The Richter Scholar Summer Research Program provides students with the opportunity to conduct independent, individual research with Lake Forest College faculty early in their academic careers.
The ultimate goal of this program is to foster a strong commitment to the intellectual life, and to encourage participating students to consider careers in research and teaching.
Academically excellent students with an interest in research are invited to apply for the Richter Scholar Summer Research program in the early spring of their first year. During this time, they work one-on-one with a faculty member, doing independent research in one of a wide variety of fields. As the Richter Scholars live and work together and participate in a weekly colloquium, they become a community of peers, providing encouragement and support for one another’s research endeavors. The result is a group of scholars motivated to continue their intellectual achievement in the future.
Both symposia will be livestreamed on this page (below).
2023 Summer Program Dates
Option I
Tuesday, May 16 through Friday, June 9
Symposium held on Friday, June 9
Option II
Tuesday, May 23 through Friday, July 14
Symposium held on Friday, July 14
The early research experience students obtain through the Richter Scholars Program sets students on an upward trajectory that leads to academic honors and graduate school completion at much higher rates.
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Richter Scholar Program Contact Information
2022-23 Richter Program Committee
Cassondra Batz-Barbarich (Economics, Business, Finance)
cbatz-barbarich@lakeforest.edu
Arthur Bousquet (Math/CS)
bousquet@lakeforest.edu
Jason Cody, chair (Chemistry)
cody@lakeforest.edu
Anya Golovkova (Religion)
agolovkova@lakeforest.edu
Matt Kelley (Associate Dean of the Faculty)
kelley@lakeforest.edu
Richter Summer Program 2023
Arthur Bousquet (Math/CS)
bousquet@lakeforest.edu