Faculty and Student Research
 In the Biology Department at Wheaton, students at all levels are encouraged to get involved in active research. Students have opportunities to work closely with faculty experts for academic credit in diverse fields of biology from environmental to organismal to cellular and molecular levels. With their faculty mentors, students make discoveries in areas of interest to them and have opportunities to present their work at regional, national, and international meetings. In addition, Wheaton holds its own Academic Festival annually to highlight and celebrate student research. |
| Student-faculty research continues year-round supported by a variety of Wheaton sources including Wheaton Foundation Awards as well as Mars Fellowships for Student-Faculty Research Collaboration which support student-faculty research projects over the summer. Interested students should contact faculty directly about research opportunities in their laboratories. Work-study positions are also available in many labs. |
Funding Sources for Student Research Projects
- Wheaton Foundation Awards
- Wheaton Research Partnership
- Tri Beta Biological Honor Society
- Sigma Xi Grants-in-aid of Research
Summer Research Opportunities
- Mars Faculty-Student Research Fellowship
- Wheaton Summer Fellowship
Wheaton junior wins Goldwater Scholarship for excellence in the sciences
Blair Rossetti '09, a biochemistry major from Plymouth, Mass., has been named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar for 2008.
The Naturalist's Guide to the Atlantic Seashore
Professor Shumway publishes the ultimate guide to the diverse eco-systems of the Atlantic Coast from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras.
Bioinformatics faculty publish
Bio-Stats-CompSci faculty suggest evidence for convergent evolution (more)
Tropical Field Biology Trip to Belize and Costa Rica
Professor Scott Shumway and his students share their experiences and comments of their joint studies in the rain forests and ocean dives.
Get me a student, STAT!
Professor Tong completes the link between the textbook and the person
Biology team publishes in Science
Professor Morris leads Wheaton contribution to Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Project
Diamonds in the Marsh
Dr. Barbara Brennessel publishes her new book on Terrapin Turtles
Galápagos - an icon for ecotourism
Dr. John Kricher urges serious students of natural history that a visit to the Galápagos is a must.
Bacteriocentricity
Dr. Betsey Dyer's Field Guide: a call to experience the world as bacteria exerience it.
Wheaton Quarterly Articles
A Walk Among the Trees
A Summer of Survival (pdf)
Betsey's Bacteria