How to Construct a Research Poster (in your discipline)  

The OURS Student Ambassadors have each made a video about how they construct a research poster in their discipline. You can select the most relevant discipline to you and watch the video to help you with creating your research poster for Student Scholars Day! 

Biochemistry - Mary Fergus

Mary is a senior at GVSU majoring in biochemistry with the goal to earn her PhD in biochemistry. Mary was a recipient of the Student Summer Scholars Program and recognized as an Ott-Stiner Scholar. During the 2022 summer, she was immersed in a research project investigating novel boronic acids as cross-class inhibitors for β-lactamases to overcome antibiotic resistance. 

Finance & Economics - Owen Laverty

Owen is currently a junior at GVSU studying Finance and Economics with a certificate in Applied Data Analytics. After graduating in December 2023, I plan on working in real estate or corporate finance for a few years before returning to school to receive a Master's degree (either an MBA or MS in Economics). He received the S3 award during the summer of 2022 and looked into the effects that Right-to-Work laws have on creativity. 

French & Statistics - Ian Curtis

Ian is a senior majoring in Statistics and French and has minors in Mathematics and Psychology. After graduating, he will seek a Master’s degree in Data Science and might go on to obtain a Ph.D. in Computer Science with the ultimate goal of becoming a Data Scientist. In Summer 2020, he participated in the Library Summer Scholars program, learning about the many services libraries offer while also creating his own research product: a website holding information on various scholarly sources about the Encyclopédie. In Summer 2021, he participated in the Student Summer Scholars program, this time conducting his own original research on the Encyclopédie, focusing on the alleged plagiarism of the supplemental images to the Encyclopédie. He also has experience in computer science research. 

Computer Science & Math - Seth Ockerman

Seth is a senior majoring in Computer Science with minors in Writing, Cybersecurity, and Math. He is hoping to attend graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in computer systems and machine learning. Seth received the 2020 Summer Scholars Grant and worked on a project analyzing mask usage trends on social media using machine learning. He continued this research in the summer of 2022 through the MI STEM Forward grant, and also worked as an SROP Research intern at The Ohio State's ICICLE Lab.

Unlock the Library: Introduction to Research Resources

Strong library research skills are crucial to producing excellent research projects. This five-part session will help students better understand the library’s resources. We will discuss identifying, accessing, and evaluating journal articles. Students may even find that these activities help in their classwork as well.