Place: Sydney Vernon with Tapio Schneider (Theodore Y. Wu Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering), Ronak Patel (Graduate Student in Environmental Science & Engineering), and Dave Bonan (CICOES Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Washington)
• Second Place: Rohan Kolhe with David Anderson (Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology; Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience Leadership Chair; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Director, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience) and Aditya Nair (Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering)
• Third Place: Brayden Noh with Michael Lamb (Professor of Geology) and Kimberly Miller (Laboratory Manager)