Below is a sample program entry from the 2007 annual research conference. Samples should be free of scientific jargon and should easily understood by a typical college student or faculty member outside of your discipline.

Assessing Implant Wear- Induced Inflammation Using PET Imaging in a Rat Model of Knee Joint Replacement

Student researcher: Denise Bronner
Faculty mentor: Weiping Ren

Aseptic loosening, or mechanical loosening of the prosthesis, can cause a fracture of the bone around an implant, implant fracture and/or pain in a patient who has had total joint replacement. To verify that the patient is in the early stages of aseptic loosening, the doctor must obtain tissue and blood samples. This requires surgery, which can cause additional pain to the patient. Bronner will present on a new innovative way to verify aseptic loosening. By using preexisting technology PET scanning we can verify the early stages of aseptic loosening in a more sensitive and non-invasive method.
 

Below are sample program entries from the 2014 Undergraduate Research conference. Samples should be free of scientific jargon and should easily understood by a typical college student or faculty member outside of your discipline.

“From Detroit to San Francisco: A Cultural Link with the Diego Rivera Frescoes”

Student researcher: Bridget Franz 
Faculty mentor: Dr. Mary Margaret Weir

This research project is a chronicle of my journey to San Francisco to visit the Diego Rivera mural, “The Building of a City from the Ground Up,” in order to make a cultural link with the Diego Rivera “Detroit Industry” mural at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit is no longer the industrial titan depicted in the “Detroit Industry” mural, but a city being built from the ground up as portrayed in his mural, which resides on the opposite coast of the Rust Belt. It was my hope to act as a bridge, a connector, between these two informative pieces of art history. 

 â€œA Poetic Investigation of the Modernists in Paris”

Student researcher: Vincent Perrone
Faculty mentor: Dr. Caroline Maun

“A Poetic Investigation of the Modernists in Paris” involved reaching an understanding of modernist authors such as Pound, Eliot and Hemingway through their biography, creative work, and the experience of seeing and visiting the Paris that they called their home. The research culminates in a collections of poems that are both reflective and reflexive in content and process. 

 â€œInvestigating Social and Cultural Frameworks that Contribute to Educational Barriers for Chinese Students with Disabilities”

Student researcher: Jacob Wilson
Faculty mentor: Dr. Talia Weltman-Cisneros

Research has shown a lack of opportunity for Chinese students with disabilities to access education. This study aims to discover what social and cultural frameworks lead to this gap in education and success. Specifically, the study attempts to find a better understanding of Chinese cultural viewpoints of disabilities, and how they influence the opportunities available in life for disabled students in China. Over the past few months, the researcher has conducted on-site interviews with college students in China to gain firsthand knowledge surrounding this issue.