{"id":6594,"date":"2010-11-03T15:48:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T19:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/news\/article.php?ArticleID=6594"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:27:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:27:04","slug":"6594_a-ship-has-launched-at-montclair-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/2010\/11\/03\/6594_a-ship-has-launched-at-montclair-state\/","title":{"rendered":"A SHIP has Launched at 麻豆传媒在线"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the best and brightest aspiring student scientists at 麻豆传媒在线’s College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM<\/a>)\u00a0 presented their research and thanked their funders at a Science Honors Innovation Program (SHIP) Funders’ Breakfast on November 3. The SHIP program, made possible through generous grants from Merck and The Roche Foundation, offers undergraduate students an unparalleled opportunity to become involved in the research community, get a head start on graduate school, and to compete for awards, fellowships, and admission into top PhD programs.<\/p>\n

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Directed by Philip Yecko, associate professor of mathematical sciences, SHIP is a two-year honors program for junior-year students with a focus on research and innovation, and with one-on-one mentoring from faculty members. SHIP also provides financial support for student research, travel to conferences and workshops, and summer stipends.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SHIP program is just over two months old and we\u2019ve already made some major progress,\u201d Yecko told the visitors. \u201cWe have twelve excellent students, all at various stages of their research. We also have a sequence of four courses\u2014which are now moving through curriculum committee\u2014with \u201cSHIP\u201d as a moniker. So this will appear on their transcripts indicating a serious commitment on the students\u2019 part.\u201d<\/p>\n

The representatives from Merck and Roche were given the opportunity to see and hear first-hand how their funding was being used as five of the SHIP students discussed their research. With research topics ranging from \u201cThe Effect of World Trade Center Dust on Human Lung Cells,\u201d presented by Sung H. Choi, to \u201cPhytoplankton and Algal Bloom Management,\u201d by Stephanie Lear, the breadth and significance of the student\u2019s research was apparent.<\/p>\n

Also presenting at the breakfast were Michael Cohrs (\u201cOscillations, Auto-rotation and Energy\u201d), Anita Trajkovska (\u201cInvestigating the Source of Sediment in New Jersey Streams\u201d), and Daniel Traum (\u201cAnalysis of the Effect of Theaflavins on Herpes Simplex Virus \u2013 1 Infection of Cultured Vero Cells\u201d).<\/p>\n

Although a highly competitive program, CSAM Dean Robert Prezant expects enrollment in SHIP to grow. \u201cThe initial cohort is 12 students, all juniors,\u201d he said. \u201cNext year we\u2019ll have a cohort of 24, 12 juniors and 12 seniors. We are looking forward to this program being a long term success story.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information about the program and biographies of current SHIP students are available at SHIP.<\/p>\n

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