IRIS was established in 2018 to give students from smaller institutions without the resources of major universities the opportunity to present their research and interact with聽students from聽other colleges and universities.
Are you looking to present your STEM undergraduate research at a conference? Presenting at SURF but want a low-stakes practice run and feedback on your presentation beforehand? Wanting to hear more information on exciting new STEM research? Or are you simply wanting to hear from professionals on what STEM-related job industries and graduate school programs look like?
翱苍听Saturday, April 17, 2021, an undergraduate research conference called聽Integrating Science in Research听辞谤听IRIS聽will take place. IRIS was established in 2018 by a team of Wake Forest University students who wanted to give students from smaller institutions, without the resources of major universities, the opportunity to present their research and interact with聽students from聽other colleges and universities.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s IRIS conference will be聽held virtually. Each person wanting to present their research will be given their聽own breakout room听补苍诲 will have the opportunity to present their research to a group of judges and any other attendees. However, this feedback is only given for the benefit of the person presenting. There will be聽no聽prizes or awards given for the best presentations. This is done to ensure that this conference celebrates research and does not denigrate anybody’s efforts.
There will also be聽two 30- to 60-minute panels聽focusing on the聽jobs available in STEM fields听补苍诲听补肠补诲别尘颈补. IRIS will also feature聽an hour-long keynote speaker discussing exciting opportunities in research. This year’s speaker is Dr. Rebecca Alexander, Professor of Chemistry at Wake Forest University.
If you are interested in presenting your undergraduate STEM research at IRIS on Saturday, April 17, or are just interested in being an attendee, you can register聽at聽https://iris.wfu.edu/. Registration is聽free. The deadline to sign up is聽Saturday, April 3, 2021. There is a flyer attached with a QR code that can be scanned to go to the signup page as well. If you have any questions or would like more information on this event, contact Christopher Boyette at聽cboyette@elon.edu聽or 828-803-1355. We hope to see you there!