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![Lawrence students interact with students in a schoolyard in The Gambia.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-05/Gambia1.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=FHGktPV8)
Sixteen Lawrence students and two faculty members traveled to The Gambia this spring for research and community outreach, part of the Field Experience in Development course. The students later showcased their research in poster presentations.
![Students Anna Cardon and Felix Spaniol do a dive while gathering data in the waters off of Bonaire.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-05/LUMP%20Felix_Anna_Diving%20web.jpg?h=ab6e298f&itok=6qGwFV7E)
A music element was added this spring as 14 students and three faculty members spent two weeks in the Caribbean doing field research on marine life, the latest academic adventure in the Lawrence University Marine Program.
![Jodi Sedlock poses for a photo on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-04/On%20Main%20Hall%20Green%20Jodi%20Sedock.jpg?h=d7a3438e&itok=jjB4SAVp)
Jodi Sedlock, professor of biology at Lawrence University, has been listening to bats as she and students pursue research in sensory ecology in forests, caves, and biodiverse rice fields.
![Diana Van Gilder poses for a portrait.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-04/VanGilder.jpg?h=6dae3a3b&itok=8TWG0pT5)
Diana Van Gilder, a history major from Moraga, California, is heading to France this summer to present a paper at a conference that explores links between tourism and fiction.
![Grace Weber poses for a portrait.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/GraceWeber_1.jpg?h=02f0ad61&itok=q9ilWUof)
Grace Weber, a physics major from Oshkosh, has used important microscopy research and a study abroad experience in Amsterdam to fuel her career plans for life after Lawrence. She is pursuing medical physics.
![Jeff Clark and Kat McClain look on as Sydney Closson works through the wiring of a spectrometer.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/Clark4.jpg?h=d4713b53&itok=kYXBMHP6)
Lawrence University geosciences professor Jeff Clark and two students are building handheld spectrometers for use in research and hands-on instruction. It's funded by a $10,000 grant from the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.
![Matthew Stoneking poses for a portrait in front of Youngchild Hall as the snow comes down.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-01/StonekingMHG_webAaron%20Lindeman.jpg?h=029634e9&itok=xlwMLO4A)
Lawrence University Professor of Physics Matthew Stoneking has spent much of the past decade splitting his professional time between the Lawrence campus in Appleton and a physics research institute in Munich, Germany, all in pursuit of a novel kind of plasma.
![Judith Humphries poses for a portrait while standing in front of Main Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-01/Judith-Humphries_202401.jpg?h=78bb0e4f&itok=O8scXSTD)
Judith Humphries, associate professor of biology at Lawrence University, spends much of her research studying the freshwater snail, Biomphalaria glabrata. Outside of class, you might find her in a drumming ensemble.
![Graham Sazama sits on a bench outside of Main Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-10/SazamaMHG_2.jpg?h=02c0aa34&itok=WdmxPjXA)
Graham Sazama, affectionately known as Dr. Saz, brings enthusiasm and curiosity to his teaching in chemistry. He leads research at Lawrence that bridges the fields of organic materials and inorganic chemistry.
![Sydney Closson poses amid a collection of rocks in Youngchild Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-07/ClossonSydney.jpg?h=ff0c8987&itok=DA_KchgH)
Lawrence University’s Sydney Closson is rocking her undergraduate studies with help from a NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Scholarship. It ties in with her interest in studying other planets.
![Elizabeth Becker poses for a photo outside of Briggs Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/BeckerElizabeth.jpg?h=2c1796df&itok=pyX_ymuc)
Elizabeth Becker ‘04, associate professor of psychology at Lawrence University, has published research that explores using virtual reality (VR) games and exercise to help adults on the autism spectrum reduce stress.
![Amber Newman and Madeline Taylor stand in the greenhouse in Briggs Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-03/Research%20geosciences%20duo.jpg?h=18afe9c8&itok=WMVy4VOF)
Lawrence seniors Amber Newman and Madeline Taylor took the research they did last summer with geosciences professor Relena Ribbons and presented at the recent American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference in Chicago.
![Brian Piasecki stands for a photo on the sidewalk leading to Main Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-02/PiaseckiMHGNewVersion.jpg?h=8942ab2c&itok=GWe5Fqhz)
Brian Piasecki, associate professor of biology, believes in learning by doing. He takes that approach into the biology lab as he collaborates on research with Lawrence students.
![Melanie Shefchik stands in the Teakwood Room with the fireplace behind her.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-02/MelanieShifchik_TeakwoodResearch_79.jpg?h=d4405bd0&itok=KJ1WTnlv)
The Lawrence University Research Fellows (LURF) program provides funding for summer research projects. The deadline for students to apply is drawing near.