Academic News

Jan 2, 2002

EXCEL Scholar: Electrical and Computer Engineering Major Metin Aslantas ’03 Delves into Political Research

Metin Aslantas, a junior electrical and computer engineering major, investigated the ways in which states dominated by one group become more democratic…

Dec 28, 2001

Daniel Ruddy ’03 Explores Reactions of Organic Compounds and Catalysts

The excitement of learning and inventing new things comes with the territory in the Lafayette chemistry lab. This fall, Daniel Ruddy ’03 (Dunmore, Pa.)…

Dec 28, 2001

Andrew Colton ’02 Studies How to Model Interaction between Tumor and Immune System Cells

For his senior honors thesis, Andrew Colton ’02 (Hicksville, N.Y.) is studying how to mathematically model the interaction between tumor and immune system…

Dec 28, 2001

David Crean ’02 Investigates Political Theories of Locke and Rousseau

David Crean ’02 (Wilton, Conn.) investigated the political theories of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau in an intensive independent research project…

Dec 28, 2001

Casey Lyons ’02 Traces Evolution of Virginia Woolf’s Stream of Consciousness Technique

An honors thesis conducted by Casey Lyons ’02 (Guilford, Conn.) traces the evolution of Virginia Woolf’s stream of consciousness technique, placing heavy…

Dec 28, 2001

Laurel Merrick’s Internship at Warren Hospital Sparks Interest in Career as Midwife

A few years ago, Laurel Merrick ’03 (Branford, Conn.) hated science and couldn’t envision a career that had anything to do with biology or chemistry. Then…

Dec 28, 2001

Megan Brennan ’02 Synthesizes Unique Compounds

Basic research in organic chemistry provided groundwork for one student’s ambitions in the lab. The ultimate aim of the research conducted by chemistry…

Dec 27, 2001

Chemistry Professor Chip Nataro Co-Authors Article in Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Chip Nataro, assistant professor of chemistry, co-authored an article, “Synthesis and characterization of ferrocenylalcohol derivatives of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene…

Dec 19, 2001

Erin O’Brien ’02 Will Travel to Norway to Exchange Information on Environmental Site Assessments

Lafayette senior Erin O’Brien of Carlisle, Pa., a Marquis Scholar enrolled in a dual-degree program in civil engineering and International Studies, will…

Dec 17, 2001

Heather Rabinowicz ’02 Learns Importance of Family at KidsPeace

Heather Rabinowicz ’02 has spent extensive time this semester in an internship at the Bethlehem facility of KidsPeace, a national organization that offers…