The 2026 Summer Research Symposium was held on Thursday, July 23, 2026 in the Atrium of the Science and Technology Building on the campus of the University of South Carolina.  The Symposium featured presentations by 108 undergraduate student researchers who worked with USC faculty mentors during the summer. The program for the 2026 Symposium, including poster titles and presenters from both sessions, can be accessed here.  

The Symposium generally takes place over two session and has featured student researchers participating in the TRIO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, and the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Physics and Astronomy, as well as students conducting research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Health Sciences, and the Social Sciences.  Additionally, the Symposium has featured students from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing McNair Summer Scholars Program, the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Design of Nanomaterials for 21st Century Energy, and the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Quantum Information Science, and included students conducting research in Engineering and Computing and the Humanities..

If you have any questions about the Symposium, please contact Ashley Collins in the Office of Undergraduate Research at our@sc.edu or 803-777-5522.  Information about the 2027 Symposium will be posted in June of 2027.

Note for presenters: The recommended size for posters presented at the Summer Research Symposium is four feet wide by three feet high. The maximum allowable size is four feet by four feet.  The minimum size is two feet by three feet (oriented vertically or horizontally).  Pins will be provided at the event to affix your poster to the board.