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Active Learning and Research

Providing opportunities to participate in creative activity and the discovery of new knowledge is a hallmark of a Clark education. In these pages you can read about faculty and student endeavors throughout a broad range of disciplines.

Many stipends, fellowships and other sources of funding are available to undergraduates for research and creative projects. Learn more


Biology

Alternatives to Bone Grafts
Scientists like Harrison Mackler '07 are investigating the potential of tissue engineering-the generation of new bone from the patient's own cells-for providing an alternative to bone grafts. Read more

Physics

A very nice community
Professor of physics and adjunct professor of chemistry Chris Landee and his student Alex Shapiro blur the boundaries between physics and chemistry in their search for new materials with interesting magnetic properties. Read more

Biology

A fascination with doing science
Entela Nako's mother, grandmother and aunt are all professors of biochemistry in her home country of Albania. So it shouldn't be surprising that Entela is majoring in biochemistry here at Clark. An Anton Fellowship funded her summer research project under the supervision of biology professor Tom Leonard. In a recent conversation, summarized below, she talked about her Anton project and fascination with genetic research. Read more

Physics

Fiat lux: new light on an old subject
After several years of research, collaborating with physics colleague Harvey Gould and retired high school physics teacher Mauri Gould, and with valuable help from physics senior Josh Gutwill, Blatt began offering a course called Discovering Physics (PHYS020). This physics course has received rave reviews from non-science majors and is always oversubscribed. Read more

Chemistry

Motion studies
Chemistry major Jessica Mendes '04 became involved in research the summer after her sophomore year at Clark, working in the lab of Dr. Alan Jones. Her participation was funded courtesy of Jones' National Science Foundation grant, and this semester (fall 2003) she is continuing her work for directed study credit. Read more

Mathematics

Angles, lines, and logic
In an effort to make the principles and beauty of geometry more accessible to a wide audience, Dr. Joyce is creating an online version of one of the most important books ever written about geometry, the Elements written about 300 B.C.E. by the Greek mathematician Euclid. Read more

Physics / Computer Science

Virtual realities
Physicist Harvey Gould teaches his students how to write interactive Java programs that allow them to simulate "what if" scenarios. Simulations are valuable tools for understanding complex physical systems, like the movement of molecules in a gas, or the alignment of electron spins in a magnet. Read more