Annual Meeting
UM Conference on Undergraduate Research Friday, April 17, 2009 Submission Deadline – February 27, 2009
The submission deadline has been extended to March 6, 2009
Click here for the 2009 UMCUR Schedule!
For the last seven years, UM has hosted an annual conference on Undergraduate Research, graciously sponsored by the Vice President for Research and the Provost. UMCUR is a great event and opportunity for students, especially in courses or other educational activities where they engage in research or creative activities that could yield a substantive public presentation.
The day-long conference offers opportunities for students from across campus to make poster presentations, research presentations, exhibits, and original creative works. In addition, students can organize panel presentations, where students within or across disciplines coordinate papers and roundtable discussions over certain themes. For example, students from Chemistry, Geology, Wildlife Biology, and Forestry could organize a panel discussion on "Environmental Restoration and the Milltown Dam;" students in a women's studies class might collaborate with the Women's Center to organize a session on "Women's Activism."
Awards for the top papers and the top posters will be made in five different areas:
- Fine Arts
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences
As in years past, UMCUR will be presented on the UM Campus.
It is our intention to accommodate everyone who wishes to participate. The Committee on Undergraduate Research will offer training sessions designed to help interested students prepare for their presentations/posters prior to the conference.
The deadline for submitting proposals is
Friday, February 27, 2009.
Submissions must be online.
UMCUR Awards
Here is the list of award recipients at the 2009 UMCUR Conference. Each award recipient was honored in the Mansfield Library undergraduate research exhibition and received a $100 gift certificate to the UM Bookstore.
Posters
|
Student |
Major |
Subject Area |
Project Title |
Faculty Mentor |
|
Nicole Swenson
|
Biology |
Life Science |
BRASSICA APHIDS IN WESTERN MONTANA |
Josh Slotnick, Environmental Studies |
|
Esther Bowlin
|
Geology |
Physical Science |
DISTRIBUTION AND CHEMISTRY OF STREAMBED ARMOR IN THE FIREHOLE RIVER DRAINAGE, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
, WYOMING, USA |
Nancy Hinman, Geology |
|
Emily Lund
|
Psychology |
Social Science |
GROUP MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING FOR SUBSTANCE USE: THE EFFECTS OF SELF-EFFICACY AND COMMUNAL MASTERY ON PROGRAM SATISFACTION AND WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE |
Bryan Cochran, Psychology |
Oral Presentations
|
Student |
Major |
Subject Area |
Project Title |
Faculty Mentor |
|
Cassie Keogh |
Music |
Fine Arts |
A STUDY OF CLARINET PEDAGOGY |
Maxine Ramey, Music |
|
Molly Zeliff |
Spanish |
Humanities |
A CONTINUITY OF THEME IN LITERATURE REVEALS THE BARBARITY OF OUR SOCIETY AND A WAY TO MOVE TOWARDS CIVILIZATION |
Gary Hawk, Davidson Honors College |
|
Gregory Smith |
Biology |
Life Science |
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF SCV-SPECIFIC PIA OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS IN C. BURNETII |
James Battisti, Biology |
|
Andrew Tveter |
Geology |
Physical Science |
OBSERVING PAYMASTER CREEK’S FLUCTUATIONS IN AQUATIC CHEMISTRY AND MINERAL FORMATION |
Nancy Hinman, Geology |
|
Trevor Hunter |
Political Science |
Social Science |
VIGILANTE JUSTICE IN THE WEST: MONTANA SEEKS TO EXPAND SELF-DEFENSE THROUGH A ‘STAND-YOUR-GROUND’ LAW (HB 228) |
James McKusick, Davidson Honors College |
Questions may be directed to conference coordinator Emily Thorn at emily.thorn@umontana.edu or The Davidson Honors College at dhc@umontana.edu.