Faces

Meet Reinie Thomas, Sophomore, Class of 2017. This summer, Reinie will be at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation where she will be spending half the time shadowing and the other half doing research in Cardiology. Her specific project is on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which is sudden heart failure in athletes. Reinie is looking forward to this opportunity that combines some sports medicine with cardiology while giving her the opportunity to learn what doing research and medicine would be like as a potential career.

Meet Emilio Isasi, Sophomore, Class of 2017. This summer, Emilio will be working on a project at Hope College with Dr. Brown on Chemically Modified Electrodes 3DOM Electrodes. He will be spending 4 weeks in Colorado where he will be studying the production of paper-based qualitative test-sensors to hopefully integrate it into General Chemistry laboratories.

Meet Sarah Harvin, Junior, Class of 2016. This summer, Sarah will be working at the University of Michigan with a surgeon. She will be analyzing CAT scans of kidney samples to see if there is a difference in kidney structure between African Americans and other groups that might explains increased renal failure in African Americans.

This Spring Break, Hope Engineers, including our sophomore engineering mentor, Ireana Cook, visited Bondo, Kenya. To hear about what they did and learned, come check out their Presentation next Tuesday, April 21, at 11 am in Science Center 1019.

Don't forget to check out these great events today!

TODAY:
Asian Food Fest
Tuesday, March 10
4:30 to 6:30 pm
Phelps and Cook Dining Halls
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Asian Heritage Lecture
Tuesday, March 10
6 - 7:30 pm
Martha Miller Center

Yesterday we went to the amazing Hudsonville IceCream facility. We got a tour of the area and got to eat some amazing new ice cream flavors!

This Tuesday we during our lunch with President Knapp, we celebrated the unveiling of a beautiful painting by artist Maria Isasi, mother of our sophomore student, Emilio Isasi. The painting will go up in the FACES spaces as a celebration of science.

Take a break from homework and check out this fun event tonight!

Coming on Tuesday Night:
Mardi Gras Celebration for
Black History Month
Maas Auditorium
Tuesday, February 19
7 pm

LIKE if you think you can make it to this coffee break:

Dr. Eric Mazur, the the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University and Area Dean of Applied Physics, is visiting Hope this Friday, February 13th and you have the opportunity to chat with him over a coffee break Friday morning. The gathering will be informal and we'll provide you with beverages and snacks.

He's a pretty amazing researcher (interest are is applied photonics) who is also widely know in academic circles for his interests in STEM education. We would love for you to join him to chat about not only about his areas of expertise, but also about the education and career choices that led to where he is now.

Where: VanderWerf 222
When: Friday, February 13, 10 am to 10:50 am
Drop in when you can, leave when you must.
Any questions? E-mail [email protected].

Coming up next...something you do not want to miss!