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.
Saturday, April 22
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Student Research Conference, Stodder Commons, 9am (Contact the College for details, 581-1954)
- Broadway Nights, Minsky Recital Hall, 7:30pm (also April 21 at 7:30pm)*
Students perform a selection of songs straight from Broadway stages of yesterday and today.Sunday, April 23
- University Singers, Oratorio Society and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Maine Center for the Arts, 3pm (Tickets are $7-$38 and are available by calling the BSO office at 942-5555.)
University Singers and Oratorio Society will join Bangor Symphony Orchestra for “Inspiration and Consolation,” a performance of Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 (German requiem) by Johannes Brahms.Monday, April 24
- Graduate Student Research Exposition (poster, multimedia, and oral presentations), Stodder Commons, 10am-5pm
- College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation, Stodder Commons, 8am-5pm
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Senior Capstone Poster Presentation, Dunn Hall, 4-6pm
- TIAA-CREF Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture and SRCAW Keynote Speaker, Daniel P. Christensen, ’77, CEO Hancock Natural Resource Group, President Hancock Timber Resource Group
- Reception: Bodwell Lounge, MCA, 3:30pm
- Speaker: 100 D.P. Corbett, 4:00pm
Tuesday, April 25
- Graduate Student Research Exposition (poster, multimedia, and oral presentations), Stodder Commons, 8am-4pm
- Graduate Student Research Exposition Reception (sponsored by Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society) and Awards Ceremony
Stodder Commons, 2-4pm- College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation, Stodder Commons, 2-4pm
- Percussion Ensemble, Minsky Recital Hall, 7:30pm*
This ensemble draws its literature from a wide variety of styles from transcriptions to contemporary music for percussion.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 27
- Jazz 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 30
- Athena 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