News
Oberlin Shansi Announces Summer 2019 In-Asia Grant Recipients
May 29, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Four students have received In-Asia grants for summer 2019.
![Oberlin Shansi Open House Photo of materials distributed on a table (pencils, buttons, books)](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shansi_fellows_story_photo_header.jpg?itok=AANtvjvc)
Chemistry Major Daniel Hill Receives Goldwater Scholarship
May 22, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Hill is among nearly 500 science students selected for the Goldwater Scholarship from a pool of more than 5,000 applicants in the United States.
![Daniel Hill portrait Photo of man sitting at a computer in science lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/daniel_hill_goldwater-michael_hartman.jpg?itok=yeGHMEUe)
Third-Year Rainie Heck Wins 2019 Goldwater Scholarship
May 22, 2019
Amanda Nagy
A student athlete, Heck plans to pursue a PhD in mathematics.
![Rainie Heck sitting on a bridge](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rainie_heck.jpg?itok=BIf9MSB3)
Chemistry Major Jane Sedlak Receives 2019 Nexial Prize
May 21, 2019
Amanda Nagy
The annual $50,000 award recognizes excellence in sciences and passion for cultural study.
![Jane Sedlak portrait woman standing in chemistry lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jane_sedlak-chrisschmucki19.jpg?itok=U0mcegJl)
Amelia Lewis ’21 Earns Science Research Fellowship in Germany
May 9, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
A geology and environmental studies double major, Amelia Lewis ’21 will be conducting geomorphology research at the University of Tübingen in Germany this summer.
![Amelia Lewis ’21 Amelia Lewis smiling, seated at a desk in the geology lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amelia_lewis_headshot.jpg?itok=yaz_fdLm)
Calibrating Approaches to Art: Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18
April 26, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18 is working with various arts organizations and museums to show how engagement with art can result in social and political impact.
![Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18 Elka Lee-Shapiro](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/elka_l-s_headshot.jpg?itok=6ZOhiBeJ)
Life as a Teaching Artist: Andre Cardine ’18
April 23, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Through freelance work and teaching jobs, Andre Cardine ’18 balances life as a music instructor and as an artist.
![From left to right: Andre Cardine ’18, Thobeka Mnisi ’18, Afia Ofori-Mensa, Niya Smith ’18, and Brian Cabral ’18 at the Office of Undergraduate Research Senior Symposium Andre Cardine, Thoebeka Mnisi, Afia Ofori-Mensa, Niya Smith, and Brian Cabral stand next to each other with their arms around each other in the King building](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/andre_c_body_photo.jpeg?itok=yWVuHFpM)
Physics Lab Explores New Approach to Deuterium Separation
April 18, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
In his lab, Professor of Physics Stephen FitzGerald is using quantum mechanics to improve the process of deuterium separation.
![Daniel Mukasa ’19 works in Professor of Physics Stephen FitzGerald's Lab Close-up photo of Daniel Mukasa working with tools in the lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/fitzgerald_lab_header_photo.jpg?itok=lk1s1Q9e)
Psychology Students Develop Technology to Help Adolescents Manage Chronic Pain
March 13, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor and Chair of Psychology Nancy Darling’s students are working with the Cleveland Clinic to develop a research-based app that helps young people with chronic pain manage their symptoms.
![Nancy Darling's 1step2life student research group 11 students in Nancy Darling's research group](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/1step2life_photo_header.jpg?itok=bK7qRwm8)
Before and After the Storm: Geology Research Offers Rare View of Erosion in the Caribbean
February 25, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Associate Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt and her students are analyzing data in a collaborative research project that measures the impact of a category 5 hurricane on the island nation of Dominica.
![Dominica Ocean View Picture of ocean view on island of Dominica.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dominica_capital_new.jpg?itok=1zS44qKi)