Senior STEM Majors Ready for Graduate School
By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor It is the time of the year when professors are piling on the work in preparation for finals week and students can almost taste how close they are to the finish. Application deadlines for graduate school begin to mount. STEM seniors here at Gettysburg College, in particular, have been feeling the pressure since the summer when advisors began to drop hints about resumes, GREs, CVs and personal...
Bioinorganic Chemistry of Mineralized Titanium
By Emma Gruner, Staff Writer In a continued effort to increase the number of scientific professional presenting their research, Sceptical Chymists brought Ann M. Valentine from Temple University. Valentine’s research has largely focused on the bioorganic chemistry of hydrolysis-prone metal ions; specifically, titanium. The characteristics of this metal that were studied include metal binding and the transport and catalysis by...
Decontaminating New York with Mussels
By Emma Gruner, Staff Writer In today’s world, the task of caring for our planet appears more daunting than ever before. Despite increased attention to environmental issues, there are some parts of the world that simply seem beyond saving. Take the notoriously filthy waterways of New York City. Filled with everything from cigarette butts to runoff from wastewater treatment plants, these waters are becoming increasingly devoid of plant...
The Great Pyramid
By Aphra Murray, MS&T Editor Physics and archaeology are not two fields that one would expect to have much in common. One deals with the cold, unyielding laws of the universe, and the other deals with the mystery and intrigue of the ancient past. Yet once in a blue moon, these two distinct worlds will collide to the benefit of both. Such was the case earlier this month, when cosmic ray byproducts were used to detect a...
Are Frozen Oceans Hindering Alien Contact?
By Emma Gruner, Staff Writer The possibility of extraterrestrial life in our universe is one that has always enthralled scientists and non-scientists alike. Yet this question is a difficult one to investigate; space is vast, and our knowledge of otherworldly life forms limited. Still, despite the odds being in the aliens’ favor, many hold the belief that if another intelligent, technologically advanced civilization existed, they...
Research Spotlight: Olivia Peduzzi
By Olivia Peduzzi, Contributing Writer As a first-year science student at Gettysburg College, I frequently heard upperclassmen talking about their research labs and working with professors. I had always dreamed of working in a lab ever since I decided to study science in 8th grade and so I continued to hope that one day I could be like those upperclassmen and do research as well. Well that one day came much sooner than anticipated. I...
