[phas-dept] FW: REU PIs – NCUR 2018, abstract submission closes December 5, 2017

Tue Nov 21 13:56:15 CST 2017

FYI, we would to encourage especially all PASS scholars (with all costs covered) to attend the conference.
Bao-An Li
From: Gregory Wilson [mailto:GWilson at uco.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 1:50 PM
To: NCUR2018
Subject: REU PIs – NCUR 2018, abstract submission closes December 5, 2017

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) is hosting the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 4-7, 2018.  The annual conference, co-hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research, is one of the world’s largest showcases for undergraduate research conducted at universities and colleges in America and abroad. Last year more than 3,400 students from the US, Canada, England, Japan, and Panama presented their research. NCUR 2018 will offer several activities and unique opportunities which undergraduate students, who have participated in REU programs, will find exciting and meaningful.

The abstract submission portal for NCUR 2018 is open and will close on December 5, 2017.  Please share information about NCUR 2018 with your colleagues and encourage students to submit abstracts.  Attached to this email is a poster with information about NCUR 2018; feel free to print, post, and share it with others.

For more information, please visit: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cur.org_conferences-5Fand-5Fevents_student-5Fevents_ncur-5F2018_&d=DwIF-g&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=hjwEO_XYlnwAQWUGeaCrW47w4mK-Al28-BKyRvaivBs&m=DaPi4mTK_Q-b5TGQygOpEJS73Z9hjEQWxAKbHwcwsD0&s=2KdFeiDmMqjhM6i9yGhbvoiS_wT4JnWozRfEgwq6BXc&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cur.org_conferences-5Fand-5Fevents_student-5Fevents_ncur-5F2018_&d=DwMF-g&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=45ucIEKyq0pHGO-wQTsdbRghpM6p6HwwJJKBjgpK5ZU&m=0W0ELoRMvWgY8Jm8MYrXbn5M21Zalm5hBLyelA29XhY&s=M6dKpQHFJhWg_kyJ7F6dVLyF44fCPKDxw4TBK6VaERk&e=>.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Interdisciplinary Pre-Conference Workshops
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

•        Forensic Sciences, including sessions on digital evidence, impression evidence, biological evidence, and bloodstain pattern

•        American Indian Studies, including sessions covering opportunities for Native American students in the biological sciences presented by Dr. Michael Ceballos, University of Arkansas

•        Business Energy Sector, including sessions discussing the world of energy, careers in the energy sector, world energy outlook, future prospects and past advances for renewable energy and oil & gas

•        Early Childhood Education through an International Lens

•        Interdisciplinary Arts

NCUR Conference
Thursday, April 5 – Saturday, April 7, 2018

•        Four nationally recognized speakers (Ms. Claudia San Pedro, Executive VP/CFO Sonic Corporation; Mr. Ramu Damodaran, Chief, United Nations Academic Impact Initiative, Outreach Division, Department of Public Information; Mr. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, author, advocate for cancer research and social justice, and former NBA basketball player; and Dr. John Harrington, former NASA astronaut and the first Native American in space)

•        Over 3,500 Student Presentations – Poster, Oral, Performing and Visual Arts

•        Faculty, Administrator and Professional Network opportunities, including best-practices in STEM/REU research programs

•        Graduate School Fair, including access to graduate school representatives from over 100 of the best graduate programs throughout the United States

•        Special Interest/Career Planning sessions for participants, including sessions led by representatives of the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, how to develop a CV, applying to graduate school, how to publish your research, applying for a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) grant, how to navigate graduate school, etc.

•         Friday evening music festival, downtown Oklahoma City Bricktown District, including feature performance by Cheap Trick

•        STEM-related  excursions throughout Edmond, OKC Metro, and state

If you have any questions regarding NCUR 2018 please call 405-974-NCUR (6287) or send an to email to NCUR2018 at uco.edu<mailto:NCUR2018 at uco.edu>.

Best regards,

John F. Barthell, Member of the NSF Bio Leadership Council, and UCO Provost hosting NCUR 2018
Gregory M. Wilson, Co-chair, NCUR 2018 Planning Committee, Assistant VP, Research & Sponsored Programs, UCO
Michael S. Springer, Co-chair, NCUR 2018 Planning Committee, Director, Office of High-Impact Practices, UCO

[cid:6CDC970E-3784-46A1-9923-4579536DCE09 at uco.local]
Host of the 2018 National Conference
on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)

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