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Opportunities to present your research at local or regional conferences and events Fall 2016

American Physical Society (APS) Prairie Section meeting

• This meeting features research talks by faculty and students.
• This will be held at Northern Illinois University on Oct. 7-8 (Fri.-Sat.).
• http://www.aps.org/meetings/meeting.cfm?name=PSF16
• http://niu.edu/physics/2016-aps-prairie-section-meeting/
• The deadline for abstract submission is Sept. 16.
• The deadline to register is Sept. 30.

Illinois section of the American Association of Physics Teachers

• The ISAAPT sponsors two conferences each year.
• The fall meeting is directed towards high school teaching, and will be held at Bradley Univ. on October 21 and 22.
• The spring meeting features a Student Research Symposium, and will be held at Eastern Illinois University on April 7 and 8.
• http://www.isaapt.org

2016 LSMCE Annual Conference

• The fourth annual LSMCE Conference, Prism of Possibilities: Focus on the Future, will be held in Lisle, Illinois on October 28-29, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Lisle near Naperville.
• Students, faculty, and administrators actively involved with a Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) are encouraged to submit their research or scholarly work.
• http://lsmceconference.org/2016-conference-information/  
• See Dr. Araya for more information about this conference.

Argonne Undergraduate Research Symposium

• For undergraduate students, this is typically held in November.
• Argonne National Laboratory skipped this event in 2015. The website does not yet have information about having this event in 2016. 
• http://www.anl.gov/education/undergraduates/undergraduate-symposium

Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP)

• The 2017 conferences will be held Friday, January 13 through Sunday afternoon, January 15, 2017.
• The closest one will be at the University of Wisconsin.  See the website:
• http://www.aps.org/programs/women/workshops/cuwip.cfm 

Opportunities to present your research at local or regional conferences and events in Spring 2017

Spring 2016 opportunities for student presentations:

Honors Council of the Illinois Region

• For undergraduate honors students ONLY, Honors Council of the Illinois Region has a Student Symposium
• This will be held in the spring, date and place to be announced. 
• See http://honorscouncil.com/meetings.html
• Richard Hardy (of the WIU Honors College) is the local contact.

American Physical Society (APS) March meeting

• Held every spring, the March meeting is the largest meeting of physicists doing research in condensed matter physics.
• It will be held during the week of March 13-17, 2017 in New Orleans, LA (during our spring break).
• Details are at  http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/index.cfm

 WIU Graduate Research Conference

• This will be held on Friday, March 3, 2017 in the University Union.
• http://www.wiu.edu/graduate_studies/graduate_research_conference/
• The submission deadline is usually just after classes start in January. 

WIU Physics Research Day

• The WIU Physics Dept. sponsors Physics Research Day.
• This will be held on the first Wednesday of April, April 5, starting at 4 p.m. in the Physical Science Library. 
• It will feature posters by undergraduate and graduate physics students. 

Illinois section of the American Association of Physics Teachers

• The ISAAPT sponsors two conferences each year. The spring meeting features a Student Research Symposium.
• This will be held on April 7-8 at Eastern Illinois University.
• http://helios.augustana.edu/isaapt/index.html

Illinois State Academy of Science

• The Illinois State Academy of Science (ISAS) sponsors a student research conference each spring.
• This will be held at Harper College in 2017, probably in mid-April.
• http://ilacadofsci.com/meetings 

WIU Undergraduate Research Day

• The Honors College sponsors Undergraduate Research Day.
• This will be held on the third Wednesday of April, April 19, in the Union Ballroom and also feature podium presentations and performances. 
• http://wiu.edu/centennial_honors_college/research_day/researchday.php
• It will feature posters, performances, and presentations by undergraduate students from all departments at WIU. 

Physics Research Day 2016 announcement

Physics Research Day (PRD) is  Wednesday April 6, 4:00pm , in the Physical Sciences Library. All students doing research are encouraged to present a poster. 

All undergraduate students presenting at the Thomas E. Helm Undergraduate Research Day must participate in the Physics Research Day. The best undergraduate PRD poster will compete for best poster award at the Undergraduate Research Day.

Registration deadline: Wednesday, March 30

Register online at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xdro2o7Hc9FupL6vesLSJlEn9a08O8Nlo6c5mXac8SU/viewform?c=0&w=1

Poster template at:  http://www.wiu.edu/AstroLab/posters/

Spring 2016 opportunities for student presentations:

WIU Graduate Research Conference - March 4 in the University Union. 
http://www.wiu.edu/graduate_studies/graduate_research_conference/  
submission deadline is Jan. 22.

APS March meeting - March 14-18 in Baltimore MD (spring break!)
http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/index.cfm  

WIU Physics Research Day - Wed. April 6 at 4 p.m. in the 
Physical Science Library. An old notice appears at 
http://www.wiu.edu/cas/physics/studentresearch/  

Illinois State Academy of Science (ISAS) - April 15-16 at SIU Edwardsville
http://ilacadofsci.com/meetings   

WIU Undergraduate Research Day - Wed. April 20, Union Ballroom
http://wiu.edu/centennial_honors_college/research_day/researchday.php  

ISAAPT - April 22-23 at Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
http://helios.augustana.edu/isaapt/index.html  
Dr. Wang has volunteered to drive students to conference on Saturday.

The Illinois Student Research Conference - 

For undergraduate honors students ONLY, Honors Council of the Illinois Region 
has a Student Symposium on February 27, 2016 at Northern Illinois University.  
http://honorscouncil.com/meetings.html  

Spring 2015 opportunities for student presentations:

The American Physical Society (APS) March meeting will be held during the week of March 2 -6 in San Antonio, Texas.

http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/index.cfm   

The Graduate Research Conference will be on   March 6   in the University Union.  All WIU graduate students interested in participating are encouraged to submit a proposal for a poster, paper presentation, or performance online by   January 30 , 2015.  A committee of faculty will review proposals and notify students of acceptance by   February 6 , 2015.

http://www.wiu.edu/graduate_studies/graduate_research_conference/  

The WIU Physics Dept. sponsors Physics Research Day on   Wednesday, April 1 , at 4 p.m. in the Physical Science Library.  It will feature posters by undergraduate and graduate physics students.

http://www.wiu.edu/cas/physics/studentresearch/  

The Illinois State Academy of Science (ISAS) meeting will be on  Friday   and   Saturday, April 10 -11 here at WIU.

http://ilacadofsci.com/   

The ISAAPT spring meeting will be on  Friday   and   Saturday, April 10 -11, at Principia College in Elsah, IL.  It features a Student Research Symposium.  Talks are 15 minutes long (including time for questions).  There are no poster sessions.

http://helios.augustana.edu/isaapt/   

The WIU College of Arts and Sciences sponsors Undergraduate Research Day on Wednesday, April 15 , in the Union Ballroom, and features posters.  Podium presentations are also possible (the evening before).

http://www.wiu.edu/centennial_honors_college/research_day/researchday.php  

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