Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium
We're not your average poster session. DATE CHANGE: Join us Oct. 8, 2022 for a day of science, mentorship and networking. Applications are open until Sept. 1; apply at gcursapply.rice.edu.
2022 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium
**NEW - DATE CHANGE: Sat., Oct. 8 - Sun. Oct. 9, 2022**
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) is hosted annually by top-ranked Rice University. GCURS provides current undergraduates the opportunity to present their original research discoveries to scholars from around the world. Not only does GCURS foster interdisciplinary, intercollegiate camaraderie, it offers an introduction to Houston, the fourth-largest and most diverse city in the nation.
Applications are now open; students can apply through September 1.
Samantha Yruegas will join Rice’s Department of Chemistry on July 1, after she first visited Rice to speak at GCURS about a decade ago.
Rice welcomed scholars from 19 countries and 33 states
“Art and science both have to do with design and with problem-solving.”
GCURS as a way to introduce yourself to faculty and present your skills
Use GCURS to improve your grad school application and further define what you are looking for in a program
Gaining presentation experience led Astrid Campos to pursue a Ph.D.