Undergraduate Research Day May 2 at UW

More than 400 undergraduate students will take part in the Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day on the University of Wyoming campus, Saturday, May 2.

Abstracts of all presentations will be published in a provided abstract book, and the day will conclude with a dinner honoring the presenters and their families.

Concurrent oral presentations are planned in UW’s Classroom Building beginning at noon and concluding at 4 p.m. Poster presentations will take place in the Wyoming Union’s Family Room from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

UW and Wyoming’s community colleges provide many opportunities for undergraduates to participate in independent research projects across many disciplines. Undergraduate Research Day recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of undergraduate student researchers.

Research topics include agriculture, business, education, engineering, health sciences, biological and physical sciences, mathematical sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities.

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

For more information about 2015 Undergraduate Research Day, go online to www.uwyo.edu/epscor/events/undergraduate-research-day/index.html or email Beth Cable at bcable@uwyo.edu.