The Engineering Graduate Student Council (EGSC) will be hosting a “Call for Abstracts” in the Kunkle Lounge on Monday, November 6, 5:30 to 7:30pm. In addition to learning about the upcoming College of Engineering Research Symposium (CERS 2018), students can also benefit from the presentation from Professor Michael Alley titled: “Making Presentations and Delivering a Poster” at the start of the event. Refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP using the Google Form.

At CERS, students can showcase their research to a diverse audience of Penn State engineering/science faculty, students, and industry representatives and obtain valuable feedback on your writing and presentation skills. Students also compete for research/travel grants (totaling $5,000) for the Best Graduate/Undergraduate Paper/Poster, and Best Art in Science competition.

The timeline for CERS 2018 is as follows:

December 8, 2017 – Submit an abstract (maximum 150 words) for a paper and/or poster via the target=”_blank”>CERS 2018 website.
February 1, 2018 – Submit your paper.
March 14, 2018 – Submit your poster.
March 27, 2018 – Submit your Art in Science.
April 10, 2018 – Present your research in CERS 2018 at The Nittany Lion Inn.