FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
At Stevenson, students experience the latest in technology. Instructional and research facilities include sixteen teaching laboratories, five research laboratories, a greenhouse, and a dedicated math resource room. The facilities are well equipped for use by students and faculty, with highlights including:
» Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer » Biosafety Cabinets » Capillary DNA Sequencing Apparatus » Electrophoresis Equipment » Fluorescent Microscope » Fluorescence Spectrophotometer » Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer( FT-IR) » Gas Chromatograph( GC) » GC-Mass Spectrometer( GC-MS) » High Performance Liquid Chromatograph( HPLC) » Ion Exchange Chromatograph » Microbalance » Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Thermocycler( RT-PCR) » Thermal Cyclers » Ultraviolet / Visible Spectrophotometers
Additionally, state-of-the-art computing laboratories are available for student use on campus.
OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND
Whatever your interest, there is a club or organization on campus for you. The School of the Sciences sponsors these extracurricular opportunities:
» American Chemical Society( ACS) Student Affiliates Club » Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society » Ecology and Wilderness Club » Environmental Club » Forensic Science Club » Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society » Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society » Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society
RESEARCH
Many faculty members maintain ongoing research projects and welcome student participation. Here are just a few topics of research interest among our faculty:
» Animal behavior » Biochemistry and RNA enzymatics » Cancer research » Catalytic Processes Logic » Conservation biology and genetics » Developmental biology and molecular genetics » DNA Repair Mechanisms » Dynamical Systems » Enzymatics » Early development and mammalian genetics » Environmental chemistry » Geometry and topology » Marine and terrestrial ecology » Mathematical modeling » Medicinal chemistry » Observational radio astronomy » Secondary metabolites in medicinal plants » Theoretical condensed matter
SUMMER SCIENCE SCHOLARS RESEARCH PROGRAM( S3RP)
The S3RP provides select SU science majors with an outstanding learning opportunity that provides a competitive advantage in employment or acceptance into graduate or professional school. Students in the School of the Sciences are selected for the full-time paid S3RP opportunity each summer.
Students work in the lab during the special summer program. Pictured, from left to right, Julia Wikoff, Timothy M. Dwyer, Ph. D., and Jennifer O’ Bier.
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