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2025 UMass Intercampus Marine Science Research Symposium

Wednesday, March 26  from 9 am to 5 pm

REGISTRATION REMINDER: ALL ATTENDEES MUST PRE-REGISTER!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 21st

Hosted by the SMAST Graduate Student Association, the Intercampus Marine Science (IMS) Research Symposium is an opportunity for all UMass IMS Program faculty, research staff, and students to share their current or proposed research, receive feedback, and build their CV.

This in-person event is free and is open to the public.

The 2025 UMass Intercampus Marine Science Research Symposium will be held at:

School for Marine Science & Technology – UMASS Dartmouth
SMAST EAST
836 South Rodney French Blvd.
New Bedford, MA 02744-1221

Registration Information 

Register now to reserve your spot!  Please click on the button below to register now, or go to the Registration tab in the above menu for further details.

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NOTE: If you are having trouble registering or have any other IT related questions, please email smastsupport@umassd.edu.

Call for posters, lightning talks, photos, & judges

Poster:

Posters will be presented in a casual interactive format during the poster sessions. Awards will be provided for the best overall poster presentation. The deadline to register to submit your abstract for your poster or lightning talk is Monday, March 3, 2025. You can do so here. You will not be required to submit your actual poster or presentation until DATE TBD. You can do so here. See the guidelines for more information on poster/lightning talk presentations! 

Lightning Talks:

Lightning talk presenters will present a 3 minute “lightning talk” accompanied by 1-3 PowerPoint slides. We are going to cap the lightning talk presentations at 20-25 participants this year so please sign up quickly – it is first come, first serve (in terms of who submits their abstracts, not who simply registers and declares they will be presenting). Awards will be provided for the best overall  best lightning talk. The deadline to register to submit your abstract for your poster or lightning talk is Monday, March 4, 2024. You can do so here. You will not be required to submit your actual poster or presentation until DATE TBD. You can do so here. See the guidelines for more information on poster/lightning talk presentations! 

Photo contest:

Are you a marine science photographer, or just have some fun candid selfies?  Enter our photography contest!  Photos must pertain to marine science (field research, underwater photos, lab experiments, you or your friends conducting research, etc.). Please submit your photos here

Call for poster judges:

We are seeking faculty, postdocs, and PhD students to serve as judges. If interested, please contact Sydney J. Carreiro (scarreiro1@umassd.edu) and Adam J. Delargy (adelargy@umassd.edu). Awards will be provided for the best overall poster presentation and best lightning talk.