Each year undergraduate students of Columbia University are invited to present their research in poster format at a symposium held during the Fall semester. Originally started as an event to showcase the science research of the Columbia College Rabi Scholars, the symposium now includes research projects from all disciplines.
Additionally, Columbia Engineering hosts the Annual Engineering and Science Research Symposium early in the Fall semester. Please visit Columbia Engineering for more information on this symposium.
Please note, you must be a current undergraduate of Columbia University to participate in this symposium.
2021-2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium
The date and time for the Fall 2021 symposium to be announced.
Interested in presenting?
The application for presenting at the 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium is now closed. Please check this page again in Spring 2021 for the Fall 2021 symposium application or email ugrad-urf@columbia.edu with any questions.
Resources for Poster Design
Past Symposia Abstract Booklets
Read about research projects from past symposia in the booklets below.
2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium | 2020 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2019 Undergraduate Research Symposium | 2019 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2018 Undergraduate Science & Engineering Showcase | 2018 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2017 Undergraduate Science & Engineering Showcase | 2017 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2016 Undergraduate Science & Engineering Showcase | 2016 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2015 Undergraduate Science & Engineering Showcase | 2015 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2014 Undergraduate Science and Engineering Showcase | 2014 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2013 Science Research Symposium | 2013 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2012 Science Research Symposium | 2012 Engineering & Science Research Symposium
2011 Science Research Symposium
2010 Science Research Symposium
2009 Science Research Symposium
2008 Science Research Symposium
2007 Science Research Symposium
Annual Poster Competition Recipients
2020
Humanities and the Arts
- First Place: Paul Hanna CC'23
- Honorable Mention*: Helen Ruger CC'22
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- First Place: Nicole Liberman CC'21
- Honorable Mention*: Columbia Space Initiative Biomedical Microgravity Project (Members: Cole Allan SEAS’21, Luke D'Cruz SEAS’21, Sabrina Gjerswold-Selleck SEAS’21, Nathalie Hager SEAS’21 and Christopher Mendell GS’23)
Social Sciences
- First Place: Makena Binker Cosen CC'21
- Honorable Mention*: Kate Marsh CC'23
*Please note, honorable mention was added in 2020.
2019
Humanities and the Arts
- First Place: Helen Ruger CC'22
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- First Place: Yasmine Raya Ayman CC'21
Social Sciences
- First Place: Greg Humphries CC'20