You are cordially invited to the

6th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
in the Biological & Chemical Sciences at William Paterson University

Held in conjunction with

The 66th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference

Saturday, April 14, 2012

This event provides an excellent forum for presentation of research findings by undergraduate students enrolled in colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic area.

The 6th Undergraduate Research Symposium and the 66th Eastern Colleges Science Conference are holding their annual meetings together Saturday, April 14, 2012, on the campus of William Paterson University, in Wayne, New Jersey. You are invited to participate in or attend either meeting or both. While both conferences focus on the presentation of undergraduate empirical research and have shared components, they also have distinct differences.

66th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference (ECSC)

Since 1947, the Eastern Colleges Science Conference (www.ecsc1.org) has provided a forum for undergraduates to present their empirical and discovery-based research in the natural sciences and engineering, using the general format of a professional meeting. Over the years, interest has increased in the conference: over 50 colleges and universities have participated. The range of subject matter has also expanded and now includes the computer, behavioral, earth, environmental, health, and social sciences, as well as the original areas of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and engineering. Students may give platform (oral) presentations, poster presentations, and/or full-length papers. (A student who submits a full-length paper must also present either a platform talk or a poster.) Students communicate their research in a scientific setting and also learn from colleagues from typically 20 or so institutions. The day begins with continental breakfast and welcoming remarks, followed by morning platform and poster sessions. After lunch, there is a keynote address, followed by afternoon sessions. For those who wish to stay a bit longer, the day ends with a banquet and student awards for outstanding presentations and papers in different disciplines. For more information, please contact Donald E. Stearns, Ph.D., ECSC Board Chair, at dstearns@wagner.edu or call him at 718-390-3197. The ECSC web site (www.ecsc1.org) will be updated as detailed information becomes available. Please check periodically.

6th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

One of the strategic directions of the College of Science and Health at William Paterson University is to increase the number of undergraduate students doing research with faculty. The Departments of Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Science have developed into an environment for exciting, innovative and diverse undergraduate research experiences for a growing number of students. Opportunities are provided during the academic year and summer months for undergraduates to conduct research with faculty partners in a variety of settings on and off campus. Hands-on research provides motivated students with the opportunity to enrich their educations and develop their early careers. Over the last five years, The Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University has been a forum for William Paterson University students as well as students from Mid-Atlantic area institutions to present their research while interacting with other student researchers as they celebrate their educational accomplishments. This event provides an excellent platform for presentation of research findings by undergraduate students enrolled in colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic area.

The format of this year's meeting will include morning and afternoon poster sessions. Posters will be judged as 1st and 2nd place in the following seven categories: 1) Biochemistry, 2) Physiology, 3) Cell & Molecular Biology, 4) Genetics, 5) Ecology & Evolution 6) Nanochemistry and 7) General & Material Chemistry. Participant abstracts will be published in Symposium Proceedings. For more information, please contact Dr. Michael Peek, Ph.D., William Paterson University, peekm@wpunj.edu or call him at 973-720-2247.

Check out the following details of last year’s (2011 meeting) from the website:

• Title of all the abstracts from 2011 meeting
• List of awardees
• Selected photos

Both Abstract submission and registration must be completed by March 26th.

Registration must be done electronically online at:

Abstract should be submitted as Microsoft word attachment to the following email address: conf-bioursymp@wpunj.edu

We are very excited to offer this opportunity to all undergraduates in this area and looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Abstracts must be submitted by March 23, 2012.

Hosted by: Department of Biology, College of Science & Health, WPUNJ

Cosponsors: ISP Corp., ASBMB, UAN chapters of WPUNJ and Marymount Manhattan College, Eastern Colleges Science Conference