Faculty Student Summer Research
Explore the 2025 Final Presentation Program here and story highlights below:
- Finding her rhythm: How Jordan Diamond 鈥27 discovered a passion for research at Skidmore
- From fruit flies to better sleep: Yiwen Su 鈥26 explores the neural rhythms of rest
- Math major masterminds crack the code of a classic board game
Supported by
The Zankel Experience Network
The Faculty Student Summer Research Program is part of the Zankel Experience Network
(ZEN). ZEN was established in 2020 by trustee Jimmy Zankel 鈥92 and Pia Scala-Zankel
鈥92 to build on and encourage the support of like-minded donors who hope to expand Skidmore鈥檚 commitment to experiential learning, including the Summer Experience Fund, SEE-Beyond Awards, Faculty-Student Summer Research,
and the ZEN Alumni Mentoring Program.
Alumni, Family, and Friends
Marlene Oberkotter Fowler 鈥61
Ralph Garboushian '92
Stephanie and Steven Kasok, P'16
Jim Lippman and Linda Friedman Lippman 鈥82
Richard A. Mellon 鈥87
Margaret Williams Page 鈥43
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Woodcock, Parents 鈥96
Axelrod-Porges Scholars: Established in 2006 by Felicia Axelrod 鈥62 and Robert Porges to support faculty-student teams in the area of the sciences.
Schupf Scholars: Established in 2008 by Sara Lubin Schupf 鈥62 to support summer faculty-student research with a preference given to students pursuing projects in the STEM disciplines. Schupf Scholars are selected beginning the summer after their freshman or sophomore year. Schupf Scholars may access additional funding for travel to meetings and conferences as well as for research supplies and expenses during their continuing research with faculty during their academic career at Skidmore.
Weg Scholars: Established in 2010 by Carol Little Weg 鈥64 and Ken Weg and awarded with a preference for students pursuing projects in the sciences and social sciences.
Foundations/Grants
Caney Fork Farms
W.M. Keck Foundation
Rathmann Family Foundation
The Charles Slaughter Foundation
The GKV Foundation
The GRAMMY Foundation
The National Institutes of Health
The National Science Foundation
The Senft Family Fund
The Skidmore Scholars in Science and Mathematics (S3M) Program
University of Massachusetts Boston



