The Undergraduate Research Symposium
Thank you!
Our eighth annual Symposium was held on April 20, 2012 at the Rutgers Student Center, and it was a great success. Over 400 student presenters shared their work with the university community. Thank you to all of our presenters and guests!
We invite you to read the recent feature in Rutgers Today about the 2012 Symposium, which includes links to profiles of four outstanding undergraduate researchers.
Download the 2012 program booklet!
Overview
Each spring, the Aresty Research Center hosts a university-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium. Our ninth annual Symposium will be held on April 19, 2013 at the Rutgers Student Center from 10:30am - 3pm (poster presenters will arrive at 9:00am). A celebration of scholarship and creative activity, the Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present a paper or poster on their findings to an audience of faculty, peers, and the New Brunswick community more broadly - local high school students, friends, family, and recruiters from the private sector are all welcome. Rutgers students not yet involved in research will find that attending the symposium is a great way to learn about the broad range of research opportunities for undergraduates. The presentations range from the life sciences, chemistry, and engineering to medical ethics, literature, and politics.
Eligibility and Requirements
We invite all students currently working on research projects to apply to present their original, scholarly work at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Research projects from all disciplines are welcome. Students must be working under the guidance of a faculty mentor who can speak to the quality of the research. This includes students working on faculty research as well as students working on their own research under the supervision of faculty.
All participants in the Aresty Research Assistant Program, as well as all recipients of funding through the Aresty Small Grants Program, are required to present their research at the Symposium.
Resources
For students accepted to present at the 8th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, please use these helpful resources in preparing your presentation:
Abstracts
Click here to see some guidelines for writing an abstract.
Posters
For guidelines on creating and printing a poster, read this helpful document.
You can also visit Aresty Master Peer Advisor Michael Boemo's website for additional resources: http://www.mbteaching.com/Aresty.html
