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Celebration of the 14th Anniversary of the Colby Undergraduate Research Symposium

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Research Posters - 6:30 PM
Keynote Presentation - 7:30 PM

**Adrianna Paliyenko**

**Charles Conover**

**John Turner**

The keynote speakers will be Professors Adrianna Paliyenko (French and Italian), Charles Conover (Physics and Astronomy), and John Turner (History) who will share their insights and experiences as teacher-scholars working closely with students in their research. The address, on Wednesday, May 1st, will begin at 7:30 pm in Ostrove Auditorium, preceded by a reception and poster presentations by selected faculty, invited by the Dean of the Faculty, and their students at 6:30 pm in the atrium of the Diamond Building.

Invited Research Poster Presentations:

Marissa Kaplan ('12) and Adrianna Paliyenko	Lost & Found in French Literary History: Ten Poetic Legacies Brought (Back) to Light.
Eoin McCarron ('13) and James Fleming	Electromagnetic Pulses: History and Public Policy
Pamela DuPre ('16) and Charles Conover	Measuring the number of ultracold atoms in a magneto-optical trap
Adam Spierer ('13) and Julie Millard	Mechanisms of cytotoxicity of bifunctional epoxide cross-linking agents
Lisa Kaplan ('13) and John Turner	Talking Heads and the War on Islam

Information from symposia going back to 2003, including hundreds of abstracts from student presentations, is archived in links in the left-hand column, and additional information about this year's program accumulates as the symposium approaches.