Florida Undergraduate Research Conference
February 22-23, 2020
The Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) is one of the nation's largest multi-disciplinary research conferences. It is an annual event open to all undergraduate researchers in the state of Florida to present their research in a poster forum. Every year, the conference is hosted at a different college or university in the state. The conference boasts some of the best networking opportunities with fellow researchers and graduate programs across the country, as well as workshops and other professional development experiences.
Florida Undergraduate Research Conference
February 22-23, 2020
The Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) is one of the nation's largest multi-disciplinary research conferences. It is an annual event open to all undergraduate researchers in the state of Florida to present their research in a poster forum. Every year, the conference is hosted at a different college or university in the state. The conference boasts some of the best networking opportunities with fellow researchers and graduate programs across the country, as well as workshops and other professional development experiences.
Executive Board
Jennie Soberon
TREASURER
Assistant Program Director, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Institution: Florida Atlantic University
Email: jsoberon@fau.edu
Hagai Gringarten
VICE CHAIR
Professor of Business Administration
Institution: St. Thomas University
Email: hgringarten@stu.edu
Latika Young
CHAIR
Director, Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement
Institution: Florida State University
Email: llyoung@fsu.edu
Jennifer Moses
HISTORIAN
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Research
Institution: University of Florida
Email: jmoses@aa.ufl.edu
David Advent
SECRETARY
Assistant Director, Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement
Institution: Florida State University
Email: david.advent@fsu.edu
General Board
Dr. Melodie Eichbauer
Program Coordinator/Associate Professor
Institution: Florida Golf Coast University
Email: meichbauer@fgcu.edu
Dr. Alanna Lecher
Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences
Institution: Lynn University
Email: alecher@lynn.edu
Dr. Kimberly Schneider
Interim Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Innovation
Assistant Dean, Academic Engagement
Division of Student Learning and Academic Success
Institution: University of Central Florida
Email: krs@ucf.edu
Dr. Deborah Bromfield Lee
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Institution: Florida Southern College
Email: dbromfieldlee@flsouthern.edu
Dr. Charles billY Gunnels
Director of Undergraduate Research
Institution: Florida Gulf Coast University
Email: cgunnels@fgcu.edu
Dr. Karen Cousins
Director of Undergraduate Research
Institution: University of North Florida
Email: karen.cousins@unf.edu
Dr. Heather Evans Anderson
Assistant Professor of the Department of Health Sciences
Institution: Stetson University
Email: hevansanderson@stetson.edu