Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium Set for April 20
More than 100 students will be featured presenters inĀ the 2023Ā Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium to be held Thursday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on the Āé¶¹APP campus. Students will share their research and creative works in a wide variety of disciplines through oral presentations,Ā performancesĀ and poster sessions.
āThe Symposium is a showcase of the incredible research Āé¶¹APP students have done onĀ interesting and important projects,ā says Dr. Katherine Vance, associate professor of mathematics and co-director of undergraduate research. āItās a testament to the supportive and encouraging environment that Āé¶¹APP faculty have created to nurture studentsā curiosity and creativity. Iām so proud of what our students have achieved,ā she continued.
The event will also include keynote address byĀ Dr. Chris Jones, a research engineer with IIHR-HydroscienceĀ and Engineering at the University of Iowa.ĢżDr. Jonesās interdisciplinary research focuses on the degradation of the stateās water resources due to past and current agricultural practices.
At 11:30 a.m. in the Kent Campus Center Black Box Theatre, Dr. Jones will presentĀ āThis Land is Their Land: Iowa Agriculture and the Struggle for Clean Water.āĀ The presentation will focus on the evolution of Iowaās farming systems since European settlement and the consequences for water and the rest of the environment. Dr. Jones will also address the role of science within the context of Iowaās water politics and the environmental justice issues created by the impairment of the publicās water.
For more symposium details, including a full schedule,Ā .Ģż
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Published
April 18, 2023
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Alisa Reynolds-Good