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Chicago Area
Undergraduate Research Symposium

 

  • Hundreds of Chicago area undergraduates present their research at CAURS each year.
  • CAURS takes place each year at beautiful venues like Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
  • CAURS is generously supported by our six sponsor institutions and numerous corporate donors.
  • The Symposium concludes with an awards ceremony to recognize distinguished student presentations.
  • The Symposium runs smoothly thanks to our team of undergraduate Board members and volunteers.
  • Industry and graduate school representatives host roundtable talks with students during lunch.

The Inter-School Board would like to thank everyone who made the 2013 Symposium possible. Over 160 undergraduates in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, economics, humanities, and engineering, among others, and from nearly a dozen institutions attended the Symposium on April 6th, 2013 at the Hermann Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Many faculty members, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from our participating and affiliate institutions generously donated their time to judge student poster and oral presentations. In addition, industry, professional society, and graduate/professional school representatives gave student attendees the opportunity to ask questions and explore future career paths.

CAURS 2013 Award Winners


CategoryStudentInstitution
Overall Poster PresentationBarrett LeslieIIT
Overall Oral PresentationKevin ZhangNorthwestern
BiologyKevin GallagherNEIU
Sociology, Anthropology, PsychologyCatalina Rivera
and
Kelly Runyan		IIT
University of Chicago
Humanities, Fine Arts, Poli Sci, HistoryGabriela PoloDePaul
Environmental and Geophysical SciencesLaura BeckermanNorthwestern
ChemistryWhay ChengUIC
Math, Computer Sciences, Engineering, PhysicsXin ZhengIIT


2014 Symposium

DATE: April 2014

LOCATION: TBD

Open to all Chicagoland undergraduates

Email a current member of the 2012-13 Inter-School Board if you have any questions.


Registration opens this fall.