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From Dr. Frank Gasparro SID Director

"Students involved in this premier program have engaged in cancer research at Duke University, worked at the National Institutes of Health conducting object-oriented programming in the National Library of Medicine, performed lab work at Yale University, and attended a Harvard University study program on economics."

About Dr. Gasparro

Dr. Frank Gasparro, Director of the Science, Innovation & Design Program, serves as a consultant for the Duke-Immunolight Inc. research project. Before his tenure at Hamden Hall, Dr. Gasparro directed the Photobiology Lab at Columbia and Yale Universities. Additionally, he is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed research papers and four books and is the holder of six patents.

Student Pioneers!

 

Premier Program Creates 'Culture of Innovation'

Established in 2012, Hamden Hall's exclusive Science, Innovation & Design Signature Program enables inquisitive, independent learners to pursue and study research topics of their own choosing.
 
SID is an extracurricular, interdisciplinary program that encourages highly motivated and intellectually curious students to excel as they develop a panoply of skills in scientific research, technology, public speaking, and more.
 
A culture of innovation is created as students work with faculty mentors and each other to undertake goal-oriented projects.
 
  • Students in our Science, Innovation & Design Program conduct photochemotherapy research in conjunction with Duke University's Immunolight Project to develop new treatment for internal cancers.
  • Students are involved in water projects that include spectrophotometry research.
  • Students are involved in carbon monoxide and radon detection projects.

New Fall 2022 Program Expansion



Middle School Science, Innovation, & Design Program
 
Science is a field of study with many roads. From the life sciences to computer science, all fields have one common thread - an inquisitive mind, a key foundational skill for a budding scientist. The Middle School Science, Innovation, and Design Program (MS SID) provides interested students an additional opportunity to develop their scientific knowledge. Through this program, students will use the scientific method to complete observations, come up with hypotheses, and formulate a question that culminates in the design and execution of their own hands-on research. The overall goal is to cultivate these skills in preparation for high school level courses.

Science, Innovation & Design News

List of 5 news stories.

  • The ten Science, Innovation, & Design students who won at the 75th Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair with SID Director Dr. Frank Gasparro and Middle School SID Instructor Paulomi Aldo.

    Future Scientists and Engineers Earn Accolades at Science Fair

    The scientific minds of students in Hamden Hall’s signature program, Science, Innovation, & Design, were on full display as students in both Upper and Middle School presented their independent research projects at the 75th Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair. The students were mentored and advised by Director of Science, Innovation, & Design Dr. Frank Gasparro, Upper School science teacher Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald and Middle School science teacher Paulomi Aldo. 
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  • The eight Middle School students who had projects submitted for consideration at the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair.

    Middle School SID Program Welcomes Inquisitive Thinkers

    Science is a field of study with many roads. All roads have one common thread - an inquisitive mind, which is a key foundation skill for a budding scientist. Middle School students now have the opportunity to think like young scientists and engineers with the expansion of the Hamden Hall Signature Program, Science, Innovation, & Design.
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  • Space for Discovery: The Science, Innovation, & Design Program

    The Science, Innovation, & Design Signature (SID) Program makes its mark as the premiere collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative that allows students to pursue independent research projects on scientific topics of interest.
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  • The six student finalists selected in the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair.

    Science Enthusiasts Bring Home Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair Awards

    Students in Hamden Hall’s signature program, Science, Innovation & Design (SID), continue to impress as their science-based research projects were honorably recognized and awarded at the 74th annual Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair hosted at Quinnipiac University.
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  • A record-breaking number of students in Hamden Hall’s signature program, Science, Innovation & Design, have projects slated for two state-wide science fairs.

    SID Program Breaks Record for Area Science Fair Participation

    A record-breaking number of students in Hamden Hall’s signature program, Science, Innovation & and Design (SID), have projects slated for two state-wide science fairs: the 2022 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and the Connecticut Science & Engineering and Fair.
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