Event Description Come out and support your fellow dragons at the 13th Annual College of Arts and Sciences Research Day on Tuesday, April 9, 2013! CoAS Research Day highlights the significant contributions of student scholars and researchers at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
This year’s event includes a new oral presentation category featuring 20 undergraduate and graduate students from the humanities and social sciences, and the natural and physical sciences. Each participant will give a 15-minute presentation to a panel of judges in MacAlister Hall 2019/2020. Traditional poster presentations will be held simultaneously in Behrakis Grand Hall. Oral and poster presentations will be judged separately.
For the second year in a row, attendees will also hear from last year’s CoAS Research Day winners in a special round of research talks. Check out the full schedule below for exact times, locations and details.
STUDENT REGISTRATION 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Session 1: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Session 2: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center
Student work will be presented in poster format and judged by a committee of faculty members. Judging criteria includes the quality of oral and visual presentation, the clear demonstration of progress, the level of student involvement in the project, and the overall importance of the work.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists in each of the following categories: - Natural Sciences - Undergraduate
- Natural Sciences - Graduate
- Humanities/Social Sciences - Undergraduate
- Humanities/Social Sciences - Graduate
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Session 1: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Session 2: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: MacAlister Hall 2019/2020
Student work will be presented in oral format and judged by a committee of faculty members. Judging criteria includes the quality of oral and visual presentation, the clear demonstration of progress, the level of student involvement in the project, and the overall importance of the work.
Prizes will be awarded to the first place finalists in each of the following categories: - Natural Sciences - Undergraduate
- Natural Sciences - Graduate
- Humanities/Social Sciences - Undergraduate
- Humanities/Social Sciences - Graduate
RESEARCH TALKS BY 2012 WINNERS 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM Location: Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center
In addition to this year's student presentations, research talks will be presented by a selection of last year's winners: - John Falcone, B.S. Biology ’12: “The Role of O-GlcNAc Transferase in Enhancing Breast Cancer Metabolism via Upregulation of the mTOR/HIF-1 Pathway” (2nd Place Undergraduate Sciences)
- Derya Meral, M.S./Ph.D. Physics ’14: “Discrete Molecular Dynamics Study of Oligomer Formation by N-Terminally Truncated Amyloid β-Protein” (1st Place Graduate Sciences)
- Frank Bruckerl, B.S. Communication ’12: “When Black Magic Met Science in the Pennsylvania Province: The Untold Story of Philip Roman and Sons” (1st Place Undergraduate Humanities)
- Elizabeth Culnan, M.S. Psychology ’13: “Chronotype and its Relationship with Weight Gain and BMI” (1st Place Graduate Humanities)
RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY 3:30 PM
Join members of the CoAS community for a reception and awards ceremony! Winners will be announced in all categories at this time. |