Research News
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Three Hamilton environmental studies majors — Emily Benson ’23, Katie Tanner ’23, and Ellie Sangree ’24 — presented their research at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting in Chicago in December. The students were accompanied by Aaron Strong and Heather Kropp, assistant professors of environmental studies.
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Following a summer spent conducting research in Oriskany Creek and working alongside their faculty mentor, two student researchers recently earned recognition for their work at the Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting.
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After two years of supporting virtual conference attendance, ROOTS — Hamilton’s Society for Students of Color in STEM — took 14 members to the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, Calif. The trip, which took place from Nov. 8 to 12, came at no fee to students, thanks to funding from the Dean of Faculty’s Office and a grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Two Hamilton chemistry faculty and three students presented their research at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Oct. 18 to 22.
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When we reached the end of our hike, my fellow geological conference attendees and I turned our attention not toward the dense forests far below us, but toward the basalt rocks right below our feet. It was what we had hiked up to see, after all.
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This summer, 149 Hamilton students received Hamilton funding to engage in research with faculty mentors. Communications/Marketing Office intern Claire Williams ’25 has followed up with a few of them to find out what they learned through their work.
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After witnessing her family’s struggle with genetic disorder, Taliyah James ’24 is utilizing all of her resources to launch her career in genetic counseling.
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In 2016, the New York State government implemented a financial incentive program to make electric vehicles a more affordable choice and increase their adoption. Brian Hu ’24 spent his summer studying the effectiveness of this rebate program on electric vehicle adoption.
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With Glacier Bay National Park to the west and Tongass National Forest to the east, Kaitlyn Bieber ’23 and Olivia Chandler ’23 found a month-long home amidst the nation’s largest stretch of protected wilderness. But more importantly, the pair found answers for their two distinct Levitt Center research projects.
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After studying at Oxford for almost a year, Lucas Jonathan Wang Zheng ’23 is returning to Hamilton with a newfound love for research and a nearly completed Emerson project that focuses on the affordability of musical education among middle-class, late Victorian-era English women. He hopes that his findings will help fill the gap in economic and social historical musicology.
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