Senior thesis leads to research path
Raman Spectroscopy is just the beginning.
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Laura Breitenfeld ’17
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Raman Spectroscopy is just the beginning.
“Medical Family Therapy presented a unique combination of social science, medicine/healing and understanding other people's stories.”
Achaetey worked on research as a part of Professor Alexi Arango's lab. She helps manufacture solar cells. She started working in the lab in summer 2015, and within the few months from the beginning of summer to fall, she has already designed a piece of equipment and wrote a standard working procedure for the Arango lab!
Take math courses and gaining some research experience, whether it is through an internship with a professor or writing a thesis.
I was able to acquire additional knowledge and research material in the subject of Native American culture and history.
As a student at MHC, I had gained not only the foundations of my academic studies but I had the confidence and poise to approach these people and make valuable connections.
Thanks to the support of her MHC professors, Aidan Diamond ’15 has been able to nurture an interest in Batman into a burgeoning academic career.
Michelle is an expert in the physics of energy in the lab — and on the volleyball court.
My education and internships paved the path to a better understanding of my research interests and professional aspirations.
“At Mount Holyoke, I learned that wherever I am, if I have passion for what I’m doing, I have the power to foster the things I care about most.”