The Princeton Research Symposium is an annual event where Princeton graduate students and research staff present their findings to the University community and the general public. It's a great opportunity to make connections across disciplines and foster better understanding about academic research in the wider Princeton community. Attendance is free and anyone is welcome.

ANNOUNCING PRINCETON RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2009! December 5th at the Friend Center.

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Emily Carter
Opening speaker: Prof. Sam Wang

PRS 2009 Schedule

• 8:30 am: Breakfast
• 9:00 am: Opening Address Samuel S.-H. Wang, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
• 9:30 am: Talk Session I
• 11:30 am: Poster Session/Lunch
• 2:15 pm: Talk Session II
• 3:45 pm: Coffee Break
• 4:00 pm : Keynote Address Emily A. Carter, Ph.D. Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering & Applied and Computational Mathematics. Computational Design of Materials for Energy Technologies.
• 5:00 pm: Awards Ceremony and Reception

Want to learn more about the PRS? Here are some downloads:

• Programs from 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Have questions? Contact our chair, Victor Oyeyemi.

Driving directions

From Route 1: Take the Washington Road exit towards Princeton. (If you've crossed the train tracks, you're going the wrong way off the exit.) Go through four traffic lights and take a right turn on Williams Street. The Friend Center is at the end of Williams Street on the right. (From Route 95 south or 295, take Exit 67 onto Route 1 north and follow the preceding directions. From the New Jersey Turnpike, take Exit 9, follow signs to Route 1 south, and follow the preceding directions.)

From Route 206: Turn onto Nassau Street / Route 27 at the three-way traffic light. (Your only other option is to stay on Route 206.) Travel north down Nassau Street through two traffic lights; at the third, turn right on Washington Road. Take your first left onto Williams Street. The Friend Center is at the end of Williams Street on the right. (From Route 287, exit onto the Somerville Circle and get on 206 south, then follow the preceding directions.)

Parking

University parking is open to the public on weekends. There are two lots on Williams Street, as well as ample street parking, although street parking is not free. For additional parking, turn right at the end of Williams Street, then right onto Prospect and make an immediate left.