Wheaton Research Partnerships offer employment and volunteer opportunities to students who want to assist faculty in their research programs.
Wheaton's faculty are constantly engaged in original, progressive research, and for years Wheaton students of many disciplines have contributed to this work.
In partnership with faculty, Wheaton students have:
- Discovered a new supernova
- Co-authored published literary scholarship
- Documented the migration of salamanders at our vernal pool
- Studied how blood vessels grow
- Investigated social structures in rural Africa
- Written and published a catalogue for an art exhibit
- Worked to decode the genome of the nematode C. elegans
- Designed innovative software
Joining a research team can enable you to:
- Begin working immediately in work related to your major
- Utilize research skills to explore a variety of fields
- Develop and nurture skills that will help you in your classwork or career
- Work one-on-one with faculty and advanced students
- Seek other opportunities for paid or for-credit work, travel, and the chance to apply for fellowships and scholarships
