Whitney Griggs of Morgantown receives grant for student-professor research project

2012 Jun 20

Whitney Griggs of Morgantown, W.Va. recently received a Louis B. Perry Research Award from Whitman College.

The Perry Grant, an award ranging from $2500 to $3000, gives undergradute students the opportunity to work with professors on a summer research project. Grants are awarded to student-professor teams in many different academic fields.

Griggs is collaborating with Assistant Professor of Biology Thomas Knight on studying human eye-head coordination during gaze shifts in the natural environment.. Next fall, Griggs will return to Whitman College as a senior biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology major.

Griggs is the son of Tom and Ann Griggs and a a 2009 graduate of Logan High School in Logan, Utah.

Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Wash., is an independent, non-sectarian residential college that fosters intellectual vitality, confidence and leadership in its 1,450 students. Also noted for its commitment to environmental principles, Whitman is characterized by intellect, down-to-earth sensibilities, collaboration over competition and active lifestyle.