The symposium will be held on Thursday, June 2 in Lillard 044 and will also be livestreamed.
All in-person attendees must wear face masks.
The livestream begins at 8:30 a.m.
Schedule of Events
Continental Breakfast (8:00 to 10:30 a.m.)
Pastries, fresh fruit, coffee, and tea
Morning Session I (8:30 – 10:25 a.m.)
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Composing Bootcamp: Creating Music and Sound Effects for a New Audiobook
Richter Scholars: Finn Michael Kraker and Thomas Joseph Mboya
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Don Meyer
9:00 – 9:25 a.m.
An Analysis of Unicult
Richter Scholar: Melina Pineda Aguilar
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Benjamin Zeller
9:25 – 9:55 a.m.
Data is Beautiful
Richter Scholars: Madeline Olivia Michelotti and Ella J. Schmitt
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Tracy Taylor
9:55 – 10:25 a.m.
Buddhist Spaces in Chicagoland
Richter Scholars: Daniel Contreras and Seemole Kamogelo Moloto
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Anya Golovkova
Morning Session II (10:35 a.m. – 11:55 p.m.)
10:35 – 11:05 a.m.
Towards the Synthesis of (±)-Chaetoxanthone C and D
Richter Scholars: Bilaal Ansari and Kelly Collins
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Paul Gladden
11:05 – 11:35 a.m.
Systematic Analysis of Art Pigments using pH Dependent Surface-Enhance Raman Spectroscopy
Richter Scholars: Naina Almazbekovna Beishembieva and Lira Gezim Zajmi
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nilam Shah
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The First WORDL Move
Richter Scholar: Christine Ruth Dossa
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Sara Zelenberg
Afternoon Session I (1:00 – 2:15 p.m.)
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Mapping Diversity
Richter Scholars: Jessica M. Caal Chamam, Lwandle Dlamini, Anela Elze, Suvexa Pradhan Tuladhar
Faculty Mentors: Profs. Patricia Buenrostro and Holly Swyers
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Jane Addams and International Relations
Richter Scholars: Valen Ferreira and Delfina Rae Jorgensen
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jim Marquardt
Afternoon Session II (2:25 – 4:15)
2:25 – 2:55 p.m.
Finding William Peyton: Early Black Presence at Lake Forest College
Richter Scholars: Nicolle Bek and Lia Bess Romanotto
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Courtney Joseph
2:55 – 3:20 p.m.
Racial Integration of the U.S. Military and the Origins of the Cold War
Richter Scholar: Ava Ambika Rose Sudman
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jim Marquardt
3:20 – 3:45 p.m.
Latina Lift-Off: Following the Lead and Needs of Local Latina Founders
Richter Scholar: Ana Sofia Jaramillo
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Katherine Jackson
3:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Exploring Racial Gaps in Financial Literacy
Richter Scholars: Maria Belen Cuadros Carrion and Shelton Mudzingwa
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nancy Tao
Afternoon Session III (4:25 – 5:20 p.m.)
4:25 – 4:50 p.m.
The Best Building Blocks
Richter Scholar: Ricardo E. Salazar Ordonez
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Sara Zelenberg
4:50 – 5:20 p.m.
Ocular Disease Intelligent Recognition
Richter Scholars: Jagoda Malag and Ezar Abdelbari Shinbaro
Faculty Mentor: Sugata Banerji
Dinner and reception follows in the cafeteria. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Prof. Jim Marquardt (marquardt@lakeforest.edu).