Undergraduate Research Symposium

Iowa State University

The University Honors Program is pleased to announce that the second annual Iowa State University Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place from 8 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday April 15, 2008 in the Memorial Union on the ISU campus.

The Symposium provides undergraduates from all academic disciplines with the opportunity to share their research with the university community, families, and other guests through conference-style oral presentation sessions. The Symposium represents part of a larger effort of Iowa State University and its Honors Program to enhance, support, and celebrate undergraduate research activity.

All ISU undergraduates involved in research--both Honors and non-Honors students--are encouraged to apply to present their work. Undergraduates conducting research but not yet ready to present their work are encouraged to attend the Symposium to learn about the presentation process. Students not currently involved in research are encouraged to attend the Symposium to learn about the broad range of undergraduate research activities that are taking place at ISU.

The first Undergraduate Research Symposium occurred in April 2007. The 39 students who presented research and their mentors (faculty, staff, and, in some cases, graduate students) collectively represented all of ISU's Colleges (Agriculture, Business, Design, Engineering, Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate College). Participant information, including an abstracts of the presentations, from that event have been published in the 2007 Symposium Program, which is available online and in print.

To find out more about the Symposium, visit the links on this web site. You may also email (lmerrick@iastate.edu) or call the Symposium Coordinator, Laura Merrick, (515) 294-0172, for more information.