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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