Research Day

Friday, March 21, 2025

Research Day is a showcase and celebration of Trent Durham research and community-based projects, with undergraduate students, graduate students, alumni, staff, and faculty members sharing their research and community-based projects with the Durham campus community. Join us on Friday March 21st, 2025 all day in the A Atrium for a full day of presentations showcasing the amazing research some of our Faculty and Students are doing at Trent Durham!

Best Undergraduate Group Presentation
Trevor Calman, Alex Glover, Sankavi Kobalasingam, Madison Law-McLeod, and Emma Mazzucco (Child & Youth Studies)
Oshawa’s Youth: The Importance of Examining Youth Perspectives on Recreational Services
 
Best Undergraduate Individual Presentation
Christina Auger (Psychology)
Work It! The Autistic Experience of Employment
 
Best Graduate Presentation
Uche Obinwanne (Computer Science)
Hate Speech Detection Using a Fine-Tuned Llama 3.1 Model
 
Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Amelia Millson (Anthropology)
Beneath the Ballcourt: Deposition of human remains at Ka’kabish

There are two ways for presenters to showcase their work: through a Talk or a Poster.

• Talk: each presenter will have 5-7 minutes to explain their project, plus an additional 3 minutes for Q&A after the presentation. 
  • First-place prizes will be given for Best Undergraduate Student Talk and for Best Graduate Student Talk. Each winner will be awarded $200.00.
• Posters: will be displayed during the lunch break, with presenters expected to stand by their posters during that time.
  • First-place prizes will be given for Best Undergraduate Student Poster and for Best Graduate Student Poster.  Each will be awarded $100.00.

Submission Guidelines

If you wish to showcase your work on Research Day, please send the following information to durhamrd@trentu.ca by Monday, March 3th, at 5:00pm. 

1. Your name; 
2. Your TrentU email address;
3. The type of presentation (Talk or Poster);  
4. The title of your Talk or Poster; 
5. An abstract explaining the research and/or community-based project your Talk or Poster will showcase (up to 200 words).