{"id":46330,"date":"2025-02-27T11:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/?page_id=46330"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:57:06","slug":"umss-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/umss-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UMSS Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Day of Event Program<\/strong><br><strong>April 17, 2026<\/strong><br>New Balance Field House, University of Maine, Orono<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>8:00 AM: Doors open &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd3GiU_FLIXoBa9DO7qFz0RAX6rQ9aneaS-0_m6xefSC7fQLA\/viewform\">Pre-register here<\/a> or in person on the day of the event!<br><strong>9:00 AM:<\/strong> Opening Ceremony<br><strong>With special remarks from:<\/strong> 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<br><strong>9:30 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM: Poster\/Oral\/Exhibit Presentations<\/strong><br> &#8211; <strong>Undergraduate Categories: <\/strong>Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Abstract numbers 100s), Business (Abstract numbers 200s), Education (Abstract numbers 300s), Allied Health (Abstract numbers 400s), Engineering (Abstract numbers 500s)<br> &#8211; <strong>Graduate Categories:<\/strong> 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)<br><strong>11:00 AM &#8211; 1:30 PM: Poster\/Oral\/Exhibit Presentations<\/strong><br> &#8211; <strong>Undergraduate Categories:<\/strong> 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)<br> &#8211; <strong>Graduate Categories:<\/strong> Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Abstract numbers 100s), Business (Abstract numbers 200s), Education (Abstract numbers 300s), Allied Health (Abstract numbers 400s), Engineering (Abstract numbers 500s)<br><strong>1:30 PM &#8211; 2:00 PM: Undergraduate Student Panel<\/strong><br><strong>2:00 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM: Graduate Student Panel<br>2:30 PM: Awards Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns46330_19036d-64{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns46330_19036d-64 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns46330_19036d-64 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns46330_19036d-64 .kt-btn-wrap-0 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1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn46330_be7f20-4e.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #082e58;border-right:5px solid #082e58;border-bottom:5px solid #082e58;border-left:5px solid #082e58;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn46330_be7f20-4e.kb-button{border-top:5px solid #082e58;border-right:5px solid #082e58;border-bottom:5px solid #082e58;border-left:5px solid #082e58;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn46330_be7f20-4e kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ETV0Lzf7JUR-Vu4MzGhBAO_okbTtjtkO\/edit?usp=sharing&#038;ouid=100183098135260270659&#038;rtpof=true&#038;sd=true\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>UMSS26 Book of Abstracts<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-46330_a255be-eb .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-46330_a255be-eb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-46330_a255be-eb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column46330_c84315-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column46330_c84315-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column46330_c84315-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column46330_c84315-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column46330_c84315-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column46330_c84315-98 > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading46330_0643cd-1d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading46330_0643cd-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading46330_0643cd-1d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading46330_0643cd-1d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading46330_0643cd-1d\">Symposium and Student Abstract Category Layout:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image46330_2067f4-be .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image46330_2067f4-be\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-1024x663.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-46689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-1536x994.png 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-105x68.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-317x205.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-423x274.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-634x410.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-846x547.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-951x615.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map-1268x820.png 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2026\/02\/UMSS26-Map.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column46330_b1ea84-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column46330_b1ea84-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column46330_b1ea84-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column46330_b1ea84-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column46330_b1ea84-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-46330_d38699-0f.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-46330_d38699-0f.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius img{height:300px;}.kb-gallery-id-46330_d38699-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-46330_d38699-0f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-46330_d38699-0f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-46330_d38699-0f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;max-width:100%;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-46330_d38699-0f alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel kb-gallery-id-46330_d38699-0f kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" 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class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"A student happily gestures to his poster as he explains his work to UMSS24 attendees.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2.jpg\" data-id=\"46339\" class=\"wp-image-46339 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2-1268x846.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02546-2.jpg 1609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/umss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/458\/2025\/02\/041224IBDSC02451-1-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Wide shot of the middle aisle at UMSS24. 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