CSB and SJU students to present undergraduate research at national conference
March 25, 2011
Twenty-one students from the College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, and Saint John's University, Collegeville, will present their undergraduate research at the 25th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) March 31-April 2 at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
The CSB and SJU students will present their research in chemistry, economics, elementary education, international entrepreneurship, mathematics, nutrition, philosophy, political science and psychology.
In addition to the students, three CSB and SJU faculty members will also be making the trip to New York - Richard White, associate professor of chemistry and director of Undergraduate Research at CSB and SJU; Michael Borka, assistant professor of education; and Kristina Timmerman, instructor of biology.
"The CSB and SJU student presentations cover all disciplines from fine arts to natural sciences and include both oral and poster presentations," White said. "The students are presenting research and creative projects that grew out of both classroom experiences and student-faculty mentored research. "
Nearly 3,350 undergraduate students representing 365 colleges from across the country will present their research at NCUR (as of registration figures of March 11).
NCUR, which began in 1987 at the University of North Carolina Ashville, is held annually to promote undergraduate research and creative activity in all fields of study.
Students present their research via posters, oral presentations, and performing and visual arts sessions. There is also a Graduate and Professional Studies Fair for participants to attend March 31-April 1.
The conference includes four plenary speakers: world-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis; Libuse Binder, author of the Ten Ways to Change The World in Your Twenties; David G. Campbell, scientist, educator and author , who is currently professor of biology at Grinnell College in Iowa; and Brian Wasnick, who has conducted award-winning research on food psychology and behavior change.