Approximately $37,000 in funding for summer research projects were awarded to Bridgewater College students to conduct research under the mentorship of a faculty member throughout the summer.
Funding was provided by the Martin Science Research Institute and The Research Experience @ Bridgewater (TREB). Recipients of these awards receive free on-campus housing for the duration of their research along with a stipend, enabling them to devote their summers to research and exploration on a wide variety of projects.
“The TREB and Martin awards provide invaluable opportunities for our students to engage in hands-on research, develop critical thinking skills and prepare for future academic and professional endeavors,” said Dr. Elizabeth MacDougall, Director of Student Research at BC. “Each project represents a unique contribution to our collective understanding and showcases the interdisciplinary nature of scholarship at our institution.”
The Dr. John W. Martin Summer Science Research Institute is named for a beloved professor at Bridgewater, who taught in the chemistry department from 1961 until his retirement in 1985.
Martin Science Research Institute awards were given for the following projects:
- Isaac Plange (with Assistant Professor of Engineering Dr. Derli Amaral), a first-year engineering major from Takoradi, Ghana, “Pump Suction Data Measurement and Turbulence.”
- Ifeatu Udokwu (with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Barnabas Otoo), a sophomore biology major from Abuja, Nigeria, “Proposal for the synthesis of the antibiotic : 4-Methyl-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-4-phenyloxetan-2-one.”
- Brockton Zorn (with Associate Professor of Biochemistry Dr. Rippa Seghal), a biochemistry major from Rocky Mount, Va., “Compiling the enzyme structures belonging to the SDR family using protein structure visualization software.”
TREB is a donor-funded initiative providing support for teams of Bridgewater faculty and undergraduate students to spend the summer in collaborative research and creative, scholarly work in any discipline.
The Research Experience @ Bridgewater funded the following projects:
- Elizabeth Burzumato (with Associate Professor of English Dr. Sam Hamilton), a junior professional writing major from Harrisonburg, Va., “Worldbuilding in Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Tabletop Roleplaying Games.”
- Rory Cantwell (with Associate Professor of Education Dr. Jenny Martin), a junior liberal studies major from Lancaster, Pa., “Summer Literacy Intervention on Improving Attitudes Towards Reading and Writing.”
- Mighty Doffoe (with Associate Professor of Math and Computer Science Dr. Verne Leininger), a sophomore computer science major from Takoradi, Ghana, “A search for a power series with cubic items which has equally spaced roots.”
- Jared Mullins (with Assistant Professor of Business Administration Dr. Sevinj Iskandarova), a sophomore business administration major from Tazewell, Va., “Customer Perspectives on AI Implementation in Industry: Exploring Benefits, Concerns, Governmental Rules, and Regulations.”
- Eric Wilbur (with Associate Professor of History Dr. Brandon Marsh), a junior history major from Olney, Md., “Intelligence Failures and the Iraqi Revolt of 1920.”
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