2022 Undergraduate Research Conference: Call for Nominations
The Undergraduate Research Hub (URH) invites your nomination of outstanding undergraduate students to present at the 35th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), to be held virtually on Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline to nominate up to three presenters is Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
This year’s Conference is a particularly meaningful one for the URH, as it marks our 35th anniversary of celebrating intellectual excellence at UC San Diego. We are grateful for the role you play in sustaining and enriching the only campus-wide conference to recognize undergraduate scholars in all fields and providing them the opportunity to present their research findings at small roundtables moderated by an expert in their discipline. It is thanks to your participation that the URC is considered one of UC San Diego’s most prestigious academic events for undergraduates. In turn, our students greatly appreciate the opportunity to be recognized by their peers, mentors, friends, and family.
In keeping with the University’s guidance for Spring Quarter, this year’s event will be held virtually to ensure the health and safety of all participants. A virtual format will also provide the valuable opportunity to open the conference up to attendees from different institutions across the country, as with the 2021 URC, which boasted more than 350 attendees from 15 different institutions. We look forward to celebrating undergraduate innovation and excellence in research at one of our academic community’s signature occasions.
The URC supports the scholarly and creative accomplishments of UC San Diego students and encourages them to pursue even more opportunities to engage in meaningful research activities at the undergraduate, postbaccalaureate or even professional level. To participate in the URC, students must be nominated by a UC San Diego faculty member. Student presenters will share the results of their research and respond to questions and comments from their session’s moderator and audience members.
To nominate students for this year’s URC, please complete the following online form by Tuesday, April 12, and inform your student of the nomination. The URH will then reach out to the student[s] with further instructions: https://forms.gle/1uDj1ijSa2r2upo38
In addition, we hope you will consider serving as a roundtable moderator at the event. You do not need to have nominated a student to serve as moderator. If you would like to volunteer, please complete this form by Thursday, May 12, 2022: https://forms.gle/QXRWqNvzUznW3Y58A
Your nomination of undergraduate presenters and/or participation in this uniquely inclusive scholastic event provides vital support to the prestige of undergraduate research at UC San Diego. We appreciate your encouragement of this valuable program.
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Dr. David Artis, Dean of Undergraduate Research Advancement at (dartis@ucsd.edu), or Dr. Claire Kim, Faculty Mentor Program Coordinator at (clairekim@ucsd.edu).
Best regards,
Elizabeth H. Simmons Executive Vice Chancellor
Corinne Peek-Asa Vice Chancellor for Research
Alysson M. Satterlund Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093
