Student Research
Hands-On Collaborative Research
Summer Research
Hamilton offers its students outstanding opportunities to conduct research in all disciplines. Approximately 120 students receive grants each summer.
Publish & Present
Whether it’s during the academic year or the summer, Hamilton students collaborate with professors on original research. Often their work results in articles published in peer-reviewed journals or in presentations at national conferences.
Student Stories
Research & Discovery
During the academic year and over the summer, Hamilton students put into practice the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom, lab, and studio. Every student graduates having completed a capstone experience, which typically involves significant research or an original artistic creation. Here are some recent examples.
Summer Researchers Delve Into Projects That Inspire Them
Through Emerson Foundation Grants and Levitt Summer Research Fellowships, Hamilton students forge their own research paths, from studying environmental justice and exploring the intersections of art and mathematics in AI, to promoting better understanding of pediatric cancer patients’ experiences. Here are what three summer grantees said about the inspiration and significance of their projects.
Students Work With Hage ’02 to Examine Impact of Griffiss Institute on Local Economy
This summer, Levitt Center student researchers Luke Hanson ’26, Delaney Patterson ’26, Samuel Low ’28, and Ton Somnug ’27 joined forces with Griffiss Institute CEO and Hamilton alumna Heather Hage ’02 to investigate the holistic impact of federal spending on the local economy.
Williams ’26 Designs Efficient Delivery Routes for Food Bank of CNY
With 26 locations needing a different number of food pallets each day — and 10 trucks each with their own capacity limits — designing an efficient route had been an arduous task for the Food Bank of Central New York (FBCNY). That’s where Hughes “Hugh” Williams ’26 came in. This summer he created an algorithm that can determine each day’s optimal route within seconds.
