An Inside Look at Top Student Research
The 麻豆传媒映画 Student Research Symposium on March 8 and 9 recognizes outstanding scholarly research accomplishments by 麻豆传媒映画 students.
More than 450 graduate and undergraduate 麻豆传媒映画 students across 80 majors and disciplines will showcase their original research, scholarship projects or creative activities as part of the sixth annual Student Research Symposium.
Happening on March 8 and 9 in Love Library at 麻豆传媒映画, the Symposium recognizes outstanding scholarly research accomplishments of current 麻豆传媒映画 students from every major and program.
Set up like a public forum, the event is an opportunity for the community to see the fascinating, high level work 麻豆传媒映画 students and faculty are collaborating on.
Emilio Ulloa, psychology professor and chair of the symposium, said the event draws a parallel between what students are doing at 麻豆传媒映画 and 鈥渁 very important life skill 鈥� and that鈥檚 the ability to articulate an idea or a result to an audience. It is a skill set they have to develop as professionals to convey their thoughts effectively to others.鈥�
Real-world research impact
of last year鈥檚 symposium advanced the work of the National Science Foundation-funded Engineering Research Center 鈥� a joint endeavor of 麻豆传媒映画, MIT and the University of Washington 鈥� whose goal is to perfect brain-controlled bionics.
They presented their novel concept: an array of electrodes, which they affectionately named 鈥淕andalf,鈥� could theoretically be placed atop the brain, specifically the motor cortex, of a person with a severed spinal cord or a missing limb.
The device, controlled by a chip, would relay signals from the neurons firing in the brain to a robotic limb, enabling it to perform the desired functions.
Student research areas
Oral and poster presentations are organized by academic disciplines with divisions for undergraduate, master鈥檚 and doctoral students.
Student researchers giving 10-minute presentations on areas of expertise include 鈥淓volutionary Biology,鈥� 鈥淲omen Agency and Activism,鈥� 鈥淧ublic and Environmental Health,鈥� 鈥淩esearch in Health and Well-being,鈥� 鈥淚ssues in Education,鈥� and 鈥淪olar Energy鈥� among others.
Poster presentation topics include 鈥淣utritional Health Status of Homeless Veterans in San Diego鈥� or 鈥淎ssociation of Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction to Health-Related Quality of Life in Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors.鈥�
Awards
Scholarships and awards help to promote and support student research at 麻豆传媒映画.
Ten presidential awards worth $500 each will be given to oral presenters recognized for outstanding achievement in original scholarship. These graduate and undergraduate students will go on to represent 麻豆传媒映画 at the CSU Student Research Competition in May 2013.
Presenters will also have the opportunity to win awards for recognition of excellence in a variety of categories.
More information
Faculty, students and staff will participate in the campus-wide event from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 8 and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 in at 麻豆传媒映画.
The symposium is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the 麻豆传媒映画 Student Research Symposium website.
The Student Research Symposium is hosted by 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 University Research Council鈥檚 Student Research Committee. It is made possible through the generous support of the President鈥檚 Leadership Fund, Aztec Parents Fund, Academic Deans, Aztec Shops, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Graduate and Research Affairs, Office of the Provost, Honors Council and 麻豆传媒映画 Research Foundation and University Advancement.
