Graduate Research Symposium

This annual CBE event, organized by the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association, is a highly anticipated showcase of graduate student research and presentations. The Graduate Research Symposium concludes with banquet and recognition of department award winners.

Graduate Research Symposium outcomes

The symposium invites industry representatives and recruiters to review student presentations. As a result, students receive valuable feedback and networking opportunities through the symposium. This annual event has four goals:

To give graduate students an opportunity to interact with a broad audience while discussing their research projects
To make others in the community aware of current research projects in the department
To create opportunities to network with industry representatives
To give and receive feedback on research presentations

In recent years, representatives from Corning, Air Products, Arkema, ConocoPhillips, and 3M have attended the Graduate Research Symposium. Following the symposium, each presenter is provided with a report that includes faculty and peer evaluations of their presentations.

Symposium dinner and awards banquet

At the conclusion of the symposium, the dinner and banquet celebrates the years’ successes and achievements in the Smith School. Recipients of graduate student awards are recognized, including the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award and the Best Paper of the Year Award.

The banquet gives our graduate students, faculty, and staff to congratulate one another and contribute to the highest of professional attitudes and collegiality in the graduate program.