Graduate Division

Promoting Graduate Education

UCR Graduate Research Symposium

UCR Graduate Research Symposium

The UCR Graduate Student Research Symposium, taking place during Graduate Student Appreciation Week,  provides graduate students on campus with a venue to present their research to the UCR community in a welcoming and supportive environment. Presentation formats include poster sessions and oral presentations. Best Presentation Awards will be presented in both categories, which includes a certificate and a monetary prize. 

Poster presentation proposal deadline extended to April 1!

The 2026 Symposium is taking place Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at the HUB.

RSVP to attend (recommended but not required)

 

Grad Research Symposium Information

  • Graduate Research Symposium Schedule

    TimeActivityLocation
    9:30-10:00 amRegistration & Continental BreakfastHUB 302
    10:00-10:15 am Opening Remarks -Chancellor S. Jack Hu         HUB 302
    10:15-11:30 am Poster SessionHUB 302
    11:30am-12:30pmOral Presentationsbreak out rooms
    12:30- 1:30 pmLunchHUB 302
    1:30-2:30 pmOral Presentationsbreak out rooms
    2:30-4:00pmPoster Session & Coffee SocialHUB 302
    4:00-4:30 pmAwards & Closing Remarks - VP and Graduate Dean Lidia KosHUB 302

     

  • Call for Proposals

    Poster proposal deadline extended to March 27!  Please use the Proposal Submission Form

    Submissions for the oral presentations will be reviewed and selected through a peer review process. Those chosen for an oral presentation will be informed by March 20. Anyone not chosen for an oral presentation will be assigned to a poster session, so please choose availability for both formats. 

    Questions? Please contact dawn.loyola@ucr.edu

  • 2026 Abstracts

    Coming Soon

    2025 Abstracts
    Access the presentation abstracts HERE (alphabetical order by presenter last name) 

     

  • We are pleased to announce the Best Presentation Awards!
    NameGrad ProgramAward AmountPlacementPresentation Type
    Briseno Jimenez, SamuelMFA Experimental Choreography$700 1stCreative Activity
    Vargas Casillas, AngelizMathematics$700 1st Oral Presentation
    Ly, KatryaHigher Education Administration$600 2ndOral Presentation
    Isveski, JovanaEnglish$500 3rdOral Presentation
    Jat, RajveerEconomics$300 4thOral Presentation
    Davidson, EricHigher Education Admininstration$100 Honorable MentionOral Presentation
    Downey, KellyComputer Science & Engineering$100 Honorable MentionOral Presentation
    Montemayor-Dominguez, MadisonPsychology$100 Honorable MentionOral Presentation
    Nezhad, NeginAstronomy$100 Honorable MentionOral Presentation
    Quan, PhungChemical & Environmental Engineering$100 Honorable MentionOral Presentation
    Stine, AndreaMathematics$100 Honorable MentionOral Presentation
    Youngblood, MarinaPlant Biology$100 Honorable MentionOral Presentation
    George, WesleyPlant Biology$700 1stPoster Presentation
    Sharma, KomalChemistry$700 1stPoster Presentation
    Riahi, AyatPlant Biology$500 3rdPoster Presentation
    Rai, PertabBioengineering$300 4thPoster Presentation
    Brady, ShannonPsychology$100 Honorable MentionPoster Presentation
    Guerra, JulianaEnvironmental Sciences$100Honorable MentionPoster Presentation
    Martinez, JenniEthnic Studies$100 Honorable MentionPoster Presentation
    Nowaski, EthanMathematics$100 Honorable MentionPoster Presentation
    Sherwani, NavairaBiophysics$100 Honorable MentionPoster Presentation
    Troxel, WilliamEnvironmental Toxicology$100 Honorable MentionPoster Presentation
    Tull, LeilaniPublic Health$100 Honorable MentionPoster Presentation

  • The following awards will be presented at the Symposium:

    Oral Presentations
    • 1st Place - $800
    • 2nd Place - $600
    • 3rd Place - $400
    • Honorable Mention - $300
    • Honorable Mention - $300
    • 4 Finalists - $150 each
    Poster Presentations
    • 1st Place - $600
    • 2nd Place - $500
    • 3rd Place - $400
    • 5 Honorable Mentions - $100 each