Graduate Research Conference

• LSU Student Union 

Coming soon

Topic Areas

• Non-STEM

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) 

Presentation Formats

• Art Show

• Oral Presentation

• Performance / Reading

• Poster Presentation

• Visual Display

Convener

James Nguyen H. Spencer, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School

Organizing Committee Members

Se Yeon Chung, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences 

Arend Van Gemmert, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Kinesiology

Keith Hall, Professor and Energy Law Center Director, Law Center

Guoqiang Li, Associate Vice Provost of Academic Strategy, Graduate School

Lori Martin, Associate Professor, Sociology

Jerrod Penn, Associate Professor of Environmental/Resource Economics & Sustainability

Pamela Pike, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Music

Tyrslai M. Williams-Carter, Assistant Dean of Mentoring, Education, and Research, Graduate School

We are looking for faculty and qualified postdoctoral students to serve as Judges for the GRC. 

Participating students can present their research in oral or poster format. Students will be classified in STEM v. NONSTEM groups for judging purposes. There will be two sessions during the conference: Morning and Afternoon. During each session, poster sessions and oral presentations will be happening simultaneously.

Judges can serve based on availability; however, we welcome volunteers that can serve for both morning and afternoon sessions. Please select one format you want to judge per session (e.g., Judge 1 serves as a poster judge during the morning session, Judge 2 serves as an oral judge in the afternoon session).  

If you are interested in participating as a judge, please complete the Judges Interest Form in the purple section below.

The Chair of the Judges committee will host one optional info session in March and one optional session in April for those that complete the interest form. Info sessions will be held to answer any general questions you may have as you are preparing to judge. More information on the info sessions will be sent out in the coming weeks.

Thank you for your interest in participating as a judge in the 2024 Graduate Research Conference! With your help, our students can present their work to a genuine audience and articulate their findings to the graduate community.

If you have any questions, please contact Jaylee Russell, Chair of Judges Committee at JRuss64@lsu.edu.