Every year 小蓝视频 sends students to state and national undergraduate research conferences. This year, 10 students attended the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference in Miami, and the National Undergraduate Research Conference in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with topics ranging from the effects of microplastics to the intersection of religion and mental health.
The Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) is one of the largest multidisciplinary research conferences in the country. It offers students the opportunity to present their research and network with other students, faculty and graduate programs. The National Undergraduate Research Conference is the largest symposium of its kind in the world, welcoming around 4,000 students of all disciplines annually from across the globe.
Students can get involved in undergraduate research through the honors program or independent studies. All of these projects are presented at the 小蓝视频 Research Symposium, and many are funded through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs - Student Research and Creative Activity grants.
Students from any discipline can select a project of their own and are advised by a faculty member on how to conduct their work. Depending on the area of study, the student researchers bring along with them maps, artwork, musical pieces, manuscripts, and powerpoints to the conferences to share their findings with local, state, and national academic audiences. After presenting, students receive questions and feedback from students and faculty from other schools to prepare them for what will be required of them if they should advance beyond undergraduate studies.
Here are the students who participated this Spring, their projects, and faculty advisors:
Florida Undergraduate Research Conference 鈥� Miami, Florida
Samantha O鈥橩eefe, Hannah Williams, Luke Stoeber
Faculty advisor: Dr. Gretchen Bielmyer-Fraser, Professor of Chemistry
鈥淓ffects of Microplastic Exposure in the Sea Anemone, Exaiptasia pallida鈥�
Fritz Illner
Faculty advisor: Guangyao Chen, Assistant Professor of Physics
鈥淐harmonium production at HERA with small-basis Light-front Wave Functions"
National Undergraduate Research Conference 鈥� Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Blake Helms
Faculty advisor: Dr. Ross Stephenson, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics
鈥淓xamining Pilot鈥檚 Spatial Abilities While Encountering Common In-Flight Distraction鈥�
Erin Byrnes
Faculty advisor: Dr. Annmarie Kent-Willette, Professor of Communication
鈥淟a Bella Vita: Rediscovering Community in a Post Pandemic World鈥�
Samantha O鈥橩eefe, Hannah Williams, Luke Stoeber
Faculty advisor: Dr. Gretchen Bielmyer-Fraser
鈥淓ffects of Microplastic Exposure in the Sea Anemone, Exaiptasia pallida鈥�
Karol Palenik
Faculty advisor: Dr. Shannon Lockwood
鈥淎n die Freiheit: How Programmatic Interpretation intersects with Politics in Beethoven's 9th Symphony鈥�
Luke Stoeber, Roberto Simona, Rachel Howard
Faculty advisor: Dr. Ross Stephenson
鈥淓xamining the abundance, distribution, and behavior of Gray Seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the presence of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) off of Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia鈥�
Nicholas Lee
Faculty advisor: Dr. Victoria McNeil-Young
鈥淩eligiosity, Perceptions of Mental Health Services, and Well-being among U.S. Adults鈥�
