2022 President’s Letter

28^th Undergraduate Research Forum, April 20, 2022

Welcome to the 2022 Undergraduate Research Forum – a celebration of inquiry, creativity, and knowledge creation – hallmarks of the Miami University Experience.  This is the third consecutive year that the Forum will be a virtual event and we hope that it will provide the opportunity for presenters and participants alike to engage with each other in new and innovative ways. 

For 28 years, this forum has highlighted our faculty and students using research to extend the Miami University classroom education into laboratories, fieldwork, and into our surrounding communities. Through analyzing data, designing studies to advance scholarship, and presenting results, Miami students demonstrate skills that are essential to success in today’s global and interconnected world. The annual Undergraduate Research Forum is an incredible showcase of Miami’s student-as-scholar model.

This year, we celebrate 230 projects presented by just over 400 undergraduate researchers, and mentored by 108 faculty. For the first time we have 25% of student presenters being first year students, a testament to our goal of introducing students to undergraduate research early during their time at Miami. Our sincere gratitude goes out to the faculty mentors who guide this undergraduate experience – an experience that has differentiated Miami University for generations.  In addition to these faculty, we also proudly recognize the 49 graduate student mentors who played significant roles in these research projects. Likewise, thank you to the students, faculty and staff whose participation makes this virtual Forum a success.  

During the 2020-21 academic year, approximately 2,000 Miami students worked with professors/mentors on funded research. This is yet another example of how Miami embraces the power of scholarly research to enhance the student experience at our great University.

In Love and Honor,