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Summer Undergraduate Research Conference

The University of Iowa Graduate College will host the second annual UI Summer Undergraduate Research Conference on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 from 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Old Brick Church and Community Center. UI faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend.

This conference will bring together over 100 undergraduate students who have been conducting research projects in University laboratories across nine colleges and 30 departments.

• Conference Schedule (pdf)
   
• List of participating students, with host mentors
   
• List of participating UI departments and programs

Most of the students are participants in nine UI research programs for top undergraduate scholars. Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU), Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Programs (IDGP), Iowa Bioscience Advantage (IBA), Summer Microbiology Undergraduate Research Program, Summer Undergraduate Biochemistry Research Program, Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research Program (SUMR), and Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) attract students from Iowa, the Midwest, across the U.S., and Puerto Rico. Additional participants include individual UI undergraduates working in various research laboratories across campus.

• Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
   
• Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU)
   
• Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program (IDGP)
   
• Iowa Bioscience Advantage (IBA)
   
• Summer Microbiology Undergraduate Research Program
   
• Summer Undergraduate Biochemistry Research Program
   
• Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research Program (SUMR)
   
• Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)

All participants will present their projects at the conference as part of their research training and professional development. The students in these UI summer research programs work directly with faculty mentors in research programs and laboratories across campus. The summer research programs help the university recruit talented students, many of whom choose to continue their work at The University of Iowa as graduate scholars.

The Graduate College offers this conference as the culmination of the summer undergraduate research experience at Iowa. Students prepare for future careers in research through this opportunity to present their findings to the Iowa research community.