Student research forums
UD graduate, undergraduate students share methods, results of recent studies
2:54 p.m., April 19, 2016--University of Delaware students are investigating an impressive array of research questions and almost 300 of them – at the graduate and undergraduate levels – will share details of their work in a pair of events next week.
The sixth annual Graduate Research Forum and the Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning will highlight the range and quality of research with daylong events April 28 and April 29, respectively.
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The graduate-level event – "It's About Time: Understanding the Past, Engaging the Present, and Creating the Future" – will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, April 28, at Clayton Hall. It is hosted by the University's Office of Graduate and Professional Education and by the Graduate Student Government.
“This year’s theme nicely captures the sense of urgency as well as the excitement of discovery and innovation that drives our graduate students’ scholarly and creative activity,” said Ann Ardis, senior vice provost for graduate and professional education.
A lunchtime plenary on the National Science Foundation's Survey of Earned Doctorates project will be given by Mark Fiegener, project officer at the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, and will be followed by a panel discussion.
"We're featuring an exciting lunchtime panel discussion on how to choose the next steps after graduate school, and how to weigh the decision between an academic job or a private sector job," said Joseph Brodie, president of UD's Graduate Student Government and a doctoral student in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment. "Potential career paths for graduate students have been a widely discussed topic around the country of late, and we look to add some useful discussion on this topic which will be a benefit to the entire UD community."
On Friday, April 29, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning hosts 170 undergraduates for its inaugural Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Engaged Scholarship (CUES).
The event will be held in the Perkins Student Center, starting at 12:30 p.m.
Among the students included are Summer Scholars, Service Learning Scholars and graduating senior thesis students.
“This is our first combined spring event to showcase the amazing work done by UD undergraduates with their faculty mentors," said Iain Crawford, faculty director of Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning. "Colleges and universities across the nation have increasingly been developing such events as a way to celebrate undergraduate research and make it more visible to the entire campus as well as to prospective students. We’re looking forward to sharing our students’ achievements with everyone at UD.”
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