Research Day April 24

April 23, 2012

Marmian Grimes

Research labs throughout UAF will be open to the public Tuesday, April 24, for the fifth annual UAF Research Day. Visitors will get the chance to see a brain breathe, examine tiny zooplankton or tour a working theatrical scene shop.

Research Day is an annual event showcasing student (undergraduate and graduate) researchers from across all disciplines at UAF. It features student poster sessions, tours and open houses at labs and studios (celebrating faculty research and student research opportunities), an undergraduate speaker symposium, and a keynote address celebrating Alaska research.

Labs across campus will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Buildings with open labs will be marked with balloons and campus maps will be available at the UAF Wood Center, where more than 80 graduate and undergraduate students will be participating in a poster session. Undergraduate students will also present their work at a competitive research symposium from 2 – 4 p.m., also in Wood Center.

The day will culminate in a public lecture and award ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom. The event will include a keynote address by research professor and USAID Award for Heroism recipient Harry Bader, who will speak about research and foreign policy. The event will also include the presentation of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award to professor emeritus F. Stuart “Terry” Chapin III. Chapin is one of the nation’s leading ecologists and is the only Alaskan to hold an appointment to the National Academy of Sciences.