Be part of Kentucky's biggest science event!

• 400+ Hundreds of Oral and Poster Presentations
• Keynote from Dr. Joel Brown
• Kentucky Junior Academy of Science
• Friday "Lab Crawl" tours on U of L campus
• Special Sessions  on Nuclear Energy, Federal Funding, and Aerospace
• Reception and Open House at Speed School of Engineering's new building and 15,000 square foot Maker Space
• Exhibitors and Sponsors
• Registration is open and Abstracts submission ends October 13

We do our best to plan and host an Inclusive Scientific Meeting. KAS is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility. Please let us know how we can make this event welcoming for you!

Tentative Schedule Overview

Friday November 21

8:00-9:00 am Registration / Coffee/ Breakfast, U of L Student Activities Center

9:00 am - Junior Academy Activities,  Student Activities Center
           Exhibitors 9am-1pm,  Student Activities Center
           Oral presentations, Student Activities Center

• Anthropology/ Sociology 
• Cellular & Molecular Biology 
• Ecology 
• Geology 
• Special Session - Nuclear Energy In Kentucky
• Physiology & Biochemistry
• Psychology 
• Science Education

12-1:30 pm  Lunch Break, Student Activities Center
         STEM Careers Lunch for Mentors, Mentees, and Junior Academy, Student Activities          Center (by RSVP)

1:30-4:00 pm Poster Session, Belknap Academic Building - All sections
All Posters are up the whole time! Odd numbers present 1:30-2:30; Even numbers present 2:30-3:30)

4:00-6:00 pm Lab Crawl, Tours and Demonstrations across campus

6:00 - 8:30 pm Kentucky Scientists Reception & Open House at Speed School of Engineering - all are welcome
           Lab Tours, Demonstrations, and 15,000 sq ft. MakerSpace open 

Saturday November 22

 8:00-9:00 am Registration / Coffee/ Breakfast, Student Activities Center
          KCTCS Faculty Breakfast (by RSVP)

9:00 am Keynote, Dr. Joel Brown, Student Activities Center

10:00 - 2:00pm Exhibitors, Student Activities Center

10:30am-12:00 Oral Presentations, Student Activities Center:

• Agriculture I
• Chemistry: Analytical/Physical I
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering
• Mathematics
• Microbiology
• Zoology & Botany
• Special Session - Federal Funding updates with a focus on Kentucky EPSCoR and NIH IDeA Opportunities

12:00 - 1:15pm Lunch Break
             KAS Annual Business Meeting, Student Activities Center (by RSVP)

1:15-4:30pm Oral Presentations, Student Activities Center

• Agriculture II
• Chemistry: Analytical/Physical II
• Chemistry: Organic/ Inorganic
• Environmental Sciences
• Health Sciences
• Physics/ Astronomy
• Special Session - Kentucky Aerospace Research