Undergraduate student posters in the United States and Canada

Friday, August 12, 9 AM - 11 AM, Exhibit Halls 220b-c, Level 2, Palais des congrès de Montréal

Organizers:  Val Smith (vsmith@ku.edu), Catherine Potvin

Description: This special poster session will highlight undergraduate research in ecology and evolutionary biology from laboratories all across the United States and Canada . Posters will be presented by 20 competitively selected participants in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, and 20 will come from students who will be competitively selected from Canada’s 16-week undergraduate NSERC Summer Stage programme. An additional group of 10 to 12 participants will come from the ESA SEEDS and UMAB programs. This Special Session will provide an important opportunity for these highly motivated undergraduates to present and to discuss their research with scientists and ecological professionals, and will help them to make connections with potential graduate mentors and graduate school recruiters. The Special Session will begin with a welcome from the session organizers, and will also include a brief talk from a distinguished member of ESA who will also discuss the evolution of his/her ecological career.