We are excited to announce that the 2021 Kansas NSF EPSCoR/MAPS Annual Research Symposium will be held virtually (over Zoom) on March 8-9, 2021.

Exact times and content of the virtual sessions are still being worked out but please tentatively plan on the following:

1:30 – 4:00 PM CST, Monday, March 8

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST Tuesday, March 9

1:30 – 3:30 PM CST Tuesday, March 9

These sessions will include updates from the MAPS team’s research, education and workforce development initiatives as well as lightning talks from students and faculty members.

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Tentative Agenda

Session 1: 1:30 – 4:00 PM CST, Monday, March 8

Opening remarks
Keynote address – The Stream microbiome: past, present and future, delivered by Dr. Laura Leff, Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences at Kent State University
MAPS Update
Lighting talks (round 1)

Session 2: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST Tuesday, March 9

Invited speaker
First Award presentations
Lightning talks (round 2)
Flash talks (round 1)

Session 3: 1:30 – 3:30 PM CST Tuesday, March 9

Invited speaker
Lightning talks (round 3)
Flash talks (round 2)
Invited speaker