2023 ISR Presentations

The select group of student scientists participating in independent scientific research (ISR) presented their findings to classmates and others at the 2023 Millbrook Science Symposium at the Frederic C. Hamilton Math and Science Center. Seven students undertook yearlong research projects with the goal of asking and answering their own questions across a variety of subjects.

Several researchers collaborated with other scientists, often at the university level, as they pursued answers to their questions, sharing data and findings when possible. Dr. Kerry Dore oversaw and advised the group, offering her expertise as a research scientist in biology, genetics, primatology, and scientific research broadly. Millbrook’s ISR is a true scientific research project that demands precision and persistence and may still yield surprising or unexpected results. Failure and frustration are always possible in the pursuit of new knowledge. ISR participants are subject to these possibilities just as a full-fledged researcher might be in a lab or in the field. By undertaking an ISR project at the high school level, participants gain truly invaluable research experience early in their science careers.

2023 ISR Projects
Hannah Coon - Effect of Dominance Status on Stress and Behavior in Geoffroy’s Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroys) 
Alex Fraser - Finding The Healthiest Compost Style For the Millbrook Farm
Remy Kalmbach - The Psychological Effects of Human-Animal Interactions in a Zoo on Both Parties
Lucy Li - Correlation between Digital Screen Use and Attention Span in Adolescents and Adults
Ann Najork - The Impact of Live Prey on Captive Red Wolf (Canis rufus) Behavior and Stress
Julia Schereschewsky - The Effect of Enrichment on Environmentally Related Stress in Black and White Ruffed Lemurs
Forrest Schmitt - The Impact of the Trevor Zoo on the Bacteria Composition of the Millbrook School Campus
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