The students, recipients of undergraduate research grants totaling nearly $30,000, are conducting original research with faculty support throughout the summer. Successful applicants submitted overviews of research goals, including course of action, weekly timetables, and faculty statements.
Research opportunities for students are a hallmark of the undergraduate experience at the Rutgers–Camden College of Arts and Sciences.
The following students received grants for their research:
CAMDEN COUNTY
Michael Garrity, a biology major and Camden Catholic High School graduate from PENNSAUKEN, received three awards for his project, “Structural and Spatial Analysis of Chronic Structures Found on Eggs of Local Fundulus.” He received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant; a $2,250 Sandy Stewart Biology Undergraduate Research Grant; and a $500 Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund Grant.
Emily Leibowitz, a psychology major and Cherry Hill High School East graduate from CHERRY HILL, received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for a research project in her field.
Gabriella Schwalbe, a history major and Cherry Hill High School East graduate from CHERRY HILL, received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for her project, “Women Artists, Facebook, and Blogs.”
Kelly Scott, a history major and Pennsauken High School graduate from SOMERDALE, received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for a research project in her field.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Victoria Pallacovitch, a psychology major and West Deptford High School graduate from WEST DEPTFORD, received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for a research project in her field.
Anthony Rossi, a biology major and Gloucester Catholic High School graduate from PITMAN, received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for his project, “Do Polychaetes and Oligochaetes Share Tube-Secreting Cells?”
MERCER COUNTY
Luis Calderon, a computer science major and Trenton Central High School graduate from GROVEVILLE, received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for a research project in his field.
MORRIS COUNTY
David Luor, a biology major and Whippany Park High School graduate from CEDAR KNOLLS, received two awards for his project, “Cold Tolerance in Drosophila malanogaster.” He received a $3,250 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant and a $500 Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund Grant.
OCEAN COUNTY
Brian Zinderman, a physics major and Lacey Township High School graduate from LANOKA HARBOR, received a $500 Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund Grant for his project, “MAPLE-DW of grapheme.”
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