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Harrison Miles fills six plastic cylinders with pieces of leaves from a soybean plant. He slips them inside a machine that resembles a kitchen blender and sets it awhirl. The vials spin so quickly they need time to cool before he begins his next task \u2013 extracting the RNA he\u2019ll use for further investigation.<\/p>\n

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UMW student Harrison Miles spent the summer doing research that used soybean plants and a fungus extracted from lantern flies and could possibly lead to more effective organic pesticides. He’s among 19 Mary Washington students who conducted research to tackle real-world problems during this year’s 10-week Summer Science Institute. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe create a soup of the fungus,\u201d said Miles, who earned a degree in psychology and elementary education from the University of Mary Washington in 2015, and returned to campus to study conservation biology. \u201cI knew I wouldn\u2019t be able to get this kind of experience anywhere other than Mary Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working on Jepson Science Center\u2019s third floor, he spent the summer working with beauveria bassiana <\/em>harvested from spotted lantern flies shipped in from Pennsylvania. He injected the fungus into soybeans and measured toxin production as the plants grew. The work, done with guidance from Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Josephine Antwi, could help create more effective organic pesticides.<\/p>\n

The project is one of more than a dozen that unfolded during the University\u2019s 24th annual Summer Science Institute (SSI), focused on biology, chemistry, computer science, Earth and environmental sciences, physics and math. The 10-week event had students and faculty working closely together on research aimed at finding solutions to real-world concerns, like pesticides.<\/p>\n

A public symposium, featuring posters and oral presentations, will showcase the results on Wednesday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Hurley Convention Center\u2019s Digital Auditorium. A scholarship contributed by 1961 Mary Washington alumna Dr. Jerri Barden Perkins \u201961, will be awarded to the best oral and poster presenters.<\/p>\n

\u201cSSI is an unparalleled experience for students interested in making contributions to STEM research,\u201d said Associate Professor of Mathematics Randall Helmstutler, who co-chairs the institute with Associate Professor of Chemistry Davis Oldham. \u201cThe students are able to apply and extend their knowledge acquired in the classroom to real, relevant problems in their field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program \u2013 which received funding from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division \u2013 provides access to extensive research not easily folded into the academic year, Oldham said. \u201cAnd working full time with a faculty member gives students valuable insight into the daily life of a scientist.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UMW student Harrison Miles, a conservation biology major, works with Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Josephine Antwi during the Summer Science Institute. Together, they are researching a fungus that could be useful in creating more effective organic pesticides. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Miles prepares a solution for use in his research during this year’s Summer Science Institute, a program that encourages close collaboration between students and faculty. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div>
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Miles sorts through pieces of soybean leaves that have been preserved for the research he’s conducting with the guidance of Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Josephine Antwi Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

For Assistant Professor of Biology Ginny Morriss\u2019 students, that meant using fruit flies to study a progressive disease called myotonic dystrophy and how it affects the signaling pathways in muscles. Professor of Mathematics Leo Lee\u2019s students solved equations, wrote algorithms and designed computer programs to make predictions about the course of pandemics like COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Pamela Grothe took students Jessica Oberlies and Jacob Cantor on a \u201ctrip of a lifetime,\u201d she said. They traveled to Kiritimati\u00a0Island, planning to\u00a0collect\u00a0samples of ancient corals for research on climate change, El Ni\u00f1o patterns\u00a0and coral reef health. The excursion, funded by Grothe\u2019s National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award, was a collaboration with universities like Brown and Florida State.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Summer Science Institute provides UMW students equivalent research opportunities usually only found at large research-based universities,\u201d Grothe said. \u201cIt makes them more competitive when applying for graduate schools.\u201d And thanks to a recent $30 million gift<\/a> from alumna Irene Piscopo Rodgers \u2013 the largest in the University\u2019s 115-year history \u2013 funding for undergraduate research in STEM fields is expected to grow.<\/p>\n

In both the Summer Science Institute and a sister program, the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Summer Institute<\/a>, undergraduates work alongside faculty to conduct professional-level research, analyze data and present their findings. And in both institutes, student researchers receive room, board and a stipend.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: UMW senior Jason Walker, Professor of Physics Matthew Fleenor and junior Carter Bussey pose on the fourth floor of Jepson Science Center. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Professor of Physics Matthew Fleenor (left) works with Jason Walker ’24, then a senior, during the Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59 Summer Science Institute. Walker used capabilities like narrowband imaging and mosaicking to better understand the environments where stars are currently forming. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div>
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UMW junior Carter Bussey (left) talks with Professor of Physics Matthew Fleenor during the Summer Science Institute. With Fleenor’s guidance, Bussey used the 10-week program to explore exoplanets (planets that exist outside our solar system) using Skynet telescopes. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Professor of Physics Matthew Fleenor, junior Carter Bussey and senior Jason Walker teamed up with the Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a> to help further the field of astrophysics. The trio used the Skynet Robotic Telescope Network<\/a> and set to work processing hundreds of images to help identify star-forming regions inside our galaxy and possible planets outside our solar system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe skills used in astrophysics research \u2013 model building, experimentation and troubleshooting \u2013 are the same in the workplace and other branches of science,\u201d Fleenor said. \u201cSSI provides formative experiences for students who not only want to continue their studies but also want to go on to meaningful work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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