Opportunities for Wittenberg University students to partner with faculty members in research abound each year, 包括在夏季. 各个学科的新项目正在进行中, 所以定期回来看看最新的合作, 的见解, 和发现. In the meantime, enjoy a look at some of last year's research both on campus and off.
来自斑点龟, 抗菌药物, tRNA, 堕落天使, 强迫症, 和更多的, students and faculty illuminated understanding and made important connections as they engaged in collaborative research in 2023-24.
在本土植物中寻找激情环境科学专业的道格拉斯·麦克卢尔, 斯普林菲尔德的2025届毕业生, 俄亥俄州, 和德莱尼·沃茨, 2027届毕业生, 从森特维尔, 俄亥俄州, 是否利用了亲身实践的机会, 与蒂姆·斯沃茨合作研究的机会, 生物学助理教授, this summer at Wittenberg’s Conrad Balliet Family Nature Preserve. 距离克利夫顿附近的校园只有10英里, 俄亥俄州, the unique location allows the trio to study how non-native plants fit into the local ecosystems.
研究了正电子Leonardo Juarez ’26 worked with Professors of Physics Paul Voytas and Elizabeth George to study antimatter particles called positrons, 哪些在医学PET扫描中最为人所知. “The goal of our experiment was to get a better understanding of the differences between matter and antimatter, hoping to help solve the mystery of why antimatter is so rare in the universe,乔治解释道.
研究抗菌药物Paige Rudolf '25 and Andy Dozal '26 studied under the direction of Daniel Marous, 化学副教授. Both are chemistry majors and worked on investigating 抗菌药物. Rudolf investigated the antibacterial strength of combining essential oils and during that process, 她发现自己更聪明, 更坚定, 而且比她想象的更有激情.
重金属研究Derek Stinefield ’25 and Alex Callahan ’25 studied with Stephanie Eveland Parrot, 化学助理教授, to investigate the effects of heavy metal substitution in the gemstone corundum. “Our research used 开放-source software called Quantum Espresso to investigate the role of post transition metals in the stability and structure of metal-doped Corundum-type minerals,伊芙兰·鹦鹉说.
测量流苏树和巧克力Maddie Pawlak '26 and Victoria (Pip) Pipinich '25 studied with Ray Dudek, professor of chemistry. The two of them measured the seasonal production of oleuropein (an insecticide) in fringe trees, and Pipinich measured the amount of lead and cadmium in dark chocolate as her summer project. “Getting the opportunity to explore Springfield with my classmates and growing 关闭r to the chemistry department was what I enjoyed most with this summer research,皮皮尼奇说.
在哲学和心理学的交叉点学习Guille del Rio Gonzalez '24 recently worked with Kelley Annesley, 哲学助理教授, on a research project that touches two academic subject areas. Del Rio Gonzalez and Kelley Annesley conducted research that works at the intersection of philosophy and psychology, a place where the student has been exploring questions about the relationship between empirical studies of character and virtue and the ethical concept of virtue.
测量车间效率24岁的格蕾丝·卡特师从贾斯汀·豪斯内克特, 化学系教授兼系主任, measuring the effectiveness of a workshop facilitating the teaching of organic chemistry. “Grace’s project aimed to measure the effectiveness of the NSF-sponsored Active Learning in Organic Chemistry faculty development workshops at changing participant knowledge, 信仰, and implementation of evidence-based instructional practices,豪斯内克特说.
出版圣经文学研究24岁的麦凯·恩娜·博林最近和特拉维斯·普罗克特一起学习, 宗教助理教授, 在联合出版物上. 麦肯纳写了一篇关于“守望者”的简短研究论文,' a group of 堕落天使 featured as part of ancient Jewish and Christian mythologies that, 等待同行评审, 将于《十大正规赌博平台大全排行》(http://bibleodyssey.org/), a public-facing collection of scholarly essays on the Bible run by the Society of Biblical Literature, the leading professional organization for scholarship on the Bible,普罗克特说.
检查tRNAWilliam Westermeyer ’26 collaborated with Kunal Chatterjee, 生物学助理教授, 一种叫做tRNA的特殊生物分子. “细胞需要tRNA来制造蛋白质. William is trying to learn what happens when tRNA are not properly made – are they repaired and/or destroyed? He is also trying to discover the proteins that participate in this tRNA quality control mechanism,查特吉说.
详细介绍城市热岛效应德扎·弗雷加24届的搭档是史黛西·波特, 环境科学助理教授, to quantify the urban heat island effect in Wittenberg’s hometown of Springfield and determine its possible influence on precipitation. “城市往往比偏远的农村地区更温暖, and we’re curious if that additional heat from cities impacts precipitation,波特说。. "We have temperature and precipitation gauges around the city that we check after every precipitation event.”
研究强迫症（强迫症）Hannah Marcin '24 conducted research with Michelle McWhorter, associate professor of biological and environmental sciences, 研究强迫症（强迫症）. Marcin’s summer project looked for a change in expression of certain genes that are believed to be involved in 强迫症. She and McWhorter examined any potential changes in gene expression in a mouse model of 强迫症 by using a technique called qPCR, which amplifies and quantifies how much gene expression has occurred.
追踪斑点龟生物学专业的Lily Bonar， 24岁, 尼尔·博伊尔斯26岁, and Tori Hinkle ‘24 all researched spotted turtles in southwestern 俄亥俄州 under the direction of Associate Professor of Biology Richard Phillips. 菲利普斯让伯纳尔、博伊尔斯和辛克尔来主持这个节目. 三人捕获、分析数据并追踪海龟. “莉莉, 尼尔。, and Tori are all answering questions about where spotted turtles are in southwestern 俄亥俄州, 有多少？, 以及它们如何利用沼泽中的栖息地,菲利普斯说.
检查蒲公英生长Sarah Fitterer ' 25与Matt Collier合作, 生物学教授, 系主任, and the 2023 recipient of the University’s top faculty award, to study the impacts of soil iron and manganese exposure on North American dandelion growth. “特别, Sarah is examining the impact of soil iron and manganese exposure on dandelion root and leaf biomass and hypothesized that plants exposed to higher metal concentrations will show reduced biomass measures compared to those exposed to lower concentrations,科利尔解释道.