{"id":75301,"date":"2022-09-22T17:21:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/ous-annual-stemfest-connects-students-with-undergraduate-research-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T19:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:42:49","slug":"ous-annual-stemfest-connects-students-with-undergraduate-research-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/ous-annual-stemfest-connects-students-with-undergraduate-research-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"OU’s annual “STEMFest” connects students with undergraduate research opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, more than 50 students attended STEMFest, a poster session hosted by faculty eager to recruit Oglethorpe’s young scientists for hands-on research.<\/p>\n

An annual tradition, STEMFest allows attendees to connect face-to-face with professors while learning about valuable research opportunities that have helped students acquire course credit, publish studies, attend conferences and compete for grants and awards while working side-by-side with OU faculty.<\/p>\n

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Asst. Professor of Chemistry Dr. Morgan Vaughn speaks to curious students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Student research experience should be a part of every student’s undergraduate experience,” says Professor of Physics Dr. Michael Rulison<\/strong>, who presented his physics research at STEMFest. “We are making strides towards that with both embedded research and independent research.”<\/p>\n

Several enthusiastic faculty presented at STEMFest, including:<\/p>\n