Students Report on Summer Scientific Research

At the recent Fifth Annual Sciences Division Undergraduate Research Symposium, nine students presented the results of summer research projects that were undertaken in Redeemer’s Sciences Division and beyond. The students were joined by Redeemer sciences faculty, the Research and Faculty Development Office, a representative from the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Redeemer’s VP Academic and chaplain, as well as friends and family of the students. The research topics were stimulating and diverse: computer modeling of turbulence in the atmosphere and numerical methods for quantum mechanics (Physics); exploring fundamental properties of matrices (Mathematics); computing methods for automated sorting of recyclable plastics (Computer Science); new methods for probing the molecular structure of materials (Chemistry); searching for a protein that controls muscle activity in insects and for a protein that may play a role in causing a form of leukemia (Biology). Two of the students were from McMaster and worked under the supervision of Redeemer professors, one Redeemer student carried out research at the University of Western Ontario, while the other research projects were supervised by Redeemer professors, several of which involved collaborators from other institutions such as McMaster and Lakehead Universities and the National Research Council in Ottawa. Most of the research was funded by the NSERC including several of the students’ salaries through prestigious Undergraduate Student Research Awards. Scientific research is a high priority in the sciences division at Redeemer, with most faculty carrying out ongoing research programs that are funded by multi-year research grants from NSERC. The smaller size of Redeemer provides unique opportunities for our undergraduate students to work alongside professors in these research programs. For all of the students, this summer has provided a valuable experience well beyond what is taught in the classroom and has helped prepare them for graduate school, medical school, and employment in industry once they graduate. We look forward to seeing all that our students will do after Redeemer.

More from Uncategorized
Redeemer hosted a music-accompanied live reading of Henri Nouwen's letters in partnership with the Henri Nouwen Society.
March 7, 2018
Whenever our family drives to Listowel, Ontario, to visit my wife’s family, we pass by a christian billboard in a farmer’s field. It reads,...
September 12, 2016
Sternberg reads from each of his poetry collections at first poetry event of the year
October 6, 2015
It's been five years since my "Redeemer days." I know that students continue to be shaped by their "Redeemer days."
September 21, 2015
Golf Tournament raises $60,000
July 15, 2015
Redeemer hosts Canadian Women’s Pan Am Soccer team practice
July 14, 2015
Redeemer student becomes the ORF’s first intern
July 6, 2015
Redeemer student receives honour from Canada’s largest Christian Writers Association
June 22, 2015
Wikkerink participates in panel discussion at Bay Area Economic Summit
June 3, 2015
Student artists invited to reflect on the theme of “Temple”
May 29, 2015
Dr. Jean Chamberlain-Froese encourages Class of 2015 at Graduation
May 23, 2015
Redeemer student given honour by Au Sable Institute
May 4, 2015
The Redeemer Centre for Christian Scholarship announces its 2015-16 Zylstra Grant winners!
April 21, 2015
2015 Student Life Award winners announced
April 8, 2015
Brent McCamon takes first place in Tony Blair Faith Foundation's Faith & Globalisation Essay Competition
April 8, 2015