Student science symposium Aug. 6-7 at UNM-LA

Graduate, undergraduate students and post-doctoral appointees from Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories will showcase their research at "Symposium 2003" on Aug. 6 and 7 at the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos campus.

The Laboratory-sponsored event will provide college students and postdoctoral appointees an opportunity to present their scientific research to peers, Laboratory mentors, technical staff and representatives from industry, academia, government agencies and professional societies.

The intent of the symposium and career fair is to prepare students and post-doctoral appointees for careers in science by broadening their experiences. "This is an excellent forum to network and make personal contacts," said Student/Mentor Liaison Carole Rutten of the Education Program Office (STB-EPO).

Technical and non-technical presentations, a poster session, a university-graduate fair as well as professional development seminars will be held concurrently. Lab staff members and representatives from professional societies will judge the presentations and poster sessions.

Subjects scheduled to be presented this year include bioscience, chemistry, computing, engineering, physics and materials sciences.

Registration forms are available at http://education.lanl.gov/symposium online. The form can be downloaded as an Adobe PDF file (Acrobat Reader required) and faxed to 7-7530.

For more information, contact Rutten at 5-5194.

Student symposium registration deadline moved to July 18

The registration deadline for the annual student symposium has been extended to July 18.

Symposium 2003 is Aug. 6 and 7 at the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos.

Students should register as soon as possible, said Student Symposium Coordinator Leah Sandoval of the Education Programs (STB-EPO) Office. She said that each abstract submitted will require an LA-UR number, which may take three to seven days to process by Classification (S-7).

Space limitations also make it a good idea to register as soon as possible, Sandoval noted.

A forum to make professional contacts, the symposium provides a unique opportunity for students and postdoctoral appointees to present their research. The intent of the symposium is to broaden students' and postdoctoral appointees' expertise and prepare them for careers in science and non-technical fields, said Sandoval.

For more information, go to http://education.lanl.gov/symposium online or contact Sandoval at 5-8277.

-- Michael Carlson