2017 Research Day at the Capitol
Monday, March 27, 2017 - 4:00pm - Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 1:00pm
About the Event
Research Day at the Capitol was established over 20 years ago to showcase the outstanding undergraduate research being conducted at Oklahoma’s colleges and universities in the areas of science (including social science), technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students are nominated by their institution's leadership to participate in the prestigious event, which is sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (OK EPSCoR), and the National Science Foundation.
Research Day at the Capitol includes a student poster competition, which will be held at the Waterford Hotel in Oklahoma City on the evening of March 27, 2017. Winners of the competition will be announced the following day at the State Capitol. Also on March 28, students will showcase their research projects during prescheduled visits to Legislators’ Capitol offices. (Please note: Events have been slightly modified this year due to the Capitol Building’s 2017 renovation project, which restricts access to public spaces.)
Access the list of 2017 Research Day at the Capitol student researchers
Access the abstract booklet
Timeline & Activities
- Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Nomination deadline
(Online submission, including uploaded financial responsibility form and abstract)
- Saturday, November 12, 2016
Student informational training session
9:30 a.m. – Noon, Waterford Hotel, Oklahoma City
Student Participation Mandatory
- November 13, 2016 – March 27, 2017
Students prepare scientific posters, oral presentations and poster display units
- Monday, February 6, 2017
Students’ revised abstracts and lodging requests are due; online registration closes
- Monday, March 27, 2017
Student oral presentations and poster session
4 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Waterford Hotel, Oklahoma City
Student Participation Mandatory
(All registered guests are invited)
- Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Students visit Legislators’ offices
8 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.; noon – 1 p.m., State Capitol, Oklahoma City
Student Participation Mandatory
(Appointments with students’ “home district” Legislators will be scheduled by program coordinators. A University designee and/or family member(s) are encouraged to participate.)
- Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Awards ceremony
11 a.m. – noon, Blue Room, State Capitol, Oklahoma City
Student Participation Mandatory
(All registered guests are invited)
Poster Competition and Awards
Oral presentations will be held 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Waterford Hotel in Oklahoma City. Each student will be assigned a time to make a 3-minute oral presentation to a panel of EPSCoR-appointed judges. Posters will also be on display during this period. A poster session and reception will be held from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. for registered guests. During the poster session, judges will visit students at their posters. Poster development and follow-up question responses obtained during this session will be included in students’ overall judging scores. Poster competition winners will be announced during an awards ceremony in the State Capitol’s Blue Room on Tuesday, March 28, beginning at 11 a.m.
Posters will be judged on the following criteria:
- Abstract (format, clarity, societal impact, objective of study, results, and conclusions)
- Scientific presentation
(Clear purpose, hypothesis, background information, results, impact, suggested further study) - Visual appearance
- Clarity for general audiences
- Societal impact statement
EPSCoR will award the following:
- Grand Prize is a $500 award plus $4,000 summer research internship; $2,500 award to the sponsoring Oklahoma college/university lab to offset expenses of hosting the internship
- First ($500), second ($250), and third ($250) place prizes will be awarded in each of the following two categories: 1) Research Intensive Institutions and 2) Regional, Community and Tribal Colleges
Designated Conference Hotel
Renaissance Waterford Hotel
6300 Waterford Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73118
- Negotiated room rate: $98/night, complimentary self-parking
- Make a Hotel Reservation (faculty, family, and other guests only--not student researchers!)
- Deadline to book a room is March 6 or when the block reaches maximum capacity
The provided hotel reservation link is for advisors and other guests only. Student participants must secure their rooms by turning in their rooming needs directly to gmiller@okepscor.org. The dates and rate code for reservations made in this block of rooms via the provided link will pre-populate. Simply access the link, confirm the dates, click the Find button and create your reservation online. The deadline for making reservations within this block is Monday, March 6, or when the block reaches capacity.
For more information
Gina Miller, Outreach Coordinator
gmiller@okepscor.org or 405.744.9964
Pictured above: Christian Ley of Broken Arrow, shown with Chancellor Glen D. Johnson, was selected to represent Oklahoma State University at the 2016 Research Day at the Capitol. Ley won the overall grand prize for her water quality and renewable energy research poster titled "Microalgae Cultivation for Phycoremediation and Bioenergy Production."
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THE ORANGE REGISTRATION LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE IS FOR RESEARCH DAY AT THE CAPITOL GUESTS/PARTICIPANTS. IT IS NOT THE NOMINATION LINK. (To submit your institution's nomination package, select the "Access the Nomination Form Here" button located above.)
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