Science students showcase research

Dozens of area college students will have the opportunity to showcase their research at the 3rd annual West Michigan Undergraduate Science Research Conference. Area faculty and researchers will examine the students’ work and offer professional critiques.

The event, sponsored in part by Grand Valley State University, will be held Saturday, October 31, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids. Students will present their research posters during two sessions, at 9:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.

The following faculty will give talks at the conference:
• Bopi Biddanda, research scientist, Grand Valley’s Annis Water Resources Institute
• James Gentile, president of Research Corporation for Science Advancement
• Nick Duesbery, scientific investigator, Van Andel Research Institute
• Kumar Sinniah, chemistry professor, Calvin College
• Katrina Hartman, chemistry professor, Aquinas College

Other conference participants include, Calvin College, Hope College, Aquinas College, Ferris State University, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids Community College and Van Andel Research Institute.

For more information, contact Mark Staves in Grand Valley’s Cell and Molecular Biology Department at (616) 331-2315.