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[No longer a recurring event]

Friday, April 12, 2024 | 10:00 AM-2:00 PM | Breezeway, ����ý Boca Raton campus

Celebration, Inspiration, and Collaboration

Science Fest is organized by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at ����ý to celebrate the diversity of our scientific disciplines and the variety of contributions from our current faculty and students, inspire the next generation of scientific problem solvers, and foster partnerships between the university, scientific organizations, and local communities to promote the science disciplines and the ideals of mutual respect and inclusion.

All are welcome to enjoy science-related exhibitions, student poster competition, interactive games, activities, and networking opportunities to connect with each other.

The student poster competition award is generously sponsored by the Dr. Eric Shaw Excellence in Science Undergraduate Research Award to create a platform and opportunity for students in the Schmidt College of Science to participate in the communication of scientific research to their peer groups, faculty and community members.

Scavenger Hunt Prizes

Join our interactive scavenger hunt to learn unique facts about the sciences and win prizes. Prizes TBA.

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition

Friday, April 12, 2024 | 12:00-2:00 PM | Breezeway, ����ý Boca Raton campus

The Science Fest student poster presentation competition includes a $2,000 award to the top poster presentations. Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to showcase their research projects and innovations relating to a specific discipline within the Schmidt College of Science. The research projects or innovations should have generated tangible and meaningful results and findings by the submission of the abstract. This poster competition award is generously sponsored by the Dr. Eric Shaw Excellence in Science Undergraduate Research Award to create a platform and opportunity for students in the Schmidt College of Science to participate in the communication of scientific research to their peer groups, faculty and community members. The poster presentation will be judged by faculty members based on a judging rubric.

Dr. Eric Shaw Excellence in Science Undergraduate Research Awards:

$1,000 for First Place Winner
Nicholas McInchak, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Title: Developing Better Fluorescent Cholesterol Probe
Mentor: Dr. Maciej Stawikowski

$600 for Second Place Winner
Teagan Duenkel, Department of Geosciences
Title: Inlet-Adjacent Beach and Shoreline Variability at Decadal Scale
Mentor: Dr. Tiffany Briggs

$400 for Third Place Winner
Adrianna Tran, Biology
Title: Interleukin-1 Type 1 Receptor (IL-1R1) is implicated in emergence and severity of progressive, generalized tonic/clonic epilepsy in a transgenic mouse model
Mentor: Dr. Ceylan Isgor (College of Medicine)

Deadline to Apply to Compete: February 5, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

• Call for Abstract from all Departments in College of Science ---- deadline is February 5, 2024
• Accepted Abstracts will be notified by February 26, 2024
• Submission of electronic posters is due by March 25, 2024
• All OURI posters and presenters from the College are eligible to participate in the Science Festival Poster competition but must submit abstract and posters as above.
• Only degree seeking ����ý undergraduates can be presenters and are eligible to win any of the prizes.
• Students are responsible for printing out their posters on time for presentation.
• High school students are welcome to participate in the poster session by submitting abstracts and electronic posters.

Poster Guidelines

Participants are encouraged to use the ����ý approved poster templates.
����ý’s Student Government provides supplemental services for research poster printing. Please submit your request for service five (5) business days ahead of your intended pickup date. Click here for more information about how to request the printing service.

Poster Abstract Books

• Poster Competition Abstract Book
• Courtesy Poster Session Abstract Book

Application is now closed

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Schedule

Time	Event	Place
9:00am – 10:00am	Exhibitor Check-in and Setup	By the north side of the Sanson Life Sciences Building on the ����ý Breezeway
10:00am – 2:00pm	General Exhibitions and Activities Held by the Exhibitors, continuous and ongoing*	Breezeway and Social Science Building Rotunda
10:00am – 2:00pm	Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science Mods “Robotic Petting Zoo” ����ý Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) & life-size whale	Social Science Building Rotunda
10:00am – 2:00pm	����ý Rubin & Sandy Gruber Sandbox Robot “Astro” Display	Breezeway
10:00am – 2:00pm	Science Fest Scavenger Hunt	Online
10:00am – 2:00pm	Courtesy Research Poster Presentation (����ý High School and Mission on Mars – Dept. of Physics)	Breezeway
11:00am – 11:30am	Poster Setup for the Undergraduate Poster Competition	Breezeway
11:00am – 11: 30pm	Lunch for the Poster Competition Presenters and Judges (tickets are required and will be distributed at the festival)	Sanson Life Sciences Patio
11:30am – 1:00pm	Lunch for the Festival Exhibitors and Volunteers (tickets are required and will be distributed at the festival)	Sanson Life Sciences Patio
11:30am – 1:30pm	Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Undergraduate Poster Competition	Breezeway
1:45pm	Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Undergraduate Poster Competition Award Ceremony by Dean Forbes and Dr. Shaw	Breezeway by the library

Exhibitors and Partners

We will be updating the following list of exhibitors and partners as we approach Science Fest.�� Be sure to check back for the latest additions.

Download the Exhibitor Map (����ý Breezeway) - PDF

Disciplines from across the Schmidt College of Science will participate, from physics, to health, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, marine sciences, and much much more!

• Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
• ����ý ASCEND, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
• ����ý Broward Campus
• ����ý Career Center
• ����ý CMBB (Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) - Biotech Bridge
• ����ý Department of Biological Sciences, Master of Science in Marine Science & Oceanography
• ����ý Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
• ����ý Department of Physics, “Human Mission to Mars”
• ����ý Division of Research Art of Science
• ����ý Elasmo Lab and FAB Lab
• ����ý Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI)
• ����ý School for Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
• ����ý Science Learning Center
• ����ý The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox
• Florida Public Archaeology Network

Location��

Address

����ý, Breezeway
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL, 33431

Download the Event Map - PDF

Breezeway

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Parking

No-cite parking for visitors is available in Parking Lot 4.

Bus parking on Lot 5.

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Questions?

Questions on the poster competition? Contact Nwadiuto Esiobu, Ph. D., nesiobu@fau.edu.��

Contact

Questions? Contact Yanmei Li at yli22@fau.edu.��

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View the previous event: Science-Fest 2023

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