Research

Research at Swarthmore, first and foremost, involves our students. At any given time, we have numerous students working on original research, frequently leading to presentations at meetings and publications in the major journals in our fields. We firmly believe that one of the primary benefits of a small liberal arts college like Swarthmore, as opposed to a big research university, is that students have ample opportunity to interact with faculty. There are many aspects of doing science and becoming a scientist that cannot be taught in the classroom, but are actively modeled in the lab.