Calling all undergraduates, faculty, family, staff, and friends! You are invited to participate in Wyoming’s Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Across the Disciplines event, formerly Undergraduate Research Day.
The University of Wyoming and Wyoming’s community colleges provide many opportunities for undergraduates to participate in independent research projects across multiple disciplines such as agriculture, business, education, engineering, health sciences, biological and physical sciences, mathematical sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities. Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Across the Disciplines event recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of these student researchers.
All sessions are open to the public, and all are encouraged to join in the celebration. URID 2024 will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024 in the Classroom Building and the Union.
The purpose of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Across the Disciplines is to recognize and 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.
Former Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Presenters have said:
"This research or any real world research greatly benefits me in ways that a book
problem just can not."
"This research allowed me to design, implement, modify, and analyze my research process
and I find that to be incredibly helpful and an overall great contribution to my educational
experience."
Research and Inquiry events are sponsored by the UW Offices of Research and Economic
Development, Wyoming EPSCoR-IDeA, Student Affairs, and Academic Affairs; and also
by the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Agriculture, College of Engineering
and Applied Science, the College of Health Sciences, the Honors College, Wyoming INBRE,
the McNair Scholars Program, Phi Beta Kappa, Wyoming EPSCoR, and the Wyoming NASA
Space Grant Consortium.
Please continue to visit our site for updated information on Research and Inquiry
events. For further information, please contact Shawna McBride (uroffice@uwyo.edu).
Registration is open until March 29, 2024. If you have any questions about your registration,
please contact us at uroffice@uwyo.edu.
See the Governor's Proclamation regarding the importance of Undergraduate Research
in the State of Wyoming. Proclamation.
Natalie Thibault, left, and Logan Fairbourn, both of Cheyenne, dye and perform abrasion
tests on sustainable fabric in the Family and Consumer Sciences Textiles lab.
“By combining multiple fields of research, we [are] able to demonstrate to students
throughout the state that the only limit to what they can achieve and study in STEM
lies within their own imagination” - Logan Fairbourn, Microbiology Major
To facilitate engagement in original research, scholarship, and creative activities through mentoring and relationship building for all undergraduate students.
Presentation workshop resources:
Presentation workshop resources:
Petroleum engineering major Luis Salinas is a born innovator. His diverse academic and personal experiences, have helped him to see connections across several scientific disciplines. Luis has been able to explore his many interests while studying at the University of Wyoming. One of his accomplishments has been to apply for a patent on a system he and a colleague invented that could revolutionize security at border crossings. Read more.
Andrea Sanchez-Walk presents at undergraduate research day.