Formalized in and evolving since 1989, the Student Inquiry and Research (SIR) Program serves as a model learning environment that provides a framework for students to conduct original investigations on compelling questions of interest, collaborate with other students and on-campus or off-campus professionals such as educators, researchers and scholars, and to share their investigation results through public presentation and publication.
Abstracts for completed SIR investigations are assembled into a document that is distributed at an annual investigations showcase held on the IMSA campus. At this IMSAloquium (formerly known as Presentation Day) students share their investigations with invited guests, SIR advisors, and IMSA staff and students.
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2000 Twelfth Annual IMSA Presentation Day
Cover design by Ryan Inton '00
" ... professional research journals such as Nature, Biology of Reproduction, Neuroscience Research Communications and Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings have all featured the research work of MSA students through presentations and publications."
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1999 Eleventh Annual IMSA Presentation Day
Cover design by Kristine Ng '99
Abstracts can be found attached in alphabetical order under the first presenter.
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1998 Tenth Annual IMSA Presentation Day
Cover design by Kristine Ng '99
"Research is the fundamental activity of science. By engaging in authentic research, one can better appreciate the concepts and theories underlying science and discover new pathways for improving the human condition."
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1996 Eighth Annual IMSA Presentation Day
"Attached is the Eighth Annual Presentation Day 1996 Program and Abstract Packet. We will be showcasing the research and achievements of students and staff of the IMSA community, as well as several off-campus presenters."
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1995 Seventh Annual IMSA Presentation Day
"On Wednesday, April 26th, (EX Day), the Academy will once again showcase the research that we as a pioneering community do both here and off campus at the Seventh Annual Presentation Day."
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1994 Sixth Annual IMSA Presentation Day
"The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy would like to express our gratitude to the Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation and Imcera-Pitman-Moore for their generous support of the Mentorship Program."
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1993 Fifth Annual IMSA Presentation Day
Attached abstracts are listed in alphabetical order by last name of first author.
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1992 Fourth Annual IMSA Presentation Day
The 4th Annual Presentation Day is funded in part by a grant from the IMCERA Group Inc.
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1990 Second Annual IMSA Presentation Day
The Second Annual Presentation Day was funded in part by a grant from the Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation.
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1989 First Annual IMSA Presentation Day
"Attached is a schedule of the times and locations of the presentations.
All faculty and students are expected to attend at least one of the sessions. At the end of her talk, Rowan Lockwood will describe some of her experiences as a Westinghouse finalist."
