Student Research

Through independent projects, the Senior Program, and summer internships with faculty members, Hamilton provides an increasing number of opportunities for students to engage in significant — often publishable — research at the undergraduate level.

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Research Programs

Hamilton offers its students outstanding opportunities to conduct research in all disciplines. 120 students are participating in a research program this summer.

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Modern Tools in Ancient Excavations

Archaeology Field School

Colin Quinn, assistant professor of anthropology is conducting a six-week field school in Ashe County, N.C. The group is investigating a prehistoric village – the Woodie Site – conducting geophysical survey and excavations.

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Levitt Group Research Grants

Addressing Climate Change at the Local Level

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Emerson Grant

Felon Re-Enfranchisement: A Civil Rights Issue

Emma Tynan ’20 is one of 200 Hamilton students conducting research or completing an internship supported by the college this summer. Here she describes her Emerson Research project under the guidance of Professor Phil Klinkner.

History Research

Lifton ’20 Researches Perceptions of Edward the Black Prince

The day after her finals ended, Kim Lifton ’20 did what any college student would want to do and boarded a plane to Europe. She visited places like London, England, and Angers, France, observing the remnants of medieval Western history. Unlike the typical college student, however, Lifton spent the majority of her time examining medieval manuscripts in renowned archives and traversing the region in search of depictions of Edward the Black Prince.

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Improvising and Collaborating

Inspired to create an all-Hamilton album, musician Anthony Reyes ’20 obtained an Emerson grant to spend the summer collaborating on the project with jazz bassist and composer “Doc” Woods, the Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Music.