Archive: Student Research

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Mission to Mars: Senior Working for NASA on Mission Mapping Where Humans Could Access Ice on Red Planet

Laura Ratliff (C’21) is currently working as an intern for the Mars Exploration Program at NASA HQ, where she is assisting in the development of the international Mars Ice…

May 12, 2021

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Senior Advocates for Black Mothers Who Have Lost Children to Gun Violence

Psychology major Denzell Brown’s (C’21) research aims to provide aid to Black mothers who have lost children to gun violence in Washington, DC. The senior will continue to…

May 7, 2021

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Biophysics Major Who Hopes to Help Fight Climate Change Contributes to Interdisciplinary Oceanographic Research

Biological physics major Victoria Boatwright (C’22) has always been fascinated by the ocean. In a recent publication through the Georgetown Scientific Research Journal (GSR),…

April 30, 2021

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Senior Completes Two Theses on Women’s Health, Plans to Work in Medical Equity After Graduation

Biology of Global Health and Spanish double major Grace Keegan (C’21) is an unstoppable force. In addition to completing two theses that focus on women’s health, the senior…

April 26, 2021

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Goldwater Recipient to Use Scholarship to Continue Cancer Research

Biology major Jordan Kramer (C’22) has been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which she will use to continue her work in cancer cell.…

April 15, 2021

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Georgetown Senior Wins Marshall Scholarship, Explores Black Women and Religious Movements

Georgetown senior Amber Stanford (C’21), who researches how historical traumas have impacted Black women’s involvement in religious movements over the last century, is among…

December 7, 2020

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Marshall Scholar’s Research Aims to Improve Global Modeling of Methane Emissions

Sally Matson (C’20), received the 2020 Marshall Scholars Award to continue her research and education on climate change after graduation, an interest that started at. …

January 16, 2020

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Georgetown Student Works to End Stigma Against Disabilities in Kazakhstan

This past summer, Madeleine Gibbons-Shapiro (C’21) conducted a social impact assessment of a café that employs intellectually disabled individuals in Kazakhstan. Because of…

January 13, 2020