Plenary Speakers
For the first time this year, the Undergraduate Research Conference is proud to announce our special series of plenary talks given by accomplished student scholars who were nominated by their faculty mentors to share their research with the broader community.
Plenary speakers, who will also be presenting among their peers at the URC, were nominated by their faculty mentors. One student speaker was selected in each of the 6 following fields: Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Computer Sciences, Interdisciplinary Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences,
You can watch the 6 recorded plenary talks featured here on our website. You can also read more about the plenary speakers in our program, and register to attend their live presentations.
Physical Sciences: Megan Li
Megan's project seeks to overcome the complications in the detection and classification of active galactic nuclei by using diagnostics of infrared radiation on nearby galaxies. Click below to learn more about Megan's work in astrophysics and watch her plenary talk.
Social Sciences: Mike Murphy
Mike's research project examines how Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, have harnessed documentary methods and social media to represent themselves on a global stage. Click below to read more about Mike's work and watch his plenary talk.
Biological Sciences: Hope Do
Hope's research examines retinal development in the hopes of finding a cure for degenerative diseases like retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and glaucoma, which are some of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Find out more about Hope's research and watch her plenary talk below.
Arts & Humanities: Vita Muccia
Click below to watch Vita plenary talk and to find out more about the student theatre company founded by Vita, which gathers students interested in studying and performing Shakespeare's oeuvre.
Engineering: Jason Vega
Jason's project examines how the certified interpretability robustnesses of deep neural networks can be improved. Find out more about Jason's research and watch his talk by clicking below.
Interdisciplinary Sciences: Angel Rivera
Angel's project examines whether Scientist Spotlight homework assignments highlighting minoritized scientists increase students’ identification with scientists and decrease or change students’ implicit and explicit biases towards women in science. To find out more about Angel and watch her talk, click below.
