Annual Meeting Overview


Kentucky State University
400 E. Main St. Frankfort, KY

Friday & Saturday, November 1 & 2

Online Program

Highlights:

Hundreds of Oral and Poster Presentations
Workshops presented by KAS members
Special Sessions on Aerospace and Applied Bioinformatics
Keynote & Panel highlighting Careers In STEM
Career Networking Reception  Friday Nov 1 @5:30pm [Flyer pdf]
Tour of KSU Aquaculture Center
Scientists' Tour of Ky State Capitol
Kentucky Junior Academy of Science


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Schedule Overview

FRIDAY Nov 1

8:00 Check-in, Coffee, Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00 Oral Presentations (Agriculture I, Cellular & Molecular Biology I, Chemistry (combined), Engineering, Environmental Sciences I)
9:15 – 10:45 – AM Aquaculture tour
11:00 – 12:00 Posters (odd numbers) – Agriculture, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Chemistry: Analytical & Physical, Chemistry: Organic / Inorganic, Computer & Informational Sciences, Engineering,  Environmental Sciences, Microbiology
10:30 – 11:30 Q&A chats with AM oral presenters + Section Meetings
12:00 – 1:00 lunch / vendors / workshops
12:00-1:00- Junior Academy lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Posters (even numbers) – Agriculture, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Chemistry: Analytical & Physical, Chemistry: Organic / Inorganic, Computer & Informational Sciences, Engineering,  Environmental Sciences, Microbiology*
2:00 – 3:30 Oral Presentations (Aerospace, Agriculture II, Cellular & Molecular Biology II,  Computer & Informational Sciences, Environmental Sciences II, Mathematics**)
2:15 – 3:45 PM Aquaculture Tour
3:30 – 4:30 Q&A chats with PM oral presenters + Section Meetings
4:15 – 5:45 Plenary
5:45 – 8:00 STEM Networking reception (feat. 7:00 Science Policy meetup)

*No Oral Presentations in this Section
** No Posters in this Section

SATURDAY Nov 2

8:00 Check-in, Coffee, Breakfast (feat. KCTCS and Earth Sciences breakfast events)
9:00 – 11:00 Oral Presentations (Agriculture III, Applied Bioinformatics I, Ecology/Zoology/Botany I, Geography, Health Sciences, Physics/Astronomy I, Physiology/ Biochemistry, Science Education)
9:30 – 12:00 noon Scientists’ Tour of the Ky State Capitol
11:00 –12:00 Posters (odd numbers) – Agriculture, Anthropology / Sociology, Ecology, Geography, Geology,  Health Sciences, Physics/Astronomy, Physiology/ Biochemistry, Psychology*, Science Education, Zoology/ Botany
10:30 – 11:30 Q&A chats with AM oral presenters + Section Meetings
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Break / Exhibitors 
12:15-1:15 KAS Business Meeting
1:30 – 2:30 Posters (even numbers) – Agriculture, Anthropology / Sociology, Ecology, Geography, Geology,  Health Sciences, Physics/Astronomy, Physiology/ Biochemistry, Psychology*, Science Education, Zoology/ Botany
2:30 – 4:00 Oral Presentations (Agriculture IV, Anthropology/ Sociology, Applied Bioinformatics II, Ecology/Zoology/Botany II, Geology, Physics/Astronomy II)
3:30– 4:30 Q&A chats with PM oral presenters + Section Meetings

*No Oral Presentations in this Section

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