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CSU Student Research Competition

THE GRADUATE STUDIES HOSTS THE ANNUAL CSU, CHICO STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION - Competition and Application dates have been extended!! See new dates below!!

The Twenty-sixth annual CSU, Chico Student Research Competition will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 5:00-9:00 p.m. in the Student Service Center room 150. Applications are due Monday, February 27, 2012 by 4:00 p.m. to the Office of Graduate Studies, SSC 460.

This important annual event offers students an opportunity to gain valuable experience in presenting their work while enriching their academic knowledge. Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni/alumnae who received their degrees in spring, summer, or fall of the previous year are encouraged to participate.

Research presentations are grouped into the following nine categories: Behavioral and Social Sciences; Biological and Agricultural Sciences; Business, Economics, and Public Administration; Creative Arts and Design; Education; Engineering and Computer Science; Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences; Humanities and Letters; and Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Students will present their work orally before a jury and an audience. Students will compete by discipline category and, where feasible, by class standing (undergraduate/graduate). Each student will have ten minutes for an oral presentation of his or her work and five minutes to listen and respond to juror and audience questions. All entrants may use audiovisual materials as appropriate, and presenters are encouraged to use delivery techniques that promote interaction with the audience. Entrants in the Creative Arts and Design category may present an audio and/or visual record of a performance they have given or a work they have created; their oral presentation should focus on the rationale and historical context underlying their interpretation of the material. A small team of students making a single presentation counts as a single entry.

Each entry (oral presentation plus written summary) will be judged on the following:

Clarity of purpose
Appropriateness of methodology
Interpretation of results
Value of the research or creative activity
Ability of the presenter to articulate the research or creative activity
Organization of the material presented
Presenter's ability to handle questions from the jury and general audience

As many as ten local delegates will be selected to participate at the prestigious system-wide competition. Cash prizes will be awarded to the outstanding presenter and runner-up in each category of the undergraduate and graduate divisions. Lodging and travel expenses are funded through the Office of Graduate Studies with IRA funds.

Jamison Barsotti - Minor Minimal Intrinsically Knotted Graphs with 21 Edges. Mentor: Dr. Thomas Mattman

Jessica Bibbo - Staff Perceptions of the Addition of a Volunteer Animal-Assisted Activity Program at a Regional Cancer Center. Mentor: Dr. Linda Kline

Tim Hanson - Assessing the Ecology and Life History Traits of a Rare California Endemic Monardella Venosa. Mentor: Dr. Colleen Hatfield

Joseph Krulder - More Dangerous Enemies: The Role of Nationalism in the Execution of Admiral John Byng, 1756-1757. Mentor: Dr. Jason Nice

Rebecca Milosevic - Early Bilingual Acquisition of the Voicing Contrast in English and Spanish. Mentor: Dr. Ela Thurgood

Brandee Stone - Rethinking Phosphorus Cycling: A View of Bacteria's True Role. Mentor: Dr. Andrea White

Alexandra Waite - Impact of the Harvest of the Month Program on School Cafeteria Lunch Selection among K-6 Students. Mentor: Stephanie Bianco-Simeral

If you have additional questions please contact Lisa Bernal-Wood at lbernal-wood@csuchico.edu.