Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day

A Celebration of Undergraduate Research

April 26th, 2008     

University of Wyoming Campus

All presenters are required to submit the following:

Information Form

Required Abstract Format

Sample Abstract

Abstract format form  is in Adobe Acrobat format.Download Free Adobe Reader here.

Abstracts and Forms are due by March 26, 2008

All abstracts and information forms must be submitted electronically to Rick Matlock (email)

LOCATION:   Undergraduate Research Day will take place in the Classroom Building on the University of Wyoming Campus.  (UW Map)

Undergraduate students are invited to participate in the Ninth Annual Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day which will take place on the University of Wyoming campus, Saturday, April 26, 2008.  Wyoming’s celebration of undergraduate research is open to all students who have completed an independent research or creative project in any discipline at Wyoming community colleges, UW/Casper College and the University of Wyoming.  Last year around 230 students presented their research, and this year we anticipate an even richer display of undergraduate curiosity and creativity.  Abstracts of all presentations will be published, and the day will conclude with a dinner honoring the presenters and their families.

Concurrent oral presentations will be held in the Classroom Building beginning at 1:00 pm and concluding at 5:30 pm.  Poster presentations will take place in the Family Room of the Wyoming Union from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.

The University of Wyoming and Wyoming’s community colleges provide many opportunities for undergraduates to participate in independent research projects across many disciplines. The purpose of Undergraduate Research Day is to recognize and to celebrate the accomplishments of undergraduate student researchers. The topics will include research in the areas of agriculture, business, education, engineering, health sciences, biological and physical sciences, mathematical sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities.

Each oral presentation is to be 15 minutes long with a five-minute question/answer session following. 

Students must submit their Information Forms and their abstracts by March 26, 2008, in order to participate in Research Day.  Late materials will not be accepted.

Students are also required to provide an electronic copy of their presentation or poster to the EPSCoR Office within two weeks after Research Day.  The UW Libraries will provide a repository for electronic copies of the student presentations, and will make them available to the campus community at http://digital.uwyo.edu/.

Families and friends, UW / Community College / High School faculty and students, and the public are invited to attend the presentations.

Presenters are expected to attend other presentations throughout the afternoon. Please be prepared to stay from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Research Day is sponsored by the UW Offices of Research and Economic Development, Student Affairs, and Academic Affairs; and also, by the A&S Summer Independent Study Program, the College of Agriculture, the College of Engineering, the College of Health Sciences, INBRE, UW Honors Program, the McNair Scholars Program, Wyoming EPSCoR, and the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium.

For further information, please contact Rick Matlock (307) 766-3545 (rixdogs@uwyo.edu) or Barbara Kissack, (307)766-2033 (bkissack@uwyo.edu).