夏天的经历

There are many summer opportunities available to chemistry students, including 化学系奖学金, 全校暑期奖学金, 国家奖学金, Career Exploration 和 Development (CXD) Funded Internships,以及校外暑期研究机会.

Here are some examples of how our students spend their summers:

艾玛·阿库耶娃大头照
艾玛·阿库耶娃,25岁

大/小是化学吗?. 艺术历史

2023年暑期活动: Neuroscience Fellowship at Bowdoin (Diaz-Rios 实验室)

经验: “整个夏天,我都在迪亚兹-里奥斯实验室工作, conducting a project titled "Age-dependent effects of Capsaicin 和 Menthol on the mammalian spinal CPG locomotor network". 这是一次有益的经历, where I was able to combine my interest for chemistry 和 biology through research. 我懂得了耐心的重要性, 团队合作, 和 intellectual curiosity that are needed for success in the research environment.”

卡西迪·贝特曼大头照
卡西迪·贝特曼24岁

大/小是化学吗?. 剧院

2023年暑期活动: Summer Camp Coordinator for The Works Museum in Bloomington, MN

经验: "I was the summer camp coordinator for The Works Museum, a children’s engineering museum. By the end of the summer, I helped facilitate approximately 75 different camps. I have gotten to combine my love for chemistry 和 science with that of education while also gaining experience in supervising 和 organization of programming. I am an aspiring museum exhibit designer for science museums 和 have had the chance to work with The Works in redesigning their exhibits. It’s been a great introduction to the field 和 solidified my interest in working with science museums.”

加布里埃尔·布鲁姆-奥沙利文
加布里埃尔·布鲁姆-奥沙利文,25岁

大/小:化学

2023年夏季活动:化学 Fellowship at Bowdoin (Ortoll-Bloch 实验室)

经验使用x射线衍射, 旋转涂布, 扫描电子显微镜, I analyzed the morphology 和 assembly of cobalt hydroxide carbonate crystals grown under various synthesis conditions. I also assisted with a separate project in the lab regarding the crystallization of aspirin 和 flufenamic acid. Though I began the summer feeling certain that I knew what my research experience would entail, I quickly learned that any novel research necessitates a lot of flexibility 和 problem solving. 整个夏天, 一旦我们解决了一个问题, we would immediately run headfirst into another, necessitating constant creative problem-solving, 开箱即用的思考, 和, 最重要的是, 协作, both with 我的实验室伙伴 和 the amazing faculty that surrounded us.”

以利亚Dumdie
以利亚·杜迪,25岁

大/小:化学与神经科学,硕士. 宗教

2023年夏季活动Neuroscience Fellowship at Bowdoin (Horch 实验室)

经验“Over the summer, I characterized a prospective Toll-receptor protein (GBI_03017-RA) in Gryllus bimaculatus蟋蟀. The primary focus of my research was to take a step toward elucidating the biological mechanisms behind the compensatory plasticity of the auditory system in the cricket. I learned everything from setting up polymerase chain reactions 和 Gibson assembly, 最终进入表演阶段 原位 hybridization to determine mRNA expression of 03017 in brain, ganglia, 和 whole embryo tissue. 谢谢你,霍希教授, 丽莎Ledwige, 我的实验室伙伴, 和 the MDIBL/NIH for your support 和 funding making this opportunity possible!”

里斯·爱德华兹爆头
里斯·爱德华兹25岁

大/小是化学吗?. 心理学

2023年夏季活动: EMT

经验I responded to 911 calls in northern Massachusetts. This experience taught me how about how important communication is in healthcare 和 about how people's 以前的 experiences with the medical system can affect their willingness to seek help. I'd 说出最有价值的东西  taken away from being an EMT is how to keep my cool when surrounded by chaos.”

凯文·弗莱希曼大头照
凯文·弗莱希曼,23岁

大/小:化学与皇冠体育

2023年夏季活动Material 化学 Research at Columbia University (Roy 实验室)

经验: "During the summer I worked on the solid-state synthesis 和 characterization of novel quantum materials. These materials have interesting superconducting 和 magnetic capabilities that make them important for many optoelectronic devices 和 processes."

Andrew Hoadley,大头照
安德鲁·霍德利,25岁

大/小:化学

2023年夏季活动CXD Summer Internship Grant at UMass Boston (Niya Sa 实验室)

经验"I worked in an electrochemistry lab whose primary concentration is sustainable chemistry. I focused on conducting preliminary tests related to Prussian Blue deposition on gold, 以及对其稳定性的评估. This experience provided me with valuable insights into the complexities of battery functionality 和 the research endeavors aimed at transitioning from costly 和 environmentally unsound lithium batteries. 在这段时间里,我有幸 参与 in various electrochemistry conferences 和 gaining exposure to the graduate academic world by attending Ph.D. 学生论文和论文答辩."

纳迪亚·普恩特爆头
Nadia Puente, 25岁

大/小: 化学与法语研究 

2023年夏季活动take a summer mechanics course (physics) at Southern Methodist University 和 shadowed an Ophthalmologist/视网膜外科医生

经验: "It was incredible to get ahead in my major through the summer physics course. 此外,我还能跟踪. Gregory Kozielec说 眼科医生 视网膜外科医生. I highly valued the clinical experience with patients. I was able to synthesize real-world connections from my Bowdoin science classes into the reasoning behind certain patient diagnoses. I found it highly valuable to gain this experience while I pursue a pre-medical track."

利亚姆·罗尔爆头
利亚姆·罗尔25岁

大/小: 化学

2023年夏季活动:皇冠体育大学(Broene实验室)化学奖学金

经验I was researching the synthesis of new cobalt catalysts for the dimerization of linear alpha olefins in the Broene 实验室. My work taught me how to use a photochemical apparatus, 施连克链接技术, 手套箱技术, 和 how to efficiently carry out multi day synthetic procedures.” 

Philip Spyrou大头照
Philip Spyrou, 25岁

大/小: 化学与视觉艺术

2023年夏季活动加州理工学院安进奖学金(Hoelz 实验室)

经验“This summer I received the Amgen scholarship to study the human nuclear pore protein GP210 through protein crystallization. I learned a variety of methods in biochemistry to express purify 和 crystallize proteins 和 deepened my underst和ing of both protein mechanics 和 their chemical properties.”