Upper School Science Students Present Summer Internship Projects

Three upper school science students presented their summer internship projects to an audience of faculty members and their peers during a special assembly in Benjamin Hall on September 20.

Senior Jonathan Wolf-Rosengarten spent his summer in Massachusetts, working for the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Wolf-Rosengarten focused his research on conservation and our responsibility to protect our natural world. He developed field education programs and seminars focused on woodland and marine biology.

Sophomore Holden Neer traveled to Los Angeles, California, where he took part in UCLA’s Applications of Nanoscience program. The program is one of several summer programs that UCLA offers for high school students interested in the sciences. Neer, who earned college credit for his work, learned how nanoparticles work and are used in our everyday lives, including the use of nanotechnology.

Senior Robert Rubin delved into the world of cancer research and the synthesis of cancer drugs during his time at the Bannister Lab at Scripps. Rubin studied drug discovery and, along with a team of researchers, created a cancer fighting compound that was transmitted to Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, where it will undergo further testing in lab rats.

Upper School science teacher Eric Gardner praised the three students for their exciting research and encouraged other students to consider a science internship next summer. Senior Cameron Pirozzi also completed a summer science internship, but was unable to present.
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