Presenting Your Undergraduate Research

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Presenting Your Undergraduate Research

• Wednesday October 23, 2002
• Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall
• Sheila Humphreys
• Sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Matters

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Why Present Research?

• Pave the way for more research
• Increase self-confidence
• Improve public speaking skills
• Build your resume for jobs

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Why Present Research?

• Create new knowledge
• Communicate your results to the world
• Clarify your thinking
• Encourage other undergraduates

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Ways Research is Presented

• Papers written report of research (purpose,
  methods, results, conclusion, next steps)
• Presentations oral discussion of research
• To your research group
• To your program participants (e.g. summer
  research program)
• To conference attendees
• Posters visual aid that provides a concise
  summary of research
• Provides research explanation with or without you
• Web Sites

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Opportunities for Presenting Research

• Conferences/Competitions
• Many professional technical societies host
  student conferences and competitions
• IEEE, ACM, SWE, NSBE, etc.
• Provide a supportive environment to present your
  research findings
• Allow you to earn funds toward your education
• Publications
• Your web site (example Anna Liaos site
  http//www-2.cs.cmu.edu/miriya/project.html)
• ERL Technical Memos - informal way to document
  research findings
• Journals - You can submit papers to undergraduate
  scientific journals (e.g. Berkeley Scientific,
  Synergy)

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Next Steps

• Discuss the idea of presenting research with your
  current research advisor(s)
• Define project to allow for research to be
  documented and presented
• Obtain guidance for the development of technical
  paper or presentation materials
• Search for possible venues to present your
  research
• Stop by the Center for Undergraduate Matters in
  246 Cory Hall

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Upcoming Research Activities

• Workshop How to Prepare for a Poster Session
• Tuesday, Nov. 5, 5-6 pm
• Room TBD
• Engineering and Science Fall 2002 Poster Session
  Exploring the Possibilities
• Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, 12-3 pm
• Wozniak Lounge, Soda Hall
• http//www.coe.berkeley.edu/Students/uro/poster/po
  sterfall2002.html

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Helpful Websites

• SWE - www.swe.org
• IEEE - www.ieee.org
• ACM - www.acm.org
• NSBE www.nsbe.org
• Berkeley Scientific - http//www.ocf.berkeley.edu/
  bsj/
• Synergy - www.clemson.edu/synergy
• UGM Undergraduate Research Page -
  http//buffy.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/ugrad/Ugra
  dResearch/index.html