GPSS Research Symposium

42nd Annual GPSS Research Symposium and Exposition: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Theme: Better Together: Collaborating Beyond Boundaries

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

The GPSS Research Symposium and Exposition is a unique opportunity for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students to bring together ideas and research findings from different disciplines and showcase their scholarly pursuits and achievements. It provides a platform for exhilarating exchanges of ideas, invigorating interactions, and valuable networking between participants, faculty, departments, and research entities, which could pave the way for interdisciplinary research discussion and future collaboration. We invite all students (undergraduate & graduate), post-docs, faculty, and anyone simply interested in research to attend the GPSS Research Symposium.

The Graduate School provides a generous level of funding to cover our operating costs. The scholarship monies awarded to winners are generously donated by many offices, colleges, departments, programs, and schools of the university. The Spring 2026 event will be our 42nd Annual GPSS Research Symposium and Exposition! While your research need not be interdisciplinary, please prepare your materials with a broad audience in mind.

Call For Judges: We value the advice of our faculty, professional staff, researchers, and advisors. Please invite them to join us as judges! They, too, will receive a token of our regard (and free food during the live event), but more importantly, they will have the opportunity to give valuable professional feedback. We ask that our volunteer judges commit to at least one time slot from 9 am-4 pm on the day of the symposium (generally one hour long).

Please encourage your faculty to join us in this opportunity to mentor the next generation of scholars!

Judge responsibilities: evaluate presenters using the rubric provided, ask questions that encourage the presenters to deeply explain their research, create a safe and encouraging environment in which our researchers may develop necessary professional presentation skills.

                Link for judges: https://forms.office.com/r/G0dcfJ9Mqr

Questions:

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the GPSS Research Symposium
Co-chairs: Tamar Ballard, tjballard@vt.edu and Ethan Dolin, ethansd@vt.edu.