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.
2020 Deferred and 2021 Summer Program Dates
Option I. Monday, May 24 through Friday, June 18, 2021. Option I Symposium is Thursday, June 17.
Monday, May 24 through Friday, July 16. Option II Symposium is Thursday, July 15.
Richter Scholar News
April 19, 2021
Summer Richter Scholar research projects announced
June 14, 2020
Richter scholars work with professors on summer research
April 29, 2019
Two juniors named 2019 Goldwater Scholars
Richter Scholar Program Contact Information
2020-21 Richter Program Committee
Cassondra Batz-Barbarich (Economics, Business, Finance)
cbatz-barbarich@lakeforest.edu
Jason Cody, chair (Chemistry)
cody@lakeforest.edu
Anna Jones (Associate Dean of the Faculty)
jones@lakeforest.edu
Margot Schwalbe (Biology)
schwalbe@lakeforest.edu
Tessa Sermet (Modern Languages)
sermet@lakeforest.edu
Richter Summer Program (2020 Deferred and 2021)
Jim Marquardt, Summer Director (Politics)
marquardt@lakeforest.edu