Science, Engineering & Sustainability

Do you love to solve complex problems and investigate the world around you?
Are you happiest in the lab or doing research in the field?
Do you get excited about finding solutions to address climate change and preserve biodiversity?
Do you have a favorite subatomic particle?

Science, Engineering & Sustainability prepares Grinnellians for careers in scientific research, ecology and conservation, biomedical engineering, clean energy development, cognitive science, and more.

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The Trials and Tribulations of a Teenage Rat: Summer MAP Series, Ioanna Giannakou ’24

With any research project, there’s the potential for lots of things to go wrong. Being bitten, however? It’s a less common worry.

But when you’re working with rats, as Ioanna Giannakou ’23 did in her summer Mentored Advanced Project (MAP), …

By Dani Perkins

Pictionary for Robots: Summer MAP Series, Kailee Shermak ’25

“You know those AI generation programs where you enter text and it pops out an image?” asks Kailee Shermak ’25, sociology major and digital studies concentrator. “Essentially, we’re studying whether a machine can do that task as well as …

By Dani Perkins

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

The 2024-2025 application for the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) is now available online.

The DOE CSGF provides financial support for students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex problems in …

By Sarah Barks