Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Research Day

Graduate and Professional Student Association

GPSA's 16th Annual Graduate Research Day


The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) at Florida Atlantic University is thrilled to invite you to participate in the 16th Annual Graduate Research Day on Monday, March 17th, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM on the Boca Raton Campus, in the Live Oaks Room, FAU Student Union.

This prestigious event is open to all active and enrolled degree-seeking graduate students from every academic discipline. It’s a fantastic opportunity to present your research to esteemed faculty judges from across diverse fields, gain valuable feedback, and showcase your hard work. Please apply quickly, applicant space in limited. 
 
Prizes:

1st Place Winners: $500 scholarship prize (per category)
2nd Place Winners: $250 scholarship prize (per category)

Special Opportunity: One outstanding researcher will be invited to present their poster at the Conference of Florida Graduate Schools (CFGS) this April!

Lunch and Gifts will be provided for ALL participants & judges.

Participants: Sign up here
Participant Application Form
 

Judges: Sign up here 
Judge Application Form
  

Deadline to Apply: February 17th, 2025. Additional information will be provided to chosen applicants. 
Don’t miss this chance to engage with your peers, faculty, and the larger FAU community while advancing your academic and professional journey!

Any questions? Please contact gpsa@tccestates.com.


CLICK HERE FOR THE RECAP FROM THE 2024 GPSA RESEARCH DAY:

GPSA's 15th  Annual Graduate Research Day

FAU's Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) hosted the 15th-Annual Graduate Research Day as an online, virtual competition with support from the Division of Research, Division of Student Affairs, Student Government, and the Graduate College. The competition was open to graduate students from all academic disciplines, and provided them with the opportunity to present their research to esteemed faculty judges from all disciplines. The adjudicating team selected winners, and those graduate students earned scholarship prizes.

The Winners of the 15th-Annual GPSA Research Day per category:

Arts Education & Social Sciences

Daniel Rivas 
Morgan Cope 


Biological & Chemical Sciences

Gabrielle Pantoni 


Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Abiola Adebiyi 
Madan Thapa Chhetri 


Engineering

Ingrid Santillan 
Hugo Pimentel  


Health/Medicine & Life Sciences

Rudolf Hall 
Giselle Shim 

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECAP FROM THE 2023 GPSA RESEARCH DAY:

GPSA's 14th  Annual Graduate Research Day

FAU's Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) hosted the 14th-Annual Graduate Research Day as an online, virtual competition with support from the Division of Research, Division of Student Affairs, Student Government, and the Graduate College. The competition was open to graduate students from all academic disciplines, and provided them with the opportunity to present their research to esteemed faculty judges from all disciplines. The adjudicating team selected winners, and those graduate students earned scholarship prizes. Here are the Winners of the 14th-Annual GPSA Research Day per category:

Arts Education & Social Science
Daniel Rivas
Marjorie Patterson

Biological & Chemical Sciences
Christopher Spagnolia
Kimarah Lamothe

Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Rabindra Parajuli
Panagiota Galanakou

Engineering
Subhosit Ray
Samuel Shaffer

Health/Medicine & Life Services
Rudolf Hall
Veronica Hagan
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECAP FROM THE 2022 GPSA RESEARCH DAY:

GPSA's 13th Annual Graduate Research Day Recap

The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) hosted the 13th Annual Graduate Research Day with the support from the Division of Research and Graduate College. Here are winners:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Category

Subhosit Ray
Steven Soini

Social Science, Language, and Psychology Category

Matthew Patterson
Isabella Cipollone-Movilla

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECAP FROM THE 2021 GPSA RESEARCH DAY:

12th-Annual Graduate Research Day Recap

FAU's Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) hosted the 12th-Annual Graduate Research Day as an online, virtual competition with support from the Division of Research, Division of Student Affairs, Student Government, and the Graduate College. The competition was open to graduate students from all academic disciplines, and provided them with the opportunity to present their research to esteemed faculty judges from all disciplines. The adjudicating team selected winners, and those graduate students earned scholarship prizes. Here are the Winners of the 12th-Annual GPSA Research Day per category:

Biological and Chemical Sciences
Toluleke Famuyiwa (1st place)
Majedul Islam (2nd place)
 
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Amish Mishra (1st place)
Emmanuel Fleurantin (2nd place)
 
Health and Life Sciences
Maral Darya (1st place)
Sabina Fridman (2nd place)
 
Engineering
Andrew Steinberg (1st place)
Md Alamgir Kabir (2nd place)
 
Arts, Education, and Social Sciences
Jasmine Chan (1st place)

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECAP FROM THE 2020 GPSA RESEARCH DAY:

11th-Annual Graduate Research Day Recap

 

FAU's Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) hosted the 11th-Annual Graduate Research Day as an online, virtual competition with support from the Division of Research, Division of Student Affairs, Student Government, and the Graduate College. The competition was open to graduate students from all academic disciplines and provided them with the opportunity to present their research to esteemed faculty judges from all disciplines. The adjudicating team selected winners, and those graduate students earned scholarship prizes. Here are the Winners of the 11th-Annual GPSA Research Day per category:

Biological and Chemical Sciences
Steven Lombardo (1st place)
Chris Mauer (2nd place)
 
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Panagiota Galanakou (1st place)
Nandini Singh (2nd place)
 
Health and Life Sciences
Czdari Lee (1st place)
Joshua Torres (2nd place)
 
Engineering
Sandhya Sharma (1st place)
Andrew Steinberg (2nd place)
 
Arts, Education, and Social Sciences
Amir Koleini (1st place)
Hanna Mielke-Maday (2nd place)

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECAP FROM THE 2019 GPSA RESEARCH DAY:

10th-Annual GPSA Graduate Research Day Winners

  • Haidee Cano,  M.S.W. candidate, Social Work (Community Engagement Award)
  • Elizabeth Lago,  M.S. candidate, Environmental Science (Community Engagement Award)
  • Oscar Lopez,  Ph.D. candidate, Mathematics
  • Emily Stark,  Ph.D. candidate, Experimental Psychology
  • Daniel Alempijevic,  Ph.D. candidate, Integrative Biology
  • Krystyna Powell,  M.S.candidate, Biological Sciences
  • Dorota Tokmina-Roszyk,  PhD. candidate, Integrative Biology
  • Kirstie Tandberg,  Ph.D. candidate, Integrative Biology
  • Negar Firoozi,  Ph.D. candidate, Mechanical Engineering
  • Sandhya Sharma,  Ph.D. candidate, Electrical Engineering
  • Hallee Meltzer,  M.S. candidate, Environmental Science
  • Jennifer Percival,  Ph.D. candidate, Educational Leadership & Research Methodology
  • Stephanie Howery,  M.S. candidate, Speech Language Pathology Audiology

Check out the photos from the  Graduate College Facebook Page:
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2019 CONFERENCE OF FLORIDA GRADUATE SCHOOLS

Additional Links

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)


Accommodations

If reasonable accommodation(s) for a disability is required, contact GPSA at GPSA@tccestates.com. Please make your needs known at least five days prior to the event for effective accommodations.