2011-12 Mapping the New Knowledges

Graduate Symposium, Poster and Oral Research Presentations

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Plaza Building

The seventh annual Mapping the New Knowledges conference will showcase graduate student research via oral and poster research presentations. The conference will also feature a professional development workshop arranged by Brock’s Graduate Students’ Association.
This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to present their research to fellow students and faculty, and also to develop their conference presentation skills.

2012 Mapping the New Knowledges Program

The program features research abstracts of graduate students who will be presenting at this year’s conference.

Conference Schedule: Overview

8 a.m.:  Registration and breakfast - Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine

9 to 9:45 a.m.: Welcome and Keynote Address - Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine
                            Keynote speaker:
                            Dr. Melanie Pilkington
                            Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
                            Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Chemistry

9:45 to 11:30 a.m.: Concurrent Oral Sessions I - Plaza Levels 3 and 4

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: GSA Workshop for Graduate Students - Plaza 409
                                          Topic: Mental Health: Maintenance and Repair

12:30 to 1 p.m.: Graduate Mentorship Award - Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine

1 to 2:15 p.m.: Poster Viewing Session and Lunch - Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine

2:15 to 4 p.m.: Concurrent Oral Sessions II - Plaza Levels 3 and 4

4 to 4:15 p.m.: Closing Remarks - Plaza 400 Level Mezzanine

4:15 p.m.: Graduate Students’ Association Social Event - Isaac’s

Brock grad students present research — see coverage in Brock News

Youth University Research Prize

New this year — Brock's Youth University supports Graduate Student Research Prize
Brock’s Youth University is supporting a research prize for oral and poster presentations at the Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Research Conference to be held on April 11, 2012.
Conference participants must identify their desire to be adjudicated for the prizes when submitting their conference Call for Proposals. Judging will take place the day of the conference. Each award has a value of $200.
Find out more about the prizes.

Graduate Mentorship Awards 2012

The Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Mentorship Awards at Brock University were established in 2011 to recognize exceptional mentorship of graduate students by a core faculty member in one or more of Brock’s graduate programs.
The awards honour and recognize the essential role of mentorship in graduate education by graduate faculty supervisors in two categories:
      • mentorship of master’s students only
      • mentorship of both master’s and PhD students

Award information and nomination details

Why Mapping matters to you

• Graduate students gain rewarding professional experience when presenting their research in these enthusiastic environments

• Through the conference, graduate students meet, interact and exchange ideas with students from all parts of the University

• Student CVs are bolstered by evidence that graduate students not only undertake research, but disseminate their findings

• Strong CVs listing successful conference presentations will support applications for scholarships

Past events for 2011-12 

Research Café II
“Living healthier, living better, living longer”
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
4:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Pond Inlet
Faculty and graduate student researchers from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences presented research and offered practical strategies to combine physical activity and a healthy diet into our daily lives — just what we need to make a positive difference in falls prevention and quality of life as we age. 
See Brock News coverage: Research Café focuses on healthy aging  and Research Café looks at living healthier and longer

Research Café I
“Targeting health and disease: New frontiers in Biological research”
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011
4:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Pond Inlet

Also, read Brock News stories — Research café looks at wonders of bioscience and Learning from hostile fruit flies — QandA grad student profile