Students interested in conducting research in any of the following laboratories or centers are encouraged to reach out to the faculty member listed.
Schmid College of Science and Technology
»Research in Schmid College
Faculty in the Schmid College of Science and Technology conduct high-quality research and run several research labs that not only produce excellent research, but also actively involve students in the research process as early as their freshman year. Our students can receive first-hand experience in funded research projects of societal importance, have the chance to co-author papers in national recognized journals, or present at national conferences. Our faculty understand the importance of outside funding to support their research and teaching efforts and take pride in the awards they receive.
Centers of Excellence
Schmid College houses three centers of excellence that promote interdisciplinary research
in several scientific fields, focusing on cross-cutting themes that bring different
fields together: Data mining, numerical analysis, statistical methods, etc.
Catalysis Research Laboratory
Study molecular interactions in systems ranging from a few atoms up to proteins by
learning to use a variety of spectroscopic techniques.
Chapman Biology Education Research Group
CBER is dedicated to improving biology and STEM education through innovative research
that examines student and instructor experiences both inside and outside the classroom.
Comparative Biomaterials Laboratory
Study a wide range of materials made by animals, including nano-scale filaments within
cells, slimes secreted to ward off predators, and large structures like the keratinous
plates of baleen whales.
Food Protection Laboratory
Develop and apply molecular techniques to identify meat and seafood in food products
to detect food fraud and food contaminants.
Global Ecology Lab
Use satellite remote sensing to track climate change and global ecological phenomena
with societal applications.
Ibba Laboratory
Work on research to understand the mechanisms that determine how cells ensure the
accurate translation of the genetic code, and how changes in the underlying processes
impact cellular health and contribute to microbial pathogenesis and disease. Many
of these processes are essential and unique to particular systems, making them ideal
potential drug targets.
Kim Environmental Geochemistry (KEG) Laboratory
Examine a range of geochemical systems and field sites involving metal contamination
and remediation, with implications for environmental management, public health, and
risk assessment.
Marine Invertebrate Behavior Laboratory
Explore the neurobiology, ecology, and evolution of invertebrate behavior.
Dr. John Miklavcic Research Lab
Dr. Miklavcic studies the effect of extracellular vesicles from human and bovine milk
on intestinal immunity. The goal of his research program is to identify bioactives
in food that support optimal growth and development of newborns.
The Senger Food Processing Lab
Dr. Were Senger’s Food Chemistry laboratory investigates Maillard and phenolic-protein
interactions and their effect on color and nutrition. The goal is to use the knowledge
to upcycle protein and phenolic-rich foods such as sunflower proteins and their by-products
for human use.
Atamian Laboratory
Use genomics, molecular, and physiological approaches to understand the complex mechanisms
that plants evolved to adapt and survive in nature.
Quantum Computing and Measurements Research
Research quantum information science, quantum computation, and the foundations of
quantum physics. These fields are natural intersection points between physics, mathematics,
and computer science.
The Goldsmith Laboratory
Use tools from the fields of ecophysiology, ecology, micrometeorology, hydrology,
stable isotope biogeochemistry, and remote sensing to develop an understanding of
the plant functional response of forests to present and future climate.
The Loon Project
Join the ongoing scientific investigation of territoriality, reproduction, habitat
selection, and population dynamics of common loons (Gavia immer) in Oneida County,
Wisconsin.
The Lopes Laboratory
Explore the causes and consequences of animal social behavior, with an emphasis on
disease transmission. This research integrates several levels of biological organization,
including genes, hormones, the brain, the individual, and ultimately the dynamics
of a whole social group.
The Owens Laboratory
Join this bioinorganic chemistry group to focus on the metalloenzyme nitrogenase in
bacterial nitrogen fixation and bacterial heme uptake as a drug target. Their research
interests span biochemistry, inorganic chemistry and structural biology.
Verkhivker Research Group in Computational Biosciences
Work on the development and application of computational biology approaches for system-based
analysis of evolutionary, genetic, and molecular signatures of human disease; design
and discovery of targeted and personalized cancer therapeutics; and the integration
of computational biology and chemical biology approaches in translational cancer research.