The second annual Research Week – a celebration of UVM's research, scholarship, and creative works – was held April 17-21, 2023.

In celebration of UVM’s recent historic increase in sponsored research — and to celebrate UVM becoming a Top 100 Public Research University in the United States — the University of Vermont’s Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to announce the second annual UVM Research Week – a celebration of UVM’s research, scholarship and creative works.  Research Week took place April 17-21, 2023 (see the schedule below for details).


 

 

 

 

Research Week 2023 Schedule

Monday, April 17: Sponsored Research Celebration Luncheon and Vermont Clean and Resilient Energy Conference & Networking Event

Sponsored Research Celebration Luncheon

By Invitation Only

On Monday, April 17th, the UVM Research Week started with a Sponsored Research Celebration Lunch, hosted by Kirk Dombrowski, UVM’s Vice President for Research, to celebrate UVM’s top sponsored research faculty.

Vermont Clean and Resilient Energy Conference & Network Event

3:00-6:00 PM | Alumni House Silver Pavilion

Introducing the “Vermont Clean and Resilient Energy Conference & Networking” hosted by the UVM Foundation and the UVM Alumni Association’s Vermont NextGen Council in partnership with the UVM Office of Research.

This UVM Research Week event highlighted opportunities for UVM and the Vermont Clean and Resilient Energy Consortium (VCREC) - a statewide group of Vermont utilities and related industries committed to advancing the state’s clean energy goals through use-inspired research - to engage the next generation of clean energy innovators. How can Vermont's clean energy economy serve as an innovation workbench for the nation? How can we provide young alumni opportunities to contribute to the clean energy economy? You heard from champions of the clean energy transition, as well as from young alumni members of the UVM Foundation's NextGen community employed in the energy sector.

The second half of the event allowed students to network and explore job opportunities directly with these innovators.

Tuesday, April 18: Research Resource Fair

Research Resource Fair

1:00-5:00 PM | Davis Center Grand Maple Ballroom

On Tuesday, April 18th, UVM’s Research Development office hosted a Research Resource Fair, an afternoon-long showcase of the entities on and off campus that make research and scholarship possible at UVM.  The Vermont Advanced Computing Center, the Instrumentation and Modeling Facility, UVM Innovations, the Vermont Biomedical Research Network, and many others were featured at the fair at the Dudley H. Davis Center’s Grand Maple Ballroom. That evening, UVM’s Office of Engagement held a corporate mixer at Brennan’s Pub and Bistro in the Davis Center by invitation only.

Below is a full list of research offices, institutions, and initiatives that will be at the Research Resource Fair. Click here to view a map of the Research Resource Fair

Research Resource Fair 2023 Presenters

PresenterContact
UVM Research Impactshmalaby@uvm.edu
Northern New England Clinical  & Translational Research Network (NNE-CTR)nne-ctr@med.uvm.edu
Lake Champlain Sea Grant Institute, Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center, and Northeastern States Research Cooperativeseagrant@uvm.edu
Center on Disability and Community Inclusioncdci@uvm.edu
Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Healthheartbrainhealth@med.uvm.edu
Instrumentation and Technical Servicesits-info@uvm.edu
Food Systems Research Centerchris.skinner@uvm.edu
VERSO (UVM Open Source Program Office)kendall.fortney@uvm.edu
Center for Biomedical Shared Resources (CBSR) Harry Hood Bassett Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility (FCCS))CBSR@med.uvm.edu
CBSR - UVM Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC)CBSR@med.uvm.edu
CBSR - Vermont Biomedical Research Network Proteomics Facility and Bioinformatics (VBRN)CBSR@med.uvm.edu
CBSR - Vermont Integrative Genomics Resource (VIGR)CBSR@med.uvm.edu
UVM Librarieshoweref@uvm.edu
Vermont Advanced Computing Centervacc@uvm.edu
Mount Mansfield Science and Stewardship CenterJoshua.Benes@uvm.edu
Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperativefemc@uvm.edu
UVM Chemistry Glassblowing Labsprasch@uvm.edu
Undergraduate Writing Center
Graduate Writing Center		Writing.Center@uvm.edu
gradwriting@uvm.edu
UVM Horticulture Research and Education Centerhttps://www.uvm.edu/cals/hrec
Research Administration (Research Protections & Sponsored Project Administration)brian.prindle@uvm.edu
VT EPSCoRepscor@uvm.edu
MRI Center for Biomedical Imaginggretchen.white@uvmhealth.org
Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN Cores)vbrn@uvm.edu
Vermont Center on Behavior and Healthvcbh@uvm.edu
The Center for Rural Studiesjane.kolodinsky@uvm.edu
Biomedical Statistics Research Coremedbio@uvm.edu
Gund Institute for Environmentgund@uvm.edu
Spatial Analysis Laboratory & UAS Teamuas@uvm.edu
Center for Biomedical Innovationmrosen@uvm.edu
Research Development & UVM Innovationsresearch.development@uvm.edu
Office of Fellowships, Opportunities & Undergraduate Research (FOUR)four@uvm.edu
Cancer Clinical Trials Officecrvt@uvm.edu
Center for Research on Vermontcrvt@uvm.edu
Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH)CIROH@uvm.edu
University Event Serivessummerhousing@uvm.edu
Office of EngagementengageUVM@uvm.edu
Center on Rural Addictioncora@uvm.edu
UVM Fab Labfablab@uvm.edu

 

Wednesday, April 19: Student Research Conference and Vermont Advanced Computing Center Open House

Student Research Conference

On Wednesday, April 19, UVM’s Office of Fellowshps, Opportunities, & Undergraduate Research held their annual day-long Student Research Conference (SRC), an exciting event open to students across all academic disciplines. This conference provided an opportunity to showcase research and create new and lasting connections, as well as fostered a community of curiosity and learning.  The Student Research Conference was hosted in-person at the Davis Center with a poster session from 9 AM to 4 PM.

You can view the ful list of student presenters here.

Vermont Advanced Computing Center Open House

2:00-4:00 PM | 530 Community Drive, South Burington, VT

The Vermont Advanced Computing Center (VACC), a research facility that offers computing services to UVM faculty, staff, and students, hosted open house tours. The VACC's mission includes strategic support in three key areas: advancing high-impact, multidisciplinary research efforts; promoting advanced computing education and outreach across disciplines; and investing in next-generation, innovative and sustainable high-performance computing infrastructure models.

Thursday, April 20: Invention2Venture and Corporate Mixer

Invention2Venture

1:00-4:30 PM | Alumni House Silver Pavilion

On Thursday, UVM's Office of Research hosted its 2023 Invention2Venture (I2V) conference, bringing together academic researchers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders across Vermont and New England to talk about how to protect, develop, and finance the next generation of world-changing ideas. Visit the I2V website for more details.

Corporate Mixer

By Invitation Only

Following I2V, UVM's Office of Engagement hosted a Corporate Mixer to welcome new and established corporate partners working with UVM.

Friday, April 21: Postdoctoral Research Conference

Postdoctoral Research Conference

Discussions: 2:00-4:00 PM | MedEd 200

Poster Session: 4:00-6:00 PM | MedEd Pavillion

Finally, on Friday, April 21, Research Week concluded with the Postdoctoral Conference. Organized by the Postdoctoral Association, the conference celebrated the professional development, broad training experience, and the vibrant, open, and collaborative community of UVM’s postdoctoral scholars. There was a discussion session from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Medical Education Center and a poster session from 4:00-6:00 PM in the Medical Education Center Pavillion.