Springside Chestnut Hill Acad Graduate Samuel Brenman Conducts Undergraduate Research at Colgate University

2013 Aug 6

Springside Chestnut Hill Acad graduate Samuel Brenman, of Philadelphia, PA, and a member of the Colgate Class of 2014, is one of about 150 Colgate University students conducting serious research on and off campus this summer as a paid research fellow.

Brenman is conducting research in The relationships between sedimentary accumulation patterns, burial history, carbonate and clay mineral diagenesis, fluid-related alteration, tectonic fracturing and hydrocarbon thermal maturation of the Utica Formation and Trenton Group in New York, with the guidance of Geology Professor Bruce Selleck.

Summer fellowships at Colgate allow students to work closely with faculty for eight to ten weeks on projects of common interest, and across disciplines, from biology and neuroscience to geology and sociology, to name a few.

Colgate University is a highly selective residential liberal arts institution distinguished by academic excellence and interdisciplinary inquiry. Located on a beautiful campus in upstate New York, Colgate takes pride in the active engagement of its students and faculty in local, national, and global communities.