SCCC grant to develop innovation lab
NEWTON. The grant from the New Jersey Council on the Humanities will support the purchase of equipment, hardware and software.
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| 15 Jul 2023 | 11:58
Presenters at the Skylands Research Institute symposium May 31 were, from left, Robert Ott, Chase Krisanda, Dana Dunbar, Juliette Sanchez, Nick Thomas and Jessica Rhule.
Sussex County Community College (SCCC) has received a grant to further develop its new Skylands Research Institute innovation lab.
The institute’s mission is to provide support for rigorous scholarly inquiry intended to add to the body of knowledge.
The grant from the New Jersey Council on the Humanities will support the purchase of equipment, hardware and software for the space.
The innovation lab is a physical space on the SCCC campus that fosters research and scholarly activity for students, faculty, staff and community members in hopes of creating a research ecosystem in northwest New Jersey.
“Promoting research and scholarly activity within Sussex County continues to be a strategic priority for the college,” said Cory Homer, vice president of student success and institutional effectiveness and director of the Skylands Research Institute.
“It will be exciting to see researchers from local high schools, the college and the community come together in this space to learn, create and innovate on projects big and small.”
On May 31, the institute, in partnership with local high schools, hosted the first Skylands Research Institute Spring Symposium.
AP Research students from Sparta High School, High Point Regional High School and Delaware Valley High School presented on year-long research projects.
Presentations, including one from an SCCC faculty member, included:
High Point Regional High School
Chase Krisanda: Effects of Water Quality in Papakating Creek on Cyanobacteria Culture.
Nick Thomas: The Role of Endangerment Status in the Public View of Sumatran Tigers and Snow Leopards in Zoos.
Sparta High School
Dana Dunbar: Representations of Black Natural Hair Types in Children’s Media.
Juliette Sanchez: Trichotillomania in Movies: Analyzing Movies, Characters and the Depiction of Trichotillomania.
Delaware Valley High School
John Lockwood: Maximizing Profitability in a Deep Reinforcement Learning Simulation of Monopoly: The Mega Edition.
Jessica Rhule: Differences in Educational Leadership Qualities Between Biological Sex in Delaware Valley Secondary School Staff.
Sussex County Community College
Professor Robert Ott: Increasing Net Gain in Inertial Fusion by Targeting Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) Under Laser Cooling.
Students enrolled in AP Research are encouraged to explore a topic or problem that interests them and design, plan and conduct a year-long research project.
The class represents the culmination of skills that students learn in AP Seminar, which include effectively analyzing sources, formulating coherent arguments backed up by evidence and examining issues from differing points of view.