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Day of Event Program
April 11, 2025

8:00 AM: Doors open – Pre-registration is closed, but register in person on the day of the event!
9:00 AM: Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speaker:
With special remarks from: University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias, President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Kody Varahramyan, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
Keynote speaker: Dr. Ali Abedi, Associate Vice President for Research, Director – Center for Undergraduate Research, Professor – Electrical and Computer Engineering
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Poster/Oral/Exhibit Presentations
– Undergraduate Categories: Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Business, Education, Allied Health, Engineering
– Graduate Categories: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Natural Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research, Biomedical Sciences
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Poster/Oral/Exhibit Presentations
– Undergraduate Categories: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Natural Sciences, Interdisciplinary Research, Biomedical Sciences
– Graduate Categories: Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Business, Education, Allied Health, Engineering
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Musical Presentations- Minsky Recital Hall
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM: Student Panel “Navigating a World of Networks”
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Free Parking, jazz ensemble
3:00 PM: Awards Ceremony

UMSS25 Book of Abstracts

UMSS25 Venue Map, depicting location of stage, registration area, and category sections.
A student happily gestures to his poster as he explains his work to UMSS24 attendees.
Wide shot of the middle aisle at UMSS24. Students, faculty, staff, and attendees fill teh aisle, looking at presentations.
President Ferrini-Mundy and other faculty/staff view student presentations at UMSS24
Wide shot of UMSS24 Presentation floor. Attendees walking around venue, looking at poster and exhibit presentations.