U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- More than 160 Air Force Academy cadets participated in the Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum April 2 at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
The CSURF is a collaborative event focusing on the accomplishments of undergraduates from the Academy, Colorado College and UCCS.
“The CSURF is a wonderful event to highlight the outstanding work of our students and the opportunities they have with faculty and the community,” said Kelli Klebe, UCCS associate vice chancellor for research and faculty development. “It was a pleasure to listen and talk with students from all three institutions and learn about their scholarship. The CSURF is such a great collaboration across the three institutions and I hope it will be a catalyst for other partnerships.”
The forum, in its 13th year, featured presentations on research in capstone and independent study projects from 313 presenters.
“A forum like this exposes students to various ideas,” said Michael Siddoway, associate dean of faculty at Colorado College. “The variety represented in a small number of schools takes work in a direction it might not have on individual campuses.”
The day was filled with 126 Poster Presentations and 60 Talk Presentations from undergraduate student scholars in the arts, humanities, and natural and social Sciences.
“The CSURF gives our cadets an opportunity to share the Air Force Academy’s research and be inspired by fellow scholars in the community,” said Brig. Gen. Andrew Armacost, the Academy’s dean of the faculty.
For Academy students, it was an opportunity to experience a different college campus and learn from other undergraduates to exchange research ideas and projects.
“The CSURF provided a welcoming academic environment to both share my research with other scholars and learn about the different activities of undergraduates at neighboring universities,” said Cadet 1st Class Jeremy Shimanek, CSURF participant. “I appreciated the interest of other academics in my team’s work and enjoyed the opportunity to spread knowledge of our research outside of a military environment.”