14th Annual Biology Student Colloquium
April 3, 2009

The Biology Student Colloquium is sponsored by the Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society and the Department of Biology.   The Colloquium will follow the format of a typical scientific meeting and provides a formal setting in which students can present their research findings to all interested student and faculty.  The objectives of the Colloquium are to:

  1. enhance the overall communication and presentation skills of students who are conducting research;
  2. expose students to the range of ongoing research topics addressed by other students in the department; and
  3. provide a forum in which students can "practice" presenting papers which will be given at future regional or national meetings.

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Abstracts of Presentations

Participants:

Any graduate or undergraduate student involved in original research in the Biology Department may present a paper.  Papers should address research in progress or completed research.  Papers should not be given on proposed research without significant results.

Format:

Fifteen-minute oral presentations (12 minute talk and 3 minute question and answer period).  Electronic media such as PowerPoint or Keynote are appropriate presentation formats.  Hardware for each of these format options will be provided. Abstracts and electronic media will be available on the Internet as a "Texas State Biology Student Colloquium 2008 Proceedings" following the Colloquium.

Awards:

Awards will be given for "Best Presentation" by graduate and undergraduate students as determined by faculty judges who represent the major disciplines within the department.  Competition for these awards is optional.  All participants will be provided with critiques of their presentations.

Date:

The Colloquium will be held on April 3rd, 2009.  A reception will follow the Colloquium.

Registration:

Students will be required to submit a registration form (below) with a title and abstract of their presentation.  The registration form below must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on or before March 27, 2009  Earlier registration is strongly encouraged, especially if the presentation time is important.

Students will also be required to submit a CD that contains your presentation material to Dr. Clay Green's office by April 2nd, 3:00 p.m. Please make a notation if the CD is formatted for PC or MAC.

* If you are a PC user and are using the newest version of Office (i.e. Office 2007), be sure to save your files in older office format (i.e. 97-2003 format).
* If you are using Keynote on a Mac, note that we do not have an updated version, so please either use PowerPoint or find a portable laptop to use for your newer version of Keynote.

Questions and comments about The Colloquium should be directed to Dr. Clay Green (SUPP 232) at 245-8037 or to Dr. Nihal Dharmasiri (SUPP 320) at 245-4911.

Registration and Abstract Form. Please Read this whole form before responding. READ the following carefully BEFORE completing the form.

Please enter your name as you want it to appear in the following boxes.
First name, middle initial Last Name

Daytime phone number? E-mail address?

Please enter the name of your major research advisor in the following box.

Are you an undergraduate student or a graduate student?

Will you be competing for the best presentation award? Yes No

The Colloquium will be held on the afternoon of April 3rd. The exact times will be announced. In the box below, please indicate your preferred presentation time and any time conflicts that you or your advisor have during the scheduled time for the Colloquium.

All presentations should be in an electronic format (e.g., PowerPoint). Files should be posted on the Departmental Server or burned onto a CD-ROM, which must be provided to Dr. Clay Green 24 hours before your presentation.

Please enter the title of your presentation in the following box.

Please enter an Abstract for your presentation (300 words or less). The text box will scroll to accommodate your entry.

Please carefully check the above information, then click one time on -->. To remove an entry submitted in error, contact Celena Guiterrez. NOTE: For the 2009 Colloquium, this form must be submitted no later than 3:00 pm on March 27, 2009. Forms time-stamped after that time will be considered at Tri-Beta's discretion.

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