On May 12, 2017, the University of Oregon Graduate School will host the 8th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum. Last year over 100 students from graduate programs representing every UO school and college participated in the Grad Forum.
The Grad Forum is an excellent professional development opportunity for students to share their work with an interdisciplinary audience of faculty, other graduate students, undergraduates, and members of the public. We appreciate the support you have offered over the past 7 years and look forward to your ongoing support this year.
Students can participate in ONE OF THREE WAYS:
* POSTER SUBMISSIONS: Submit a title; a 150 word abstract describing
your research; and a 140 character thumbnail summary to be used for the
promotional materials (about 25-28 words). Details about poster size
will be available soon. Posters previously developed or to be developed
in the future for presentation at other conferences are welcome.
* THREE MINUTE THESIS SUBMISSIONS: Submit a title; a 150 word abstract
describing your research; and a 140 character thumbnail summary to be
used for the promotional materials (about 25-28 words). Presenters will
have 3 minutes (no more!) to present their research at the forum and
they can use one static slide. Winners have the opportunity to compete
in the state finals for Three Minute Thesis, held here in Eugene on
Saturday May 20, 2017
* SYMPOSIA SUBMISSIONS: Symposia are comprised of talks by three to
five graduate students (total presentation time is 1 hour). At least two
different fields must be represented, and the talks should share a theme
or topic. Submit a symposium title and a 300-word abstract describing
the symposium theme and how each of the talks relates to it. In
addition, for _each_ individual presentation, submit a title and a 140
character thumbnail summary. Please designate one symposium participant
as a contact person, who will also serve as the panel’s moderator.
New this year! – To continue the excitement of last year’s popular “blitz” talks, we are holding the Three Minute Thesis competition in conjunction with the Grad Forum.
Three Minute Thesis presentations will be one of the presentation formats:
* Symposia need to include only TWO different departments this year
(although we encourage you to indulge your interdisciplinary desires to
the maximum extent!). If you have an idea about a symposium and need
help fleshing it out or finding other participants to complete your
symposium, please contact Sara Hodges at sdhodges@uoregon.edu.
Grad Forum is open to new presenters whose research is ready to go public. We also encourage more seasoned participants to take advantage of this lively exchange of ideas. Please consider applying!
DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017