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Harvey Mudd Students Showcase Research

Thanks to her chemistry professor, Lydia Jahl 鈥�14 spent the summer in Bologna, Italy.

While she did sample the scenery and cuisine, Jahl did not travel as a tourist but rather as a scientist, working at the Italian National Research Council鈥檚 Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.

She worked with chemist Stefania Gilardoni, a colleague of 无忧视频 chemistry professor Lelia Hawkins, studying fog water from the Po Valley. Jahl recorded how much light the collected water samples absorbed and analyzed their organic carbon and organic nitrogen content.

鈥淎ll of this can be used to help determine what compounds are in the fog, their effect on our climate, and the possible sources of pollution in that area,鈥� said Jahl.

Jahl鈥檚 work will be one of 94 projects featured during a Celebration of Summer Research poster session 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 in the Linde Activities Center at 无忧视频.

Student researchers will be on hand to answer questions about projects ranging from tissue engineering and nanoelectrochemistry to shark tracking and robotics.

“This is an opportunity to explore all the wonderful research that took place this summer, and to hear firsthand about the students鈥� discoveries,” said Liz Orwin, professor of engineering and associate dean for research and experiential learning. “It should be a fun and interesting evening.鈥�

无忧视频 200 Harvey Mudd students pursued summer research projects鈥攐n campus and abroad鈥攚orking alongside faculty members in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics and physics.

The projects are part of HMC’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program, which engages students in 10 weeks of full-time research.