Haverford faculty model academic excellence through their scholarship and an ongoing commitment to compelling, effective instruction.

Haverford faculty model academic excellence through their scholarship and an ongoing commitment to compelling, effective instruction.

Virtually all Haverford Physics and Astronomy majors engage in cutting-edge research, working closely with faculty in fields such as biophysics, quantum computers, cosmology, quantum gravity, fluid dynamics, nanoscience, and extra-galactic astronomy.

“Every day millions of tons of coal leave Central Appalachia for power plants across the country, from this mountain and from many more just like it. My Center for Peace and Global Citizenship internship allowed me to explore how our environment right here in America is being destroyed and remade.” —Corey Chao ’08

Associate Professor of Chemistry Alexander Norquist helped develop an introductory chemistry curriculum and has published 16 research papers with 15 different students as co-authors.

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Each summer, approximately 75 students gain invaluable hands-on experience by assisting faculty with original scientific research in the seven departments of the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center.

Haverford faculty model academic excellence through their scholarship and an ongoing commitment to compelling, effective instruction.

“I gained insight into the ways in which veterinary science can be combined with conservation biology. Since these are potential career paths and ideas for graduate school, my summer research was a great help in solidifying my desire to explore these fields further.“—Elizabeth Willis ’13

Through funding from the KINSC’s travel stipend program, Katie Sheline ’13 was able to join Environmental chemist Helen White as part of a team of scientists on a research cruise that studied the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Each summer, approximately 75 students gain invaluable hands-on experience by assisting faculty with original scientific research in the seven departments of the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center.