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Associate Professor of Mathematics Andrew Dykstra recently published a research article on symbolic dynamical systems in Journal d’Analyse Mathématique.

The college’s C.H.F. Peters Astronomical Observatory, located a short walk from the center of campus on Peters Lane, will host an eclipse party for them and any other interested members of the Hamilton community on Monday, Aug. 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Drew Castronovo ’19 hopes to travel one day to many of the world’s major volcanoes such as Fuji, Kilimanjaro, Pinatubo, Colima and Kiluaea. This summer he is tackling one that is just a little closer to the ground.

The opportunity: A 15-month paid fellowship with Hamilton’s Digital Humanities Initiative to work on a website with a renowned scholar of Confucian ritual and the cult of Confucius. Learning 3-D imaging would be part of the package.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas is the lead author of a paper published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Assistant Professor Courtney Gibbons recentlypresented joint work at the SIAM Applied Algebraic Geometry meeting at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. She has also begun writing the Errorbusters column in the math bimonthly magazine "Girls' Angle Bulletin."

Before matriculating last fall, Gabriel Linden ’20 received an email telling him that he was selected to participate in the First-Year Forward (FYF) program on campus. This program is designed to encourage first-year students to pursue career related opportunities over the summer break following their first year. FYF helped Linden construct a strong resume, gave him interviewing tips, taught him how to write a cover letter, and allowed him access to the Hamilton alumni network, eventually leading him to his summer internship in medicine.

“I’ve always been interested in journalism, and thought that working at a magazine would be a great place to get started,” Maura Colley ’19 said. Eventually, her choice came down to how well-organized and polished the publication was, both in print and online, leading Colley to Worth Magazine, where she works as an intern of the editorial team.

Janice Kang ’20, Kalvin Nash ’18 and Allen Park ’18 presented the results of their summer computational chemistry research at the 16th Annual MERCURY conference.

Members of Hamilton’s Class of 2021 are arriving on campus to register, move in and meet their roommates.