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Penn-York Undergraduate Research Conference

The PYURA sponsors the yearly conference at different colleges in Pennsylvania and New York.

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Overview of PYURA

The Pennsylvania-New York Undergraduate Research Association (PYURA), founded in 1998, is a loose association of colleges and universities along the western and central Pennsylvania-New York state borders. The first conference, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh’s Bradford campus, took place in 1999, and conferences have run annually with little exception. Member schools have varied throughout the years, though our commitment to undergraduate research and scholarship has never wavered. All are welcome – regardless of field of study or home institution.

This Year’s Conference

This year, Pitt-Bradford hosted the festivities. Showcasing our newest campus building, the George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building, we welcomed student presentations not only on scholarly work from across a wide variety of fields, but also on artistic displays. 

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Student presenter in a tan jacket talks with two attendees while standing beside a scientific research poster.
Student with long blonde hair stands by a research poster and speaks with attendees during a poster event.
Student discusses a research poster with colorful charts while talking with attendees at a poster session.
Student presenter speaks with two attendees in front of a research poster at a poster session.
Student presenter in a blue shirt explains their research poster to a small group during a campus poster session.

This year’s keynote speaker was Dr Thomas Hegna, and the keynote was titled “Critical Thinking”.

This year, we are proud to thank our supporters and sponsors:

Planning committee:

  • Co-Chairs: Ovidiu Frantescu and Rebecca McHugh
  • Pitt-Bradford Faculty & Staff members: Lindsey Brandon, Helma deVries-Jordan, Warren Fass, Drew Flanagan, Adina Frantescu, Ryan Lee Meyers, Angie Wolfe
  • Pitt-Bradford Student members: Jason Cochran, Megan Kirsch, Alexander Miller, Lillian Vanderlaske, Enoki Wildman
  • And a special thank you to Tammy Dittman, David Fitz, Matt Kropf, Courtney Mealy, and everyone who helped with the Gifted Consortium Field trip, including Jeremy Callinan and Robin Choo.