Library Prepares for Busy Research Week at Utah State University
The 2017 student Ignite USU presenters. In the fast-paced presentations, the students will enlighten listeners while providing an overview of their research.
Utah State University’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies will kick off its annual Research Week Friday, April 7. The series of events gives the USU community the opportunity to learn about what top undergraduate, graduate and faculty researchers have been working on within the last year, as well as honor their contributions.
The week begins with the D. Wynne Thorne Lecture, Friday, April 7, at 11:30 a.m. in the Merrill-Cazier Library’s New Books Lounge featuring the 2016 D. Wynne Thorne Career Research awardee, Bruce Bugbee.
Bugbee, a professor in the Plants, Soils and Climate Department, will speak about his research and career experiences involved in the science behind growing plants in space. In 2013, Bugbee was a speaker at TEDxUSU on the topic “Turning Water into Food.” His achievements include the Governors Medal for Science and Technology for the State of Utah in 2012, Researcher of the Year in the College of Agriculture in 2005 and Outstanding Graduate Mentor of the Year for Utah State University in 2001.
The USU community will have another chance to hear more of the research being conducted by USU faculty at the Faculty Author Exhibition, Tuesday, April 11, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the library’s New Books Lounge.
The Faculty Author Exhibition highlights all USU authors who have published a book in 2016. All books will be on display and three authors will give short presentations on their works. Presenters include Laura Gelfand on her book, Our Dogs Our Selves: Dogs in Medieval and Early Modern Art, Literature, and Society, Colin Flint on Geopolitical Constructs: the Mulberry Harbours, World War Two, and the Making of a Militarized Transatlantic and Steven Camicia on Critical Democratic Education and LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum: Opportunities and Constraints.
Students from all disciplines will gather at the library to share their research at the Student Research Symposium Thursday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The symposium gives more than 200 undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to present their work to peers and faculty. All are invited to attend the short presentations and see the work USU students have been involved in throughout the past year. The researchers will be given feedback by judges and have the opportunity to win awards.
Research Week closes with Ignite USU, an event similar to TEDxUSU, but highlighting the work of USU students. Ignite USU takes places Friday, April 14, from noon-2 p.m. in the Merrill-Cazier Library and gives eight student researchers the opportunity to share the experiences they have had while being involved in undergraduate and graduate research. Each student has only 5 minutes and 20 slides to present their information. The event will close with food, music and the chance to talk to the presenters.
2017 Ignite USU speakers include a variety of researchers. Tommy Thompson will speak about his experiences studying at USU after breaking free of the cycle of addiction and incarceration. His research examines the greater sage grouse’s presence in America. Sun Jeon, will present her research regarding statistics of large data sets of people with illnesses. Through her studies, she has been able to learn how to find the humanity in the numbers. These are only a few of the wide range of topics addressed at during the event.
All Research Week events are free of charge and hosted by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. For a full list of events and times, visit the Research Week website.
For more information on Ignite USU, visit the website.
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Writer: Bentlee Rice, bentlee.rice@usu.edu, RGS communications
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