Kansas Undergraduate Research Days

Undergraduate students from across Kansas are invited to present their research at the Kansas Undergraduate Research Days at the Capitol.  This year the poster symposium will be a hybrid event and take place March 1, 2024.

Up to 5 student research projects will be selected from Pittsburg State University to join undergraduates from each of 4-year Universities in Kansas.  Undergraduate research serves the unique role of connecting students with faculty to explore unique problems through inquiry.  Dissemination of information is an important step in the research process.

Audience

Undergraduate students will showcase their learning and findings through a short video/screen capture.  Student videos will be shared with state legislators, state officials, researchers, and other students. 

See abstract format

For questions contact:

Mark Diacopoulos
Research Colloquium Coordinator

Capitol Undergraduate Research Summit

Date: March 1, 2024
Due date for submissions: TBD
Poster viewing & judging will occur virtually
Location: TBA

Research Categories

Undergraduate research submissions from a broad range of disciplines are encouraged - especially posters that may be unique to the state of Kansas and issues important to the state legislature (e.g., education, health, agriculture, aviation, biotechnology, energy, transportation, manufacturing, environment, and social services).

Researchers must: 

  • be undergraduates during the 2023-2024 academic year; 
  • have completed research under the guidance of a Pittsburg State faculty mentor; 
  • follow the methodology of the appropriate academic discipline; 
  • have research of sufficient quality to be presented at a professional academic meeting; 
  • have the skills, resources, and capacity to produce a professional academic poster; 
  • agree to undergo presentation training and rehearse their presentations prior to the virtual event.  

Candidates will be notified and provided information about presentation development if their abstract is selected via email by TBD.

Abstract format:

 

PRESENTATION TITLE SHOULD BE ALL CAPS AND BOLD, ITALICS AND LOWERCASE LETTERS USED AS NECESSARY FOR PROPER OR SCIENTIFIC TERMS (TIMES NEW ROMAN, 10PT) 

Authors should be listed as first name, last name with each author’s name separated by a comma. The student presenter’s name is in bold1, use superscripts after names2 to distinguish affiliations – none needed if it’s the same department for all. Use “and” before the last name in the list.  

1Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University

Abstract text should appear here in block text. Abstract should not exceed 250 words in length. Use 9-point Times New Roman font here, though font size may need to be adjusted slightly by conference planners.

Abstract should include:

  • Introduction 
  • Purpose 
  • Materials/Methods 
  • Results/Conclusions