Student achievement takes the spotlight at the annual Research & Creativity Expo, a talent showcase featuring some 350 students drawn from virtually all academic disciplines across the SUNY Fredonia campus, on Thursday, April 28, from 1 to 7 p.m. in the Williams Center.
Now in its 13th year, the showcase offers an eclectic collection of demonstrations, posters, presentations, displays and performances.
There will also be singing in The Spot by students who performed in the spring musical, “The Sound of Music,” and dancing by other students in S104. Both will perform between 3 and 4 p.m.
“The focus was always in the natural and social sciences, but now the humanities have an opportunity to participate as well,” said Dr. Jack Croxton, director of the Office of Student Creativity and Research. “Many different departments are involved in one way or another with the expo.”
Geosciences alumnus Matthew Hurtgen, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker. A talk on his research is also scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, at 12:30 p.m. in the Houghton Hall first floor lounge. |
New to the expo are student volunteers and students enrolled in Service Learning projects, as well as students affiliated with the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, who will share their contributions to its new startup company tenants.
SUNY Fredonia alumnus Dr. Matthew Hurtgen, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University, will return to campus as the expo’s keynote speaker.
His talk, “The Chemical Evolution of Earth’s Atmosphere and Oceans,” will be given at 4:15 p.m. in room S104.
He is also giving a talk on his research on Tuesday, April 26, from 12:30 to 1:30 in the Houghton Hall first floor lounge entitled, "The Link Between Massive Volcanism and the Second Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event." All are invited.
Hurtgen has a bachelor’s degree in Geosciences from SUNY Fredonia, a bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Rochester, a master’s in Geosciences at the University of Missouri and a doctorate, also in Geosciences, from Penn State University.
He is also a son of Dr. James Hurtgen, a member of the Fredonia Political Science faculty for 40 years.
“Last year we had an all-time high in numbers of participating students, and we hope to match or exceed it this year,” Croxton said.
Funding for the expo is being provided by the Office of Academic Affairs and FSA.
