Here they will have the opportunity to meet with members of the academic staff, tour campus research laboratories, hear firsthand about research in progress at the university, and meet other high school students and teachers interested in the sciences. One of the most important features of the symposium is the presentation of original research by student participants. The research may be in any of the natural sciences or mathematics. The research is competitive. Several prizes and scholarships are available for students and their teachers.
Scholarships are payable upon enrollment.
Following the model of many scientific societies, students whose papers are not selected for oral presentation may present their work in a poster session. Students are asked to indicate on the cover page of their papers whether they are willing to present in a poster format if they are not selected for oral presentation. When papers are selected for the poster session, we will send guidelines for the presentation. We expect that we will have room for about a dozen such posters. A tentative program is on the facing page.