Poster and Oral Presentations

The In Person ASDRP Summer 2024 Semester Research Symposium and Expo showcase some of  the original scientific findings of 600+ high school student researchers who conducted research across 175+ projects in a wide array of STEM fields. Students come from throughout Bay Area, across the U.S., and internationally! The Symposium features students presenting the research they completed throughout throughout the Summer 2024 semester and during their participation in ASDRP.

The Research Symposium & Expo showcases the students’ novel results to their peers, parents, community, and friends. Importantly, these scientific projects conducted by students are original research with cutting-edge results, completed on $10M+ worth of donated research equipment with highly qualified research mentors, and are not traditional “science lab” projects whose results are known. This event is a premier opportunity for high school students to be exposed to genuine research, scholarship, peer review, scientific reading and writing, and scientific presentation at a young age before college. At the completion of the Symposium, the students will be able to leverage their own published works in demonstrating their competitive advantage as they prepare to matriculate to college! We invite you to join us in the beginning of a wonderful journey for these young scientists! Please come, view research posters, ask the students questions, listen to oral presentations, support these great kids, celebrate their accomplishments, and have fun!

Where & When?

Saturday, September 7, 2024

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Mission College 

3000 Mission College Blvd,  Santa Clara, CA 95054

Expo location on the Mission College campus:  Gary G. Gillmor and Family Academic Center

Check-in: 8:50 - 9:20am  

All Researchers, Guests Check-in (Central Plaza)

Plenary Session: 9:30 - 9:50am 

Guest Speaker, Dr. Jay Sarkar  “Crossing Boundaries in the Interdisciplinary Nature of Science and Engineering” (Central Plaza)

Oral Research Presentations: 10:15 - 11:30am 

38 oral presentations in various rooms throughout the (Gillmor Center)
Listen to the outstanding work of our student researchers and the laboratories work to date. Q&A after each presentation. Not to be missed!

Research Poster Session: 11:30am - 1:00pm 

88 original scientific research posters during the Poster Session (Gillmor Center)
View and meet the researchers and learn about the original scientific findings of 750+ high school students, who conducted research across 80+ projects in a wide array of STEM fields. Our student researchers come all over the San Francisco Bay Area, across the U.S., and internationally!

Orientation: 1:30 - 3:00pm

New Researcher and Parent Orientation (Gilmore Center Rooms 103 & 107)

For all new student researchers and their parents. We help you get started on your journey with ASDRP and officially kick off the fall 2024 semester.