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Hamilton science faculty have been busy the past several weeks sharing their expertise with students much younger than college-age audiences. Elementary school children from Oneida, Clinton, and New Hartford have descended upon the Taylor Science Center for a morning of science exploration over the past four weeks as well as in March during Hamilton’s spring break.

The Hamilton College Chapter of Sigma Xi, the international science research society, initiated several new members at a meeting that took place on May 18.

Twelve seniors have been elected to associate membership in Sigma Xi, the international Science Research Society.

Fourteen chemistry and biochemistry/molecular biology majors presented posters at the 255th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in New Orleans in March.

Fourteen hours of travel to and from Washington, D.C., did not deter 30 Hamilton students from participating in the 2018 March for Science on Saturday, April 14.

Michael Hosek ’19 presented a poster at the 17th Annual American Meteorological Society (AMS) Student Conference in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 7. the poster was was based on his internship with the National Weather Service.

Drew Castronovo ’19 hopes to travel one day to many of the world’s major volcanoes such as Fuji, Kilimanjaro, Pinatubo, Colima and Kiluaea. This summer he is tackling one that is just a little closer to the ground.

With the migration of hundreds of college students off the Hamilton campus, way has been made for a younger, more energetic, crowd. On Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8, third-graders from Hughes Elementary School, and Clinton Elementary School, respectively, visited the Taylor Science Center. As part of ongoing outreach with local public schools, faculty from the psychology, chemistry, physics, biology and geosciences departments hosted approximately 80 students per day, packing a variety of scientific disciplines into four interactive, 30-minute long seminars.

Eleven members of the Class of 2017 were recently elected into the Hamilton College Chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society.

While Hamilton students are on spring break, science faculty opened their labs to welcome third graders from Myles Elementary School in New Hartford for some hands-on learning.