Friday, April 12, 2024 | 10:00 AM-2:00 PM | Breezeway, FAU Boca Raton campus
Celebration, Inspiration, and Collaboration
Science Fest is organized by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University to celebrate the diversity of our scientific disciplines and the variety of contributions from our current faculty and students, inspire the next generation of scientific problem solvers, and foster partnerships between the university, scientific organizations, and local communities to promote the science disciplines and the ideals of mutual respect and inclusion.
All are welcome to enjoy science-related exhibitions, student poster competition, interactive games, activities, and networking opportunities to connect with each other.
The student poster competition award is generously sponsored by the Dr. Eric Shaw Excellence in Science Undergraduate Research Award to create a platform and opportunity for students in the Schmidt College of Science to participate in the communication of scientific research to their peer groups, faculty and community members.
Scavenger Hunt Prizes
Join our interactive scavenger hunt to learn unique facts about the sciences and win prizes. Prizes TBA.
Undergraduate Student Poster Competition
Friday, April 12, 2024 | 12:00-2:00 PM | Breezeway, FAU Boca Raton campus
The Science Fest student poster presentation competition includes a $2,000 award to the top poster presentations. Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to showcase their research projects and innovations relating to a specific discipline within the Schmidt College of Science. The research projects or innovations should have generated tangible and meaningful results and findings by the submission of the abstract. This poster competition award is generously sponsored by the Dr. Eric Shaw Excellence in Science Undergraduate Research Award to create a platform and opportunity for students in the Schmidt College of Science to participate in the communication of scientific research to their peer groups, faculty and community members. The poster presentation will be judged by faculty members based on a judging rubric.
Dr. Eric Shaw Excellence in Science Undergraduate Research Awards:
$1,000 for First Place Winner
Nicholas McInchak, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Title: Developing Better Fluorescent Cholesterol Probe
Mentor: Dr. Maciej Stawikowski
$600 for Second Place Winner
Teagan Duenkel, Department of Geosciences
Title: Inlet-Adjacent Beach and Shoreline Variability at Decadal Scale
Mentor: Dr. Tiffany Briggs
$400 for Third Place Winner
Adrianna Tran, Biology
Title: Interleukin-1 Type 1 Receptor (IL-1R1) is implicated in emergence and severity of progressive, generalized tonic/clonic epilepsy in a transgenic mouse model
Mentor: Dr. Ceylan Isgor (College of Medicine)
Deadline to Apply to Compete: February 5, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
- Call for Abstract from all Departments in College of Science ---- deadline is February 5, 2024
- Accepted Abstracts will be notified by February 26, 2024
- Submission of electronic posters is due by March 25, 2024
- All OURI posters and presenters from the College are eligible to participate in the Science Festival Poster competition but must submit abstract and posters as above.
- Only degree seeking FAU undergraduates can be presenters and are eligible to win any of the prizes.
- Students are responsible for printing out their posters on time for presentation.
- High school students are welcome to participate in the poster session by submitting abstracts and electronic posters.
Poster Guidelines
Participants are encouraged to use the FAU approved poster templates.
FAU’s Student Government provides supplemental services for research poster printing. Please submit your request for service five (5) business days ahead of your intended pickup date. Click here for more information about how to request the printing service.
Poster Abstract Books
Application is now closed
Schedule
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Time |
Event |
Place |
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9:00am – 10:00am |
Exhibitor Check-in and Setup |
By the north side of the Sanson Life Sciences Building on the FAU Breezeway |
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10:00am – 2:00pm |
General Exhibitions and Activities Held by the Exhibitors, continuous and ongoing* |
Breezeway and Social Science Building Rotunda |
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10:00am – 2:00pm |
Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science Mods “Robotic Petting Zoo” FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) & life-size whale |
Social Science Building Rotunda |
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10:00am – 2:00pm |
FAU Rubin & Sandy Gruber Sandbox Robot “Astro” Display |
Breezeway |
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10:00am – 2:00pm |
Science Fest Scavenger Hunt |
Online |
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10:00am – 2:00pm |
Courtesy Research Poster Presentation (FAU High School and Mission on Mars – Dept. of Physics) |
Breezeway |
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11:00am – 11:30am |
Poster Setup for the Undergraduate Poster Competition |
Breezeway |
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11:00am – 11: 30pm |
Lunch for the Poster Competition Presenters and Judges (tickets are required and will be distributed at the festival) |
Sanson Life Sciences Patio |
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11:30am – 1:00pm |
Lunch for the Festival Exhibitors and Volunteers (tickets are required and will be distributed at the festival) |
Sanson Life Sciences Patio |
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11:30am – 1:30pm |
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Undergraduate Poster Competition |
Breezeway |
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1:45pm |
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Undergraduate Poster Competition Award Ceremony by Dean Forbes and Dr. Shaw |
Breezeway by the library |
Exhibitors and Partners
We will be updating the following list of exhibitors and partners as we approach Science Fest. Be sure to check back for the latest additions.
Download the Exhibitor Map (FAU Breezeway) - PDF
Disciplines from across the Schmidt College of Science will participate, from physics, to health, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, marine sciences, and much much more!
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
- FAU ASCEND, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
- FAU Bookstore
- FAU Broward Campus
- FAU Career Center
- FAU Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
- FAU Center for Cryptology and Information Security
- FAU Center for Environmental Studies
- FAU CMBB (Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) - Biotech Bridge
- FAU Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES)
- FAU Chemistry Club
- FAU Department of Biological Sciences
- FAU Department of Biological Sciences, Microbiome Innovation Center
- FAU Department of Biological Sciences, Master of Science in Marine Science & Oceanography
- FAU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- FAU Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
- FAU Department of Geosciences
- FAU Department of Mathematical Sciences
- FAU Department of Physics
- FAU Department of Physics, “Human Mission to Mars”
- FAU Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- FAU Division of Research Art of Science
- FAU Elasmo Lab and FAB Lab
- FAU Environmental Science Program
- FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI)
- FAU Infant Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology
- FAU Marine Lab
- FAU Math Clubs
- FAU Medical Physics
- FAU Research Park
- FAU School for Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
- FAU Science Learning Center
- FAU Society of Physics
- FAU The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox
- Cox Science Center & Aquarium
- Daggerwing Nature Center
- Florida Public Archaeology Network
- Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS)
- Green Cay Nature Center
- Manatee Lagoon
- Okeeheelee Nature Center
- River Bend Park
- American Heritage School
- Boca Raton Community Middle School
- Broward Math & Science Schools
- Conniston Middle School
- FAU Lab School (Alexander D. Henderson University School)
- Palm Beach Day Academy
- Palm Springs Community Middle School
- Pines Charter School
- Pleasant City Elementary School
- Saint Andrew’s School
- S.D. Spady Elementary School
- South Glade Elementary School
- Westchester Elementary School
Location
Address
Florida Atlantic University, Breezeway
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL, 33431
Breezeway
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Parking
No-cite parking for visitors is available in Parking Lot 4. Click here for Google Map Directions.
Bus parking on Lot 5. Click the map or click here for Google Map Directions
Questions?
Questions on the poster competition? Contact Nwadiuto Esiobu, Ph. D., nesiobu@fau.edu.
Contact
Questions? Contact Yanmei Li at yli22@fau.edu.
View the previous event: Science-Fest 2023
View photos from the March 25, 2022 event