The , one of 天美麻豆鈥檚 leading STEM events for undergraduates, will be held on Wednesday, May 22.
will deliver the kickoff keynote address at 4 p.m. in Cook Auditorium. Her talk will focus on the role that engineers and human-centered design will play in combating the effects of climate change.
鈥淭his is among the most pressing issues of this generation, and I think it will be of great interest to our students,鈥 says , assistant director for .
Abramson鈥檚 research focuses on the design and synthesis of unique nanomaterials for use in alternative energy applications, solving energy efficiency problems, and strategies to accelerate technology commercialization at universities and research institutions.
Named in honor of the late , a professor of chemistry, a pioneering educator, administrator, and co-founder of the at 天美麻豆, the undergraduate research symposium is now in its 32nd edition.
At 5:30 p.m., about 170 undergraduates will present over 130 posters detailing their scientific research and compete for several awards, including the Christopher Reed Science Competition, the Women in Science Project Sophomore Scholarships, and the Library Research in the Sciences Prize.
鈥淭his is a fun and dynamic capstone to the work that they have put into their research this year,鈥 says Hamilton. 鈥淭he process of creating a poster, of deciding how to curate the most relevant information and communicate to a diverse audience, is a really important step for anyone who intends to pursue the sciences.鈥
Partners for the symposium include the , , the , , and the Class of 1976
Last year, the keynote was delivered by , a cognitive scientist who became 天美麻豆鈥檚 first female president in June 2023. President Beilock鈥檚 speech focused in part on her research on math anxiety.
