The Research Program

A. Science Projects

Student Conducted Studies of MTBE Oxidation in Ionic Liquids.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Niece, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Assumption College

B. Curricular Projects

The following new projects have been selected as recipients of curricular development grant awards :

Mill Communities: Inland Waterways and the Architecture of Early Industrial New England.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Barbara Beall, Assistant Professor of Art History, Assumption College

Discovering Our Industrial Past.

Principal Investigator: Sharon Berridge, Grade 5 Teacher, Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School, Millbury, Massachusetts.

Railroad Bridge Safety and Biotic Factors.

Principal Investigator: Margaret E. Bondar, Grade 6 Teacher, Greendale Elementary School, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Changes in Transportation: 1825-2002.

Principal Investigator: Janice Chase, Grade 4 Teacher, Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School, Millbury, Massachusetts.

Blackstone River Studies.

Principal Investigator: Michael J. Ferry, Science Teacher, Woonsocket High School, Woonsocket, Rhode island

AppaLEGO City: Using LEGO Robotics to Model Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

Principal Investigator: Linda Hamilton, Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.

Community Connections: A Historical Tour of Valley Transportation.

Principal Investigator: Mindy Hidenfelter, Educational Programs, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council.

Sub-Watershed Hydrologic Study of the Worcester Area.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Mauri S. Pelto, Department of Environmental Science, Nichols College, Dudley, Massachusetts.

Worcester Earn-A-Bike.

Principal Investigators: Gregory Root and Eric Larsson, Worcester Chapter, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition.