The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is a forum for undergraduate students to present their research. This year Carleton sent a group of four students, supervised by Professor Stefania Maggi (Child Studies) to Lexington, Kentucky. With 4200 registrants, 18 participating countries and 47 states from the United States participating, the experience was a dynamic learning opportunity. The Discovery Centre would like to congratulate our four presenters: Alan Hay, Jodie Lawlor, Taylor Macmillan-Jackson, and Kelsey MacKay for their excellent work.
Alan Hay’s thoughts about NCUR: “This opportunity to showcase my undergraduate research at NCUR has been a really rewarding experience. I would recommend this opportunity to other undergraduate students, it has been very rewarding to produce a research project, and share it with other academics in the field… don’t wait to get involved with research!”
Jodie Lawlor shares her impressions of NCUR: “It was a really exciting experience! It was so great to have the opportunity to share my research among peers and learn about their work as well. Meeting lots of great people, and learning about so many interesting projects! NCUR Kentucky is awesome! So very glad to have the chance to be here!”
When asked about her experience at NCUR, Taylor Macmillan-Jackson shared that “it was so much fun to see so many interesting and engaging projects and presentations. I was really nervous to do my oral presentation, but it was a great experience and I got to meet other students in my same area of interest.”
Kelsey MacKay noted that “being able to present my research to other students was a fantastic experience and I absolutely enjoyed every moment of it. NCUR has been a great opportunity to meet students from all over the world, learn about post-graduate programs, share my research, learn about other research being conducted in my field and even learn about research in other fields. I hope to see more and more students become involved in undergraduate research!”
For inquiries regarding NCUR 2015 at Eastern Washington University, please contact discovery.support@carleton.ca. If you would like to pursue undergraduate research, please visit the I-CUREUS page to learn more.