Approaching the Finish Line

The end of summer quarter is fast approaching and some of you may have preliminary results only, while others have completed your summer research projects and are writing up your final results. Wherever in the research process you may be, we hope that you are thinking about publicizing your summer research at a conference, poster forum or in a professional publication. Please consider one of the following campus opportunities for OSU students:

JUROS, the Journal of Undergraduate Research at The Ohio State University, is now accepting submissions for its first-ever online publication. All undergraduate students involved in any area of study are encouraged to submit their work to the appropriate sections: Arts & Humanities, Science & Technology, and Social Science, Business & Education. Papers are accepted on a rolling basis and are judged in a double-blind peer review.

Submission requirements can be viewed online at http://www.jurosonline.com/. Manuscripts must be tailored to the section's requirements, including page length, citation style and format. Papers are typically 15-20 pages in length. A submission to JUROS requires an electronic manuscript as a Microsoft Word document, completed author-agreement forms for each student-author and a faculty-agreement form; all submission materials must be sent as attachments by e-mail to juros.submissions@gmail.com. Both the faculty advisor and student-author(s) will be contacted personally to validate authorship before the manuscript is considered for review.

All other necessary forms, formatting information, upcoming events, contact information, and answers to other questions are available at http://www.jurosonline.com/. Questions should be forwarded to Olga Borodulin at juros@osu.edu.

Undergraduate Research Day Poster Forum on October 19th
The URO is currently accepting applications to present a poster highlighting your summer research (progress report or final results) at the Fall Undergraduate Research Day. Apply to uro@osu.edu by August 22nd. Your application should include a brief letter explaining why your participation in the poster forum would be beneficial, as well as name, major(s), advisor’s name, project title, and an abstract describing your goals, methods, findings and significance of your project in 200 words or less. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your research and gain valuable experience communicating your results.

There are many other opportunities to publicize your research. Check out the URO website at http://ugresearch.adm.ohio-state.edu/ for more ideas.. Visit the Present at Forums and Present in Journals pages specifically. Good luck!

Coming up next week:
SURI Closing Ice Cream Celebration
Wednesday, August 20, 6-7:30pm
100 Page Hall
RSVP to uro@osu.edu so we know how much to order!