http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/domack-18-hamilton-students-head-down-under-for-geology-field-course http://www.hamilton.edu/news/domack-18-hamilton-students-head-down-under-for-geology-field-course Eugene Domack, the Joel W. Johnson Family Professor of Geosciences, and 18 Hamilton College students left June 7 for a three-week field course to Australia and Tasmania. Three flights and 30 hours later the group landed in Cairns, a city located on the coast of Northeast Australia. Read about their trip and see photos here. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/rivera-16-and-oglevee-15-examine-luminescence-of-rare-earth-sol-gel-metals http://www.hamilton.edu/news/rivera-16-and-oglevee-15-examine-luminescence-of-rare-earth-sol-gel-metals The world of technology is changing at a rapid pace and new materials need to be utilized to make further advancements.  Rare earth metals are in a strong position to be more widely used for various applications, ranging from small electronic devices to large television screens. Laura Rivera ’16 and Catherine Oglevee ’15 are working with terbium and europium, two rare earth metals, this summer to understand their fluorescent properties. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:50:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/levitt-summer-researcher-examines-relationship-between-china-and-tanzania http://www.hamilton.edu/news/levitt-summer-researcher-examines-relationship-between-china-and-tanzania There’s no shortage of media coverage when it comes to China’s booming economic sector.  Reforms dating back to the 1970s have launched China’s economy on a trajectory that was unfathomable 40 years ago.  Now that the country has established industrial and financial infrastructures, it is looking for ways to sustain its economic growth.  Neil Edwards ’14 is examining the developing investment of China in Tanzania to see if it fosters a mutually beneficial relationship between the countries. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:42:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/theatre-studio-arts-complex-progresses http://www.hamilton.edu/news/theatre-studio-arts-complex-progresses Hamilton’s up-and-coming artists and actors will have an integrated home when the new theatre and studio arts complex is completed in July 2014.  The new center will contain three main areas for the arts, theatre and digital arts and by virtue of its central location will become the “front porch” of campus,  according to Professor of Music Sam Pellman, who has led the campus planning committee for the new arts facilities. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:03:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alex-thompson-13-headed-to-yale-for-ph-d-in-chemistry http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alex-thompson-13-headed-to-yale-for-ph-d-in-chemistry Alex Thompson ’13 has an impressive resume, particularly for someone who has only just completed his undergraduate degree. He’s worked on multiple research projects in chemistry and biology, spent a summer working at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, interned at biotechnology company Genentech in San Francisco, co-authored a paper in The Journal of Organic Chemistry, and co-authored a chapter in the recently released book Hetereocyclic Chemistry in Drug Discovery. This fall he’ll be adding to his impressive list of accomplishments and beginning a Ph.D. program in chemistry at Yale University. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EST