2010 AKCSE Graduate Student Research Competition and Networking Event Call for Participation

 

Quick Facts

  • Abstract submission deadline: September 27, 2010
  • Abstract format: 150-word  (12 font, Times new roman, Pdf format)
  • At the Conference: October, 2, 2010 from 1:00pm at University of Alberta, Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility,  R1-143

Message from the Graduate Student Research

Competition Chairs

The Graduate Student Research Competition (GSRC) is a forum for graduate students to share their research results, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills.

The Graduate student Research Competition has the following goals:

  • to give graduate students the opportunity to share their research ideas and results that provides visibility for their work
  • to give graduate students the opportunity to meet with and interact with other graduate student peers and professionals to share ideas, gain new insights, and understand possible practical applications
  • to give graduate students an opportunity to sharpen their communication skills, including visual, organizational, oral, and aural modalities
  • to provide detailed feedback to graduate students about their research and presentation, from a panel of distinguished judges from academia and government to recognize and reward outstanding graduate students

The Graduate student Research Competition is meant to be an opportunity for students to develop their skills as researchers and to give them an opportunity to showcase their work. As such, papers must be authored by students alone - no co-authorship with supervisors is allowed. The top one or two winners will receive prizes of CD $300 (1st) and CD $200 (2nd), respectively with an award certificate from AKCSE headquarter Chair.

Dr. Sunny Cho

AKCSE Edmonton Chapter President

Contact email: akcse.edmonton.chapter@gmail.com

 

What is a Graduate Student Research Competition Submission?

A submission to the Graduate student Research Competition should describe recently completed or ongoing graduate student research (under the supervision of a supervisor), in any of the topic areas covered by science and engineering.

Participants must be graduate students pursuing an academic degree at the time of initial submission. Research completed while the student was a Masters may be submitted to the Masters category even if the student is now a first-year Ph.D. student.

Who is Eligible to Participate?

Any Korean/Canadian or Korean graduate student who is enrolled in a Masters and Ph. D. program in University of Alberta is eligible to apply.

Preparing and Submitting your Graduate Student Research Competition Paper

Students should submit a 150-word abstract. The graduate student competing in the research competition must be the primary contributor of the work and must be the first author on the work. Supervisors can be listed as co-authors.

Abstract and presentation should describe:

  • The research problem and motivation for the work
  • Background and related work
  • Approach and novelty of the research
  • Results and contributions to the field of the research

To submit:

  • Submit abstract to akcse.edmonton.chapter@gmail.com by September 27, 2010 (on or before 4:30pm)
  • The work should be submitted as a PDF no larger than 4 megabytes
  • You must submit student status by sending all of the following information:
    • major
    • whether you were a Masters or Ph.D when the work was done
  • All materials must be received by the submission deadline

Graduate Student Research Competition Review Process

The presentation will be evaluated on two dimensions: (1) the presentation of the research and the student's oral discussion (30%), and (2) the research, specifically its quality, novelty, and significance of the contribution and based on (70%):

  • Quality of work
  • Novelty of approach
  • Significance of the contribution to the field of the work
  • Clarity of written presentation

Students will give a short presentation (English) of their research (15 minutes) followed by a question and answer period (5 minutes), which will be evaluated by a panel of judges. Winners will be announced during the closing plenary.

Competition Judges

   Dr. Seoktae Kang (U of A, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) 
   Dr. Soung-Ryoul Ryu (U of A, Department of Renewable Resources) 
   Dr. Sunhee Cho (Government of Alberta, Oil Sands Environment Management)

Competition Agenda

          Registration                               13:00 -13:30
          Welcome & Introduction             13:30
          Keynote                                    14:30
          Research Presentation Part 1       15:30
          Coffee Break                              16:30
          Research Presentation Part 2       16:50
          Networking Session & Dinner       18:00
          Competition Award Ceremony      19:00
          Closing Remarks                         19:20

Registration (On-site registration)

$5 for guest registration and there is no registration fee for all competitors the AKCSE Research Competition.

About AKCSE (Association of Korean-Canadian Scientist and Engineers)

This event host is AKCSE Edmonton chapter. AKCSE is a national non-profit organization – with chapters located internationally and in almost every province of Canada – that promotes networking and collaboration between science/engineering firms and various research facilities in Korea (http://www.akcse.org/zbxe/). By hosting this graduate student research competition, AKCSE aims to promote research and facilitate scientific discourse between Canadian and Korean scientists and engineers.

General enquiries about the AKCSE Research Competition for Graduate Students can be made to AKCSE.EMDONTON.CHAPTER@gmail.com.

Special thanks to Dr. Sahyun Hong (former KGSA president) and KGSA board members. AKCSE (Association of Korean-Canadian Scientist and

 

Registration form

 

Full Name * (Last Name, First Name)

 

Email Address *

Telephone Number  *

 

Major *

                     Science

                     Engineering

                     Other:

 

Department * (e.g. Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, etc)

 

Year Of Study *

                    Masters

                    PhD

                    Year:

 

 

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