2026 Fifteenth Annual Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium

Lares Building, Penn State Abington Campus
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Students from the ten eastern Penn State campuses are invited to present posters showcasing their scholarly research at the annual Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium. The symposium will be held at the Penn State Abington campus on April 25, 2026, from 10:30 am–4:30 pm.

Tentative Schedule

Tentative schedule with events and their times
EventTime
Poster set up10:30–11:00 a.m.
Lunch11:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks11:45 a.m.
KeynoteNoon
Judging (votes in by 2:20 p.m.)1:00–2:20 p.m.
Presentations continue, results compiled, etc.2:20–3:00 p.m.
Awards3:00 p.m.

Keynote Presentation

TBD

Project Categories

The symposium is separated into four categories, and each campus can submit up to two projects per category

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Biological Sciences and Health
  • Physical Sciences, Information Sciences, and Engineering
  • Social Sciences and Business

Judging Rubric coming soon!
Posters should not exceed 48" x 36"

Registration

TBD

Judges

TBD

Contact for Penn State Abington

Yi Yang
Associate Professor, Electrical, Engineering
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Email: [email protected]