Event Details
The Symposium will be held in person on Friday, April 12th, 2024 at the New Balance Field House, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. It is open to the public to increase the visibility and accessibility of the research conducted by students at UMaine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias. This event allows students to converse and share ideas with legislators, professionals, and the community.
UMaine Student Symposium is an event that consists of student research presentations that inspire students’ creativity and leadership in the discovery of new knowledge that makes a direct difference to the people of Maine.
For additional questions about accessible accommodations, please email um.symposium@maine.edu.
UMSS24 Program
8:00 a.m.: Doors open
8:15 a.m.: UMaine Flute Ensemble
9:00 a.m.: Opening Remarks
9:30-11:30 a.m.: Graduate Poster / Oral / Exhibit Presentations
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Undergraduate Poster / Oral / Exhibit Presentations
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Musical Performances at Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
1:00 -2:00 p.m.: Student Panel
2:00 p.m.: Keynote Speaker, Sreeram “Ram” Dhurjaty, PhD
3:00 p.m.: Awards Ceremony, Closing Remarks, and a jazz performance by Free Parking
Sreeram “Ram” Dhurjaty, PhD,
Keynote Speaker
Sreeram “Ram” Dhurjaty PhD is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE)
All of us approximate. Engineering and science are full of approximations. When we approximate adequately, we reach our goals. Depending on the context in which they are made, improper approximations can be disastrous and can have tragic, even life-threatening, consequences. In this talk, Dr. Dhurjaty will illustrate, with simple examples, both adequate and inadequate approximations, and their consequences.
