UMaine Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity, Aug. 23–27
A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity at the University of Maine will be held daily, Aug. 23–27, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts.
The free public events will include a live, student-led performance, an undergraduate student research highlight, and a TedX-style talk from a UMaine faculty member. They are part of the opening week of the Research Learning Experience (RLE) initiative, a pilot program that invites students to find their passion and make impactful connections through hands-on learning and the creation of new knowledge. It is supported by a generous donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
The afternoon events will be livestreamed and available at this link: maine.zoom.us/j/83539754034. Recordings will be available on the Research Learning Experience website: umaine.edu/rle.
For more information about the afternoon events, or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact umaine.alerts@maine.edu.
The daily programs include:
Monday, Aug. 23
- Student Jazz Combo performance, with Nathan Williams, saxophone; Owen Markowitz, percussion; Myles Kelley, keyboard; Robben Harris, bass.
- Opening remarks: Provost John Volin.
- Student Research Highlight.
- Featured talk: “A Changing Cryosphere,” by Seth Campbell, assistant professor of glaciology.
Tuesday, Aug. 24
- Maine Steiners performance, with students Isaiah Grace, Tor Bright, Michael Flannery, Travis Burt, Jon Dube, Brad Duplisea, Isaac Black, Elijah McTeirnan, Simon Roussel.
- Student Research Highlight.
- Featured talk: “The Gismonti Project,” by Dan Barrett, lecturer in music, accompanied by pianist Laura Artesani, chair and associate professor of music.
Wednesday, Aug. 25
- Student performance by flutist Megan Howell, accompanied by pianist Laura Artesani.
- Student Research Highlight
- Featured talk: “A Digital Reimagining of Gettysburg,” by Anne Knowles, Colonel James C. McBride Distinguished Professor of History.
Thursday, Aug. 26
- Literary performances by students Camerin Seigars, Iris LeCates, Paige McHatten and Shania Soler, student contributors to UMaine’s undergraduate literary journal “The Open Field.”
- Student Research Highlight.
- Featured talk: “Using Science to Foster Resilience,” by Sandra De Urioste-Stone, associate professor of nature-based tourism and assistant vice president for research.
Friday, Aug. 27
- Student pep band performance.
- Engineering Demonstration.
- Closing Remarks: President Joan Ferrini-Mundy.
- Student Research Panel Discussion.
- Featured talk: “Building Our Clean Energy Future: The Role of Floating Offshore Wind,” by Habib Dagher, professor of civil engineering, and executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center.