Day of Event Program
April 17, 2026
New Balance Field House, University of Maine, Orono
8:00 AM: Doors open – or in person on the day of the event!
9:00 AM: Opening Ceremony
With special remarks from: University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias, President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Giovanna Guidoboni, Interim Vice President for Research and Dean of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Poster/Oral/Exhibit Presentations
– Undergraduate Categories: Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Abstract numbers 100s), Business (Abstract numbers 200s), Education (Abstract numbers 300s), Allied Health (Abstract numbers 400s), Engineering (Abstract numbers 500s)
– Graduate Categories: Arts (Abstract numbers 600s), Social Sciences and Humanities (Abstract numbers 700s), Natural Sciences (Abstract numbers 800s), Interdisciplinary Research (Abstract numbers 900s), Biomedical Sciences (Abstract numbers 1000s)
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Poster/Oral/Exhibit Presentations
– Undergraduate Categories: Arts (Abstract numbers 600s), Social Sciences and Humanities (Abstract numbers 700s), Natural Sciences (Abstract numbers 800s), Interdisciplinary Research (Abstract numbers 900s), Biomedical Sciences (Abstract numbers 1000s)
– Graduate Categories: Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Abstract numbers 100s), Business (Abstract numbers 200s), Education (Abstract numbers 300s), Allied Health (Abstract numbers 400s), Engineering (Abstract numbers 500s)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Undergraduate Student Panel
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Graduate Student Panel
2:30 PM: Awards Ceremony
Symposium and Student Abstract Category Layout:
