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HMC Celebrates Student Research

Mar 23, 2008 - Claremont, Calif. - Harvey Mudd College is gearing up for its 38th annual Projects and Presentation Days, a special showcase of undergraduate student research and Clinic projects. The event, running from May 5 through May 7, will take place on HMC’s campus and is open to the public.

With emphasis on student achievements, this long-revered community event will highlight research done in the context of individual projects with faculty advisors, as part of class projects or with the Clinic Program.

This year, 37 Clinic teams—joined by professors, friends, family members, company liaisons and other sponsor representatives—will unveil their project findings in computer science, engineering, mathematics and physics.

Some of the work being presented at the event has already been published; much more of it will be published in the future.

The event’s schedule is as follows:

Monday, May 5 – Presentation Day
Location: Galileo Hall and other venues

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Research presentations 
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Reception
12 p.m.    Lunch break
1 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.  Research presentations
3:45 p.m. Reception 
4 p.m. 

Keynote speaker, Professor Vin de Silva, Pomona College – “Swarms of Blind Robots–An Exploration in Applied Algebraic Topology”

8 p.m.
Music 84 Jazz concert – Green Room, Platt Campus Center


Tuesday, May 6 – Projects Day

Location: Linde Activities Center, Galileo Hall and other venues

10:30 a.m  Registration and poster viewing
1 p.m.  Introduction/general session
1:30 p.m.  Presentations begin
5:15 p.m.  Poster session and reception


Each presentation will last 25 minutes and will be repeated three times. It is possible to attend six presentations during the day, as well as view all of the posters.

The complete Projects Day program and schedule (PDF) may be downloaded.


Wednesday, May 7 – Presentation Day

Location: Galileo Hall and other venues

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Research presentations
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Reception
12 p.m.
Lunch break
1 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Research presentations
3 p.m.  Reception
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Humanities and Social Sciences concert – Green Room,
Platt Campus Center – Peter Scherpelz: Senior Cello Recital
8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Humanities and Social Sciences concert – Galileo-McAlister –
Harmony of Sound and Light Final Projects


The complete Presentation Days program and schedule, both in PDF format, may be downloaded.


Media contact: Don Davidson
don_davidson@hmc.edu
Office: (909) 607-7924 / Cell: (909) 936-8201