A conference where UIUC undergraduates can present results of independent and faculty-supervised research on any topic in the mechanical sciences. Cash prizes will be awarded for one or more of the best presentations. Any UIUC undergraduate student engaged in research in mechanics.
Many students perform research while undergraduates.
We want to provide an opportunity for them to meet and deliver a professional presentation before a knowledgeable audience of students and faculty. Each abstract submission must have a UIUC faculty sponsor. By sponsoring a presentation, the faculty member certifies that the work is of sufficient quality to merit presentation. Faculty who have students working for them on research projects are asked to encourage their students to submit an abstract, and to act as the faculty sponsor for the work. TAM reserves the right not to schedule submissions for presentation if a suitable faculty sponsor cannot be found.