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 Slippery Rock University
 1 Morrow Way
 Slippery Rock, PA 16057

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The first Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) conference for Undergraduate Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will be held on Slippery Rock's Campus November 15 and 16, 2013. STEM Students from the 14 PASSHE schools are encouraged to submit papers regarding their research by September 15, 2013.

The keynote speaker for the conference is Dr. Thomas Wenzel from Bates College.
Thomas J. Wenzel is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Dr. Wenzel received his B.S. in chemistry from Northeastern University in 1976 and his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry in 1981 from the University of Colorado. He began his faculty position at Bates College in 1981. He has been the recipient of over $2.8 M in research and/or educational grants from the National Science Foundation, Research Corporation, the Petroleum Research Fund, and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. He currently carries out research with the aid of undergraduate students in the area of chiral NMR shift reagents (active NSF-RUI grant). His research accomplishments have been recognized through the American Chemical Society Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution (2010). He is especially interested in developing the use of project-based laboratory experiences and group-learning in general and analytical chemistry (active NSF-TUES grant). His educational activities have been recognized through the J. Calvin Giddings Excellence in Education Award from the Analytical Division of the American Chemical Society (1999). He has been active in efforts to promote research at undergraduate institutions and the participation of undergraduates in research. He served as President of the Council on Undergraduate Research in 1996-97 and has undertaken many other leadership responsibilities for the organization in his tenure as a Councilor.

For work in progress, poster submissions are encouraged. Please see the Call for Papers for additional information