UMaine Students Lead the Charge in Research
Contact: David Munson (207) 581-3777
ORONO, Maine — From analyzing the molecular structure of new composite materials to developing new strategies for managing fish populations throughout the Gulf of Maine, UMaine student research is making a difference, contributing to a broad range of disciplines while adding depth and momentum to the students’ professional training. UMaine will celebrate the achievements of its student researchers during the 2006 Student Research and Creative Achievement Week April 22 through April 30.
More than 3,000 graduate and undergraduate students participated in research projects at UMaine during this academic year. Nearly 300 of them will participate in Research and Creative Achievement Week. Offering overviews of their research through multimedia displays, posters, and lectures, the student presenters will help to promote UMaine research programs both on and off campus by strengthening the connections between researchers, sharing information, and reaching out to the public.
Student Research and Creative Achievement Week will include nearly 20 separate events, listed below.
Wednesday, April 26
Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center Tour Showcasing Student Research Projects, AEWC Building, 1-2pm
College of Business, Public Policy, and Health Student Research and Project Exposition, D.P. Corbett Atrium, 3-5pm
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Initiation Ceremony, Speaker: Dr. Wayne Lacy, former Southeast Regional Vice President, Phi Kappa Phi, McIntire Room, Buchanan Alumni House, 7pm
Thursday, April 27Jazz Ensemble, Minsky Recital Hall, 7:30pm*
Big band at its best! The ensemble is devoted to performing a wide variety of challenging, significant, diversified, and contemporary literature within the genre.
Friday, April 28
Honors College Thesis Symposium, Thomson Honors Center, 9am-4pm
Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Seminar, 310 Boardman Hall, 2:30-6 pm
Saturday, April 29
Orchestra Concert, Minsky Recital Hall, 7:30pm*
The Orchestra will perform works from a standard repertoire.
Sunday, April 30Athena Consort/Black Bear Men’s Chorus, Minsky Recital Hall, 2pm*
Sing into spring with the unique sounds of UMaine’s women’s and men’s choruses.
Other student events occurring just before or after Student Research and Creative Achievement Week:
Thursday, April 13
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Initiation Ceremony, Speaker: Dr. William A. Klemperer, Research Professor of Chemistry, Harvard University, The Chemistry of the Universe, McIntire Room, Buchanan Alumni House, 3pm
* Tickets are $6 general admission; free for UMaine students unless otherwise noted