Krissy Lyon ’12 is one of many students who spent the summer conducting scientific research.

Learn more about the research that Simon and his peers Lindsay Hilken, a senior music and biochemistry and molecular biology double major, and Louis Prahl, a senior physics major, are doing this summer in the following podcast.

Senior psychology majors Iris Kemp, Theresa Hennings, and Hilary Galloway have spent their summer considering the social, psychological, and neuropsychological dimensions of their research question in the interest of creating better prevention and intervention strategies for reducing drinking-related problems.

Junior chemistry majors Robin Osofsky and Eric Randall worked with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Anne Bentley this summer, exploring the ability to incorporate nanoparticles into thin metal oxide films used in lighting and batteries.

Senior physics majors Dylan Stadler, Eric Douglass, and Nathan Laws worked with Associate Professor of Physics Stephen Tufte on an observational investigation of short-period eclipsing binary stars.

Student research story (with video) from August 20, 2008.