Several Westminster College honors students will publicly defend their capstone research projects this spring, marking the end of nearly two years of high-level academic exploration.
Several biology and molecular biology majors from Westminster College presented their capstone research posters at a semester-end event on Friday, Dec. 1.
In these disciplines, the focus of the capstone project is the application of the scientific method through the design, execution, analysis and presentation of an experimental study.
Six Westminster College students presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire the weekend of April 13-14.
Senior honors defenses mark end of intensive research projects
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This spring, several Westminster College senior honors scholars will publicly defend their capstone research a culmination of nearly two years’ worth of high-level academic exploration.
“While every student at Westminster experiences capstone, students in the All-College Honors Program begin working on their capstone research early in the junior year, developing and proposing a project to their honors board of three faculty,” said
Dr. Kristianne Kalata, director of the All-College Honors Program and associate professor of English.
Each honors scholar conducts research under the mentorship of three faculty mentors two experts in the major field of study and one faculty member from another department. After a project has been approved, students work closely with their lead honors board faculty adviser to conduct innovative, rigorous hands-on research.