Although only a rising sophomore, Daniel Tomb '08 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
is no stranger to summer research at Hamilton. He worked for Winslow Professor of Chemistry George Shields and Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Karl Kirschner prior to his freshman year as part of Hamilton's research program for incoming students. "During my freshman year, I had the opportunity to do more research. This summer, I am continuing my research from last summer and from during the school year," Tomb explains.
Tomb has enjoyed researching at Hamilton; in fact, the great research opportunities Hamilton offers students was one reason Tomb came to Hamilton. "While looking at Hamilton as a possible college choice, I heard about its fantastic undergraduate research program, and in particular about its pre-freshman research opportunities. Research has always interested me, so I applied right away for the program when I was accepted to Hamilton and decided to go," Tomb explains.
This summer, Tomb, who plans to major in both chemical physics and math, is again working with Shields and Kirschner. Tomb will be investigating the structures and energies of hydrogen sulfide complexes with water clusters. He says that his research will hopefully allow him to understand how these complexes are involved in atmospheric reactions, paying particular attention to finding out how single waters or water clusters can catalyze atmospheric reactions involving sulfur species.
-- by Emily Lemanczyk '05
