Biology and Chemistry Departments Receive Grant for Collaborative Undergraduate Research
02/16/2009
Students who are interested in participating can fill out an application available at the links given below.
http://files.me.com/tnolen/enj415 (PDF)
http://files.me.com/tnolen/cjkvpk (MS Word)
The Biology and Chemistry Departments have received a Merck/American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2009 Undergraduate Science Research Program Award.
The award provides $60,000 ($20,000 per year over three years) for joint use by the Biology and Chemistry departments. New Paltz was one of 14 institutions from across the country to receive the award this year.
The goal of the program is to provide interdisciplinary research opportunities for undergraduate students studying chemistry and biology. The award provides stipends for four students at SUNY New Paltz to work full time during the summer on interdisciplinary projects under the guidance of two faculty members.
The research projects and faculty are:
Characterization of anti-predator ink activity on crabs- Frantz Andersen and Tom Nolen
Effect of ruthenium complexes on cancer cells- Maureen Morrow and Dan Freedman
Optimization of natural house fly attractants- Preeti Dhar and Aaron Haselton
Characterization of nuclear receptor-ligand interactions- Jeff Reinking and Pamela St. John
Students who are interested in participating can fill out an application available in the Biology and Chemistry offices.
