CALL FOR ABSTRACTS


The 18th Annual

NC State University
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2009

1-5 p.m.

McKimmon Center
North Carolina State University

 

To be included in the Program booklet, Abstracts & Applications are due before: 

12:00 midnight, Monday, April 6, 2009

Mentor approval must be received by:

5 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2009

 


Eligible Participants
Undergraduates in all departments at North Carolina State University engaged in scholarly research and creative projects under the supervision of one or more mentors (campus faculty or faculty/professionals off campus) are eligible to participate. Interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research contributions are encouraged.

Format
The research project must be summarized in an abstract of 300 words or less. This abstract will be published on the symposium Web site and in the Program booklet. On the day of the symposium, the student author(s) must present their research project to groups and individuals. Only poster presentations are acceptable. There will be no oral presentations and no electrical outlets provided for PC-assisted poster presentations.

Recognition
Participants choose one of eight award categories in which to designate their research/creative project:

·         Biological Sciences

·         Applied Sciences (Crop, Poultry, Animal, and Horticultural Sciences)

·         Ecology, Environmental, Conservation, Botanical

·         Molecular, Biochemical, Genetics, Cell Biology

·         Zoology, Physiology, Behavior, Neurobiology

·         Design

·         Engineering and Technology

·         Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology

·         Physical and Mathematical Sciences

 

A team of faculty and off-campus judges for each category will select the most outstanding contributions for special recognition. The research projects in a category will be judged on the quality of the work and presentation, not on how well the work relates to the designated category. Students whose research projects are selected will be presented a certificate by Sigma Xi at its annual banquet on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, and a small monetary award from sponsoring groups. They will also be cited at various University forums. Students who present outstanding contributions will be strongly encouraged to submit their research for publication in the Undergraduate Research Journal of North Carolina State University.

 

Sponsored and Supported by

  • Undergraduate Research and Symposium Committee
  • NC State University Provost's Office
  • NC State University Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies
  • Office of Undergraduate Research
  • Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society
  • Division of Undergraduate Academic Programs

All information is on the World Wide Web at: http://www.ncsu.edu/ugrs/

 

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[ Session Assignments | Participants Listing | Abstracts ]
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