From the Physics Department Web page

Undergraduate Research - Summer '02 (9/02)

Scientific research can be one of the most valuable elements in an undergraduate student's education. Summer is probably the best season for this activity, and last summer, six undergraduate students majoring in physics at Syracuse did research "on the Hill."

Robert D'Agostino (foreground), Chris Nagele (left), and Emily Watkins (right) did research in Professor Gianfranco Vidali's laboratory. They are working on laboratory astrophysics experiments that simulate interstellar space. In particular they are studying how chemical reactions (such as the reaction of hydrogen atoms to form hydrogen molecules) occur on the very small "dust" grains that lie between the stars.
Brian Gantz did research in Professor Marina Artuso's laboratory. He is studying the small semiconductor devices that will become part of a new generation of detectors used to record the aftermath of elementary particle collisions.
Yue Sai worked with Professor Alan Middleton. Their work involves using computers to solve for the states of electrons in a complex environment of atoms; Sai's particular effort is in developing JAVA programs for visualizing the computer's hunt for these states.
Russell Kincaid worked in the laboratory of Professor Andrzej Krol (Upstate Medical University) on advanced imaging and mammography. Kincaid received an undergraduate summer fellowship from the American Association of Physicisits in Medicine to support this research. Some of these research projects were highlighted in articles in the Syracuse Record.