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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Environmental Studies

Students Investigate Carbon Output in Wetlands, Lawns, and in Town

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Levitt Center

Harper ’21 Researches Global, Government Use of “High-Tech Tools”

While governmental use of technology to monitor and manage citizens may seem like something straight out of an Orwellian novel, Joel Harper ’21 knows that “high-tech tools” are used by governments all around the world.

Emerson Grant

Healthcare, Homelessness, and Poverty in Philadelphia

As a premed student Maya Amy ’20 has spent hours immersed in science research, including a summer of teamwork with Assistant Professor of Biology Cynthia Downs and other students. That resulted in Amy being listed among the co-authors on a scholarly paper. This summer, she’s working on research that requires a new set of skills.

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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.