2013 Undergraduate Research Conference

The 2013 Undergraduate Research Conference was held on Friday, April 19th at Atkins Library. In total, 104 students presented their research projects to judges; 43 participated in oral presentations and 61 presented posters. Conference organizers and judges commended all participants for the high quality research represented in the conference.

Twenty-two Departmental Awards were presented for 1st, and in many cases 2nd and third place as well as honorable mention. In the Atkins Library Undergraduate Research Awards, five students were each awarded $1,000 prizes, and numerous students were presented certificates for honorable mention. Dr. Stephen Mosier, retired Vice Chancellor for Research and Federal Relations at UNC Charlotte, presented the Atkins Award named for him, the Stephen Mosier Award for Physical Sciences & Engineering.

“Presenting at a research conference is a great resume item for students,” said Dr. Missy Eppes, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and chair of the conference committee. “It provides wonderful experience in communicating all of the hard work that students have completed. Our winners, and all of the participating students, should be very proud of the projects they presented.”

Congratulations to all the winners, and to everyone who presented their research work! Our thanks as well to the judges, faculty liaisons, and our keynote speakers – Malin Pereira, Executive Director of the UNC Charlotte Honors College, and Dr. Matt Theado, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at Gardner-Webb University.

Special thanks goes to the event sponsors: Duke Energy, UNC Charlotte’s Charlotte Research Institute, Piedmont-Carolina Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the J. Murrey Atkins Library.

2013 Undergraduate Research Conference Departmental Winners

2013 Atkins Library Undergraduate Research Award Winners