Fall Frontiers 2022

Over a close-up photo of a red and yellow leaf, text reads, Fall Frontiers Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition. The UConn Office of Undergraduate Research wordmark and the Month of Discovery map pin logo are also included.The Fall Frontiers in Undergraduate Research exhibition provides opportunities for UConn’s talented undergraduate students to share their research and creative projects with the university community. For fall 2022, the 10th Annual Fall Frontiers Exhibition will be offered in a hybrid modality.

  • An in-person poster exhibition will be held on Wednesday, October 19th, from 5-7pm in the Wilbur Cross North Reading Room on the Storrs campus.
  • An online exhibition will go live on Wednesday, October 19th. This exhibition includes posters and short video presentations shared by students on the Portfolium e-portfolio platform.

We invite the university community — especially other undergraduate students — to attend the in-person exhibition to hear from student researchers and ask questions about their projects and experiences. Viewing and commenting on projects in Portfolium offers another opportunity to engage with undergraduate researchers and their innovative work. Full details about these engagement opportunities follow below.

Fall Frontiers is part of the Month of Discovery, a series of impactful and informative events designed to connect undergraduates to the opportunities they seek in enrichment, research, innovation, and creativity.

We thank students, faculty mentors, and staff colleagues for their continued support of the hybrid Fall Frontiers exhibition. We are excited to have this opportunity to celebrate students’ ideas, questions, explorations, discoveries, and creations both online and on campus.

Over a close-up image of a red and orange leaf, text reads, In-Person Exhibition.

Exhibition Program

In-Person Exhibition Program

Information for Guests

  • The university community and general public are welcome at Fall Frontiers! The audience typically includes undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, family, and friends of student presenters.
  • All attendees must follow the University's campus guidelines with respect to masking and social distancing. The University always supports the wearing of masks by our community.
  • The exhibition runs from 5-7pm, with a brief speaking program from 5:30-5:45pm. You may arrive and leave at any time, staying to talk with as many or as few presenters as you wish.
  • The exhibition is held in the North Reading Room of the Wilbur Cross Building (WCB on Storrs campus maps). The North Parking Garage (NPRK) and South Parking Garage (SPRK) are approximately equidistant from the Wilbur Cross Building; both offer guest parking at an hourly rate.
  • If you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event (e.g., interpreting services), please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at 860-486-7939 or our@uconn.edu by October 12, 2022.

Information for in-person presenters

  • Instructions for Student Presenters
  • Handouts about Preparing Your Poster and Preparing Yourself for a Poster Presentation
  • If you wish, you may share your poster or other project materials on Portfolium. Instructions on how to do so are available in the Using Portfolium to Share Your Fall Frontiers Project document.
  • All presentations will be set up on poster boards in the Wilbur Cross Building's North Reading Room. Poster space is a 46 inch (vertical) by 70 inch (horizontal) display. There is additional space (approximately 24 inches high) below the poster stand if extra space is needed. The poster boards will be covered with navy blue paper as a background for your display. We will provide pins and staplers for you to mount your posters. Photos from past events illustrate how different students have made use of the available display space.
  • As a Frontiers participant you will be representing the University of Connecticut. It is expected that you respect that privilege and dress in professional attire for your presentation.
  • You agree to remove your work at the conclusion of the event Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., and not before. The Office of Undergraduate Research cannot keep any posters for students, so if you cannot be there to remove your own work, please have someone remove it for you or it will be thrown out.
  • Poster templates are available from UConn Brand Standards (scroll down to Print Templates). Check with your faculty advisor as individual departments often have specific templates they prefer. You can download official UConn logos here.
  • The Office of Undergraduate Research is not able to fund the cost of poster printing for student presenters.
  • You can get your poster printed at the UConn Document Production Center, located on Discovery Drive near Parking Services. You should plan to speak with them early about poster size and paper options, finishings, and accepted file types.

OUR staff will also be available to answer questions and provide assistance at the following times:

  • Thursday, September 29th from 9:00-10:00am and 12:00-1:00pm via WebEx
  • Tuesday, October 4th from 12:00-1:00pm in Rowe 110
  • Wednesday, October 5th from 10:00-11:00am in Rowe 110
  • Wednesday, October 5th from 12:00-1:00pm via WebEx
  • Friday, October 7th from 11:00am-12:00pm via WebEx
Over a close-up image of a red and orange leaf, text reads, Online Presentations.

Online Exhibition Program

Online Exhibition Program

Information for Virtual Presenters

You may find the following resources helpful as you prepare your virtual Fall Frontiers presentation:

OUR staff will also be available to answer questions and provide assistance at the following times:

  • Thursday, September 29th from 9:00-10:00am and 12:00-1:00pm via WebEx
  • Tuesday, October 4th from 12:00-1:00pm in Rowe 110
  • Wednesday, October 5th from 10:00-11:00am in Rowe 110
  • Wednesday, October 5th from 12:00-1:00pm via WebEx
  • Friday, October 7th from 11:00am-12:00pm via WebEx