“Because of these opportunities at Hartwick, I can go back to my home country and help out the people there and contribute what I can to the society.”

“As a musicologist whose research focuses on music of the Czech lands, women and music, and music and war, I teach a broad range of courses at Hartwick such as Music of the Roma (Gypsies), Music of World Wars I and II, and Music of the African Diaspora.”

German has validated a procedure for quantifying the level of phenol using UV/VIS spectrophotometry. This method has the advantage of being accurate and inexpensive, making it a good choice for quality control. German will be continuing his work this summer, as part of a full-time internship, where he will be using more advanced techniques such as High Performance Liquid Chromatography to separate and identify the different profiles of phenolic compunds. This will enable The Center for Craft Food & Beverage to determine the origin of some unique flavor characteristics of craft spirits made from different raw materials.