Toerber, a senior chemistry major from Newton, Kan., is analyzing ground water contamination in a study of capillary tube gas chromophotography techniques. Second Tier Project Grant recipients are Adam Franz and Josh White, Jamie Jantz, and Heather Troyer. Franz, a sophomore from Lawrence, and White, a sophomore from Wichita, are analyzing brain activity involved in memorization. Jantz, a senior biology major from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is studying smooth muscle response to herbal stimulants. Troyer, a senior music, English, and Spanish major from Willmar, Minn., is researching relationships between writing and music in literary theory.
Stipends support up to four weeks of full-time research.
Students will present research results in a public forum at Bethel College this fall. Students completing funded internships and projects through the Eldon Rich Memorial Grant include Ruth Harder and Sonya McDonald. Harder, a junior social work major from Hillsboro, Kan., is studying cultural and societal violence in Guatemala. McDonald, a senior history major from Hoxie, Kan., is researching outreach resource development for educators. Bethel College students are participating in summer study programs in a variety of locations nationally and internationally.