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Experience-based science education

The Science Division at Antioch College offers an interdisciplinary curriculum grounded in biology, chemistry, and environmental science, through which students learn foundational concepts of science in a setting that blends experiential learning, intellectual rigor, and transferable technical skills.

Small class sizes and labs

Work directly with faculty to learn tools of the trade of Science

  • How to make systematic observations
  • Develop and test hypothesis-driven questions
  • Investigate and critique relevant literature
  • Write research project proposals
  • Complete a wide variety of projects using on- and off-campus resources

Cooperative Education

The Science experience at Antioch is strengthened by outstanding co-operative education opportunities that allow students to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to the “real world”, and to bring those co-op experiences back to campus to inform their academic programs.

Our students have co-oped in positions such as:

  • Lab technician with the City of Dayton Water Quality Lab
  • Wildlife rehabilitation assistant in Florida and the Glen Helen Raptor Center
  • Ecological restoration technician in Australia
  • REU coral reef biology research assistant at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
  • Pollinator garden steward at the National Butterfly Center in Texas

Capstone Projects

Our programs encourage students to connect with their passions through independent work that builds on a strong foundation of courses. Antioch graduates will complete their own Capstone Project, often building on prior co-ops and independent research projects. One hundred percent of our full-time faculty have terminal degrees in their fields. We have outstanding assets used by faculty in students for teaching and research, such as the Glen Helen Nature Preserve, The Antioch Micro-Farm, renewable energy systems (1 MW solar array and geothermal field), and well-supplied laboratory, field equipment, and computer labs. Our field-based courses utilize our forested campus and many regional preserves and parks.

Capstone Science Research Projects reflect the diverse interests and abilities of our students. The Division is committed to supporting student work by providing opportunities to fund student projects. We proudly celebrate the achievements of our Science majors with Colloquia, a public research forum, and encourage sharing project outcomes with the public as well.

Visual arts faculty member works with a student in the studio

The Sciences in the Curriculum

At Antioch College, students create self-designed majors leading to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The faculty in the sciences have disciplinary expertise in Forest Ecosystem Analysis, Forestry, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry & Microbiology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, and Biology. They regularly offer courses in the natural and biological sciences.  

 

Sustainability

 

 

Biology and Environmental Science

 


Science News & Achievements
Antioch College Achieves Fundraising Goal Through Generous Support
Antioch College Achieves Fundraising Goal Through Generous Support

Successful “Antioch Activate” Campaign Keeps College Moving Forward Yellow Springs, Ohio 1-9-23 — Antioch College launched the “Antioch Activate” campaign in September of 2022 with a goal of raising $2.5M by December 31, 2022. Through a total of 1,413 generous...

Antioch College Awarded Choose Ohio First Funds
Antioch College Awarded Choose Ohio First Funds

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We have to solve multiple problems simultaneously
We have to solve multiple problems simultaneously

Interview with Dr. Kim Landsbergen I'm Kim Landsbergen. I am an associate professor of Biology and Environmental Science. I joined the faculty at Antioch in fall of 2014. I am an army kid. My folks are from Tennessee and Florida. And I spent my formative years growing...


Photos from the Field
An Image from cruel summer, a senior project by Judas Rose '19

Real-World Student Work Experiences

Students gain valuable real-world work experience through our Cooperative Education program, and document their insights on Antioch Engaged: our journal of social practice & professional engagement


After Antioch

Antiochian science graduates are prepared for a variety of opportunities after college. Nearly 100% of our BS and BA students either gain employment directly after graduation, attend graduate or professional school, or start new enterprises. Some of our recent graduate placements include:

  • Jordan Berley ’16 earned a B.S. in Biomedical Science. Jordan is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree in the at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy.
  • Julia Honchel ’16 earned a B.S. in Environmental Science. She is now enrolled at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM).
  • Emaline Pozzanghera ’16 earned a B.S. in Biomedical Science and is now a canine rehabilitation assistant at Pawsitive Performance in Helena, MT.
  • Roland Scaife ’16 earned a B.S. in Biomedical Science and is working as a quality control chemist at Perrigo Company in Dublin, Ohio.
  • Mark Brimmeier ’17 earned a B.S. in Biomedical Science and is working as a radiology support specialist at the Foundation Radiology Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He completed a senior project titled “Design and Use of an Interactive Concussion Education E-module Flyer to Highlight Effectiveness of a Health Resource: An Action Project.”
  • Richard Hauck ’17 earned a B.S. in Ecology and the Human Environment. After graduation he worked at the Tiger Mountain Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona, as director of sustainability.
  • Eleanor Hicks-Green ’17 earned a B.S. in Environmental Science. Eleanor is conducting ecological restoration, field ecology, invasive plant management, and disaster relief with the Washington Conservation Corps. Recently completed a wetland monitoring position with the Washington Department of Transportation.
  • Meridian Howes ’17 earned a B.A. in Health and Social Justice and completed a senior project titled “Visions Towards a Postcolonial Public Health.” Meridian is pursuing the Master of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. As part of her graduate research, she is analyzing services for people who inject drugs in Tanzania.
  • Rian Lawrence ’17 earned a B.S. in Environmental Science and completed a senior project titled “A Microcosm Experiment to Assess Atmospheric Deposition Effects on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Retention in Northern Ohio Soils.” Rian was a recipient of a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and is completing an M.Phil. at Cambridge University in Oxford, U.K. She is applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, looking to enter a Ph.D. program in marine biogeochemistry.
  • Elias Pitasky ’17 earned a B.S. in Environmental Science and completed a senior project titled “Secondary and tertiary relationships between vertebrates and wildfire.” After graduation, he entered the U.S. Peace Corps Teaching English as a Foreign Language Program as a volunteer in Quito, Ecuador.
  • Steven Taylor ’17 earned a B.S. in Environmental Science and completed a senior project titled “A Comparative Analysis of Nutritional Content and Color Reflectance in Invasive versus Native Fleshy Fruits “. Completed a year as an Environmental Educator at SCA Massachusetts AmeriCorps, and is currently working as an Environmental Consultant with Davey Resource Group, doing field surveys to reduce wildfire risk in northern California.
  • Melissa Rudie ’18 earned a B.S. in Biomedical Science and completed a senior project titled “Genome Guardians at Crossroads of Aging and Cancer.” After graduation she studied medicine at the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indiana.

 

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