{"65704":{"#nid":"65704","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Undergraduates Present \u0027Kaleidoscope\u0027 of Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the plethora of cutting-edge research being performed at the Institute, one group is trying to bring a new tradition to research presentations at Tech.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Tower undergraduate research journal will\nhost its second Undergraduate Research Kaleidoscope (URK) Monday, April 25, at 6 p.m. in\nthe Library East Commons, where researchers present in a fast-paced, visual\nformat known as a pecha kucha (pee-CHAY coo-CHA). \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA pecha kucha is Japanese for \u2018chit chat,\u2019\u201d\nsaid Michael Chen, editor-in-chief of The Tower. Each presentation is allowed\nto show exactly 20 slides for 20 seconds each; ideally, slides contain solely\nan image, no text. \u201cThe time constraints force researchers to drop the\ntechnical jargon and present the significance of their research to a broad\naudience.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe format provides a casual forum for\nundergraduates to share their passion and interest in research and an\nadditional opportunity to learn about the kinds of research being performed\nacross campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see the human aspect behind\nresearch. We have a lot of fun watching presenters adapt the timing of their\ncontent on the fly,\u201d Chen said.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event\u2019s name refers to the many colorful\nreflections one sees when looking into a kaleidoscope, which Chen likens to the\nvaried research projects carried out by undergraduates at Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETonight\u2019s URK will include complimentary food\nfor guests, provided by Tin Drum, and a $50 prize to the best student\npresenter. To see examples of pecha kucha presentations, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gttower.org\/watch\u0022\u003Egttower.org\/watch\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Tower collaborates with Charlie Bennett,\nwho works in research, instruction and outreach in the library, as well as with\nCampus Services and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program for its\nURKs.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Tower is also currently taking\nsubmissions for its next issue and has extended the deadline to Friday, May 13;\nstudents can learn more about the submission process at the journal\u2019s recently\nredesigned website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gttower.org\/submit\u0022\u003Egtower.org\/submit\u003C\/a\u003E.\nKeep up with all things undergraduate research-related at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blog.gttower.org\/\u0022\u003Eblog.gttower.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Tower undergraduate research journal will\nhost its second Undergraduate Research Kaleidoscope (URK) Monday, April 25, at 6 p.m. in\nthe Library East Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Tower undergraduate research journal will host its second Undergraduate Research Kaleidoscope (URK) Monday, April 25, at 6 p.m. in the Library East Commons."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2011-04-21 15:03:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:38","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"63179":{"id":"63179","type":"image","title":"The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal","body":null,"created":"1449176668","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:04:28","changed":"1475894554","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:34","alt":"The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal","file":{"fid":"191770","name":"TheTower001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TheTower001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TheTower001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":677062,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/TheTower001_0.jpg?itok=0neUN16l"}}},"media_ids":["63179"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gttower.org\/","title":"The Tower"},{"url":"http:\/\/urop.gatech.edu\/","title":"Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=64920","title":"The Tower URK Event"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"6228","name":"Pecha Kucha"},{"id":"11468","name":"the tower"},{"id":"453","name":"undergraduate research"},{"id":"12878","name":"undergraduate research journal"},{"id":"4431","name":"Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program"},{"id":"452","name":"UROP"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.shaw@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Shaw\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tjkaplan@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETyler Kaplan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Tower\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}