The Black Hills Research Symposium is an interdisciplinary conference to showcase undergraduate research activity in the Black Hills region.

We invite submissions from undergraduate and graduate university students in the Black Hills to present posters or to give oral presentations describing completed scholarly work. Student work must be done in collaboration with a faculty research mentor. An interdisciplinary faculty committee will review submissions for acceptance.

During the Black Hills Research Symposium, a panel of experts will judge student presentations and award cash prizes for the top presentations.

The 2013 Black Hills Research Symposium Agenda:

Tuesday, March 19th:  Undergraduate posters are put on display in the Student Union lobby area.

Wednesday, March 20th: Poster Judging will take place between 3-5 p.m.

Thursday, March 21st: 

• Oral presentation in the Trump Room.
• Reception in the Meier Hall lobby.
• Award ceremony in the Meier Hall Recital Hall Room.
• Keynote Speaker in the Meier Hall Recital Hall Room.

Keynote Speaker: Gary L. Wells is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University. He is an internationally recognized scholar, has authored over 175 articles in scientific psychology. His research-based proposals on eyewitness memory and lineup procedures are being increasingly accepted in law enforcement practices across the U.S. His conclusions about eyewitness identification have received national media attention in such places as Time magazine, CBS’s 48 Hours, the NBC World News Tonight, NBC’s Today Show, and 60 Minutes. Wells has worked with prosecutors and police across the U.S. to reform eyewitness identification procedures. Watch Dr. Gary Wells' presentation. 

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