EXCEL Scholars
Jacqueline Macri ’09 Explores Unsung Women Composers
Music and psychology major writes about her work as an EXCEL Scholar with Jennifer Kelly, assistant professor of music Jacqueline Macri ’09 (Malvern, Pa.), a double major in music and psychology, is working as an EXCEL Scholar with Jennifer Kelly, assistant professor of music, on research for a forthcoming book on underappreciated female composers. In [...]
Prof. Emeritus Bernard Fried Edits New Book on Intestinal Parasites
Robert Peoples ’08, one of many students Fried has mentored in research, co-authored a chapter Bernard Fried, Kreider Professor Emeritus of Biology, is co-editor of a new book focusing on new possible avenues of medical research using intestinal parasites called echinostomes. The Biology of Echinostomes: From the Molecule to the Community was published in November [...]
Peiyuan Mao ’11 Studies Distant Galaxies
He writes about his radio astronomy research with Lyle Hoffman, professor and head of physics Peiyuan Mao ’11 (Yangzhou Jiangsu Province, China), a double major in physics and mathematics, performed radio astronomy research with Lyle Hoffman, professor and head of physics, as part of the Undergraduate ALFALFA (Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA) survey program located at [...]
Evan Lebovitz ’09 Explores the Body’s Reaction to Kissing
Neuroscience major and Professor Wendy Hill will present research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting Neuroscience major Evan Lebovitz ’09 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) is performing EXCEL research with Wendy Hill, Provost and Rappolt Professor in Neuroscience, on people’s physical and emotional reactions to kissing. The research is a continuation of an [...]
An Art Major’s Real-World Projects
Amanda Smith ’10 writes about her digital design work with Lew Minter, director of the media lab Amanda Smith ’10 (Henderson, Nev.), a double major in economics & business and art, has been working with Lew Minter, director of the art department’s media lab, on a number of professional digital imaging projects this semester as [...]
Exploring Alternative Energy Uses
Chemistry major David Goodwin ’10 writes about his research with Professor Tina Huang Chemistry major David Goodwin ’10 (New Hope, Pa.) is performing research with Tina Huang , assistant professor of chemistry, on composite materials which may have alternative energy uses. At Lafayette, I have gained considerable ability, technique, and understanding of the laboratory through [...]
The Technical Side of Art
Computer science major Haruki Yamaguchi ’11 writes about his part in the Knee Deep and Risin’ exhibit Miguel Haruki Yamaguchi ’11 (Akashi, Japan) spent the summer using his expertise as a computer science major to help put together the multimedia exhibit Knee Deep and Risin’ running through Dec. 20 in the Grossman Gallery. He worked [...]
Poverty in Madagascar
Felix Forster ’09 explores its causes with Prof. David Stifel Felix Forster ’09 (Rostock, Germany), who is pursuing a B.S. in mathematics and an A.B. in economics and business, spent his summer investigating the root causes of poverty in Madagascar under the guidance of David Stifel, assistant professor of economics and business. My father is [...]
Crime’s Impact on Environmental Quality
Ly Le ’09 writes about her EXCEL research with Professor Mark Crain This summer, economics and business major Ly Le ’09 (Hanoi, Viet Nam) performed EXCEL research on the impact of crime on environmental quality under the guidance of Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy and chair of Policy Studies, and Nicole Crain, visiting [...]
Melissa Gordon ’11 Works with Chemicals on the Nanoscale
Chemical engineering major writes about her research with Professor James Ferri Melissa Gordon ’11 (Montvale, N.J.), a chemical engineering major, spent her summer working on nanotechnology research with James Ferri, associate professor of chemical engineering. During this past summer, I worked with Ashley Cramer ’10 and Professor Ferri on an EXCEL project which involved investigating [...]
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