Registration Deadline: Oct. 1, 2008

The URS in the Physical Sciences and Math will be held October 31 - November 2 at Washington University in St. Louis. Up to eight students and two faculty members from each of the 14 Consortium member campuses are invited to participate in each meeting. Costs for participants including transportation, lodging and meals will be covered by the Consortium.

The meeting will include both poster and oral presentations by undergraduates as well as several plenary seminars by faculty. One of these presentations, the first Janet Anderson Lecture will be given by award winner Dr. Jeff Wilkerson, Associate Professor of Physics from Luther College. The title of Prof. Wilkerson's talk is "At Home in the Milky Way".

Undergraduates who would like to present their research results are encouraged to speak with their research advisor(s) to prepare an abstract and decide between a 15-minute oral presentation and a poster presentation. Students are encouraged to present individually, but on occasion, teams of two or three students have presented together. Check with your research advisor about preparing your abstract.

In response to feedback we've gotten from past meetings, we are going to break up the long day on Saturday, by offering participants the chance to visit one of the many beautiful parks and museums of St. Louis. Participants may choose to visit the zoo, the Gateway Arch or an Art Museum. Participants will return to the University for dinner and an evening session before returning to the hotel.