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What They Learned: Isabel Thornberry ’24
Thornberry’s thesis focuses on oxygen minimum zones in our oceans. It builds on work she engaged with through a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fellowship program.
What They Learned: Ben Bergerson ’24
For his thesis, the physics major turned to machine learning and neural networks to classify more than 30,000 spiral galaxies in the universe.
What They Learned: Shahla Mukhtar ’24
Mukhtar’s thesis explores the production of type II polyketides, diverse and chemically active natural products that hold promise as anticancer and antibacterial agents.
What They Learned: Clay Killoren ’24
For his thesis, Killoren chose to focus on affordable housing in San Francisco, one of the nation’s most expensive real estate markets.
Club Life: The Haverford Ornithological Club
While birdwatching is the club’s core activity, with weekly walks around campus, members also delve into bird biology, photography, ethics, conservation, and more.
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What They Learned
A series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates. View More
What They Learned: Alison Gibbons ’19
For her thesis, the psychology major explored the effects of a particular hormone on pregnancy by studying mice.
What They Learned: Sophie Hess ’19
The political science major studied the ways in which educational policies that group students by performance can lead to a type of intra-district segregation along racial and socioeconomic lines.
What They Learned: Ceci Silberstein ’19
The first Haverford student ever to graduate with a major from the recently founded Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies used techniques she learned as a double major in mathematics to study stream health in Philadelphia.
What They Learned: Reilly Milburn ’19
Physics and astronomy double major Reilly Milburn ’19 used his thesis to investigate both an exciting kind of astronomical object and the tools used to detect these objects.
What They Learned: Rachel Wolfson ’19
The softball player and sociology major explored how trending boutique fitness studios impact contemporary notions of health, wellness, and femininity in an era defined by universalizing pushes for gender equality.
What They Learned: Sam Epstein ’19
The chemistry major’s thesis involved innovative research that was published in a high-impact science journal.
Where They’re Headed
A blog series detailing the post-Haverford plans of our recent graduates. View More
Where They’re Headed: Neel Shah ’20
Biology major Neel Shah ’20 is doing cancer research in his two-year fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.
Where They’re Headed: Ben Mackay ’20
A participant in Haverford and Caltech’s joint 3-2 engineering program, the mathematics major and environmental studies minor has finished his Caltech education and is now developing climate change models.
Where They’re Headed: Saif Kureishi ’20
The physics major is moving to London to further his career in real estate financing.
Where They’re Headed: James Barker ’20
The history major and education studies minor is participating in City Year Denver, mentoring, tutoring, and supporting students.
Where They’re Headed: Sarah Jesup ’20
Psychology and fine arts double major Sarah Jesup ’20 is working in resource development and communications at the See Forever Foundation in D.C. through AmericaCorp VISTA.
Where They’re Headed: Isabel Floyd ’20
The philosophy major is traveling to Shanghai to further her passion for education and helping others develop their communication skills.
Cool Classes
A series highlighting interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience. View More
COOL CLASSES: “Travel Narratives in Latin America”
This Spanish course examines the ideas and impact of European travel writers in Latin America and the Caribbean and includes discussion of the imprint they left on the literature of Latin America from the 17th century to the present.
COOL CLASSES: “Measuring Education”
This sociology course explores contemporary political movements to measure learning outcomes in educational institutions and covers such topics as standardized testing for college admissions and development of online learning tools, among others.
COOL CLASSES: “Relief Printmaking”
This fine arts course covers techniques and approaches to the art of the woodcut and the linocut, emphasizing the study of design principles and the expressive potential of the medium to create a personal visual statement.
COOL CLASSES: “The Sense and Senses of Islam”
This religion course introduces students to debates about the senses in Islam, including exploring the relationship between sound and the sacred.
COOL CLASSES: “Modality and Language: Mandarin and ASL as Examples”
This co-taught linguistics course, which explores five issues in which modality effects might be evidenced in Mandarin and American Sign Language, is experimental, as the professors and students form and test hypotheses against data together.
COOL CLASSES: “Global Change Biology”
This biology course for non-majors explores how human activities impact Earth’s climate and, in turn, all living things on the planet.
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