College of Science and Mathematics
College of Science and Mathematics Presents: The 2026 Showcase of Excellence
Date: May 8th, 2026 | Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm | Location TBD | Poster presentations held hourly
Join us on May 8th, 2026 from 9:00am - 1:00 pm in celebrating the work and effort CSM students have accomplished throughout the academic year. We will be showcasing undergraduate and graduate students within Independent Study (IS), Course Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs), Building Opportunites through Networks of Discovery (BOND), and other opportunities our students have participated in.
Poster session will be running hourly.
Register Your Students to Present
CSM Faculty, This is a perfect low-stakes opportunity to give your students a chance to gain valuable skills in communicating and sharing the work they have done with their peers, and the scientific community at Fresno State. A critical component of many High Impact Practices (i.e. undergraduate research experiences, first-year experiences, capstone courses/projects, service learning, etc.) includes giving your students a chance to share and gain feedback on their learning experience. If you are engaging your students in research experiences that can lead up to a poster presentation, consider signing up your class!
CSM Faculty/Instructors, Sign Up Your Course Here
Sign Up to be a CSM Instructor/Staff Judge
We are looking for faculty and staff judges to review student posters. Your feedback is critical to the growth and learning of students presenting at the Showcase of Excellence. If you have time and wish to contribute to this event, please consider signing up for any of the available timeslots using the link provided below.
Register to Be a CSM Instructor/Staff JudgeFaculty and Students
Due to the large number of poster printing requests the CSM receives at the end of the year, we highly recommend submitting a request for poster printing no later than 10 days before the day of the event. Submitting a request within 10 days of the event risks the poster not being ready in time.
Students
Students, you are responsible for filling out the "CSM Poster Printing Request Form". Instructions for requesting poster printing by the CSM:
Before sending in the request:
- NAME your file in the following format: FacultyLastName_StudentLastName.pdf.
- Save your poster as a PDF and check the size! PDFs are accidently most commonly saved at dimensions of 8.5"x11" rather than the intended print size. To check dimensions, open your file in Acrobat and hover over the bottom left corner.
- Your maximum dimensions are 36” x 48” (please note: there will be a small white border on the final print)
Sending the request:
To send in your request use the button below. This will take you to the submission form with the same insturctions and steps listed in this section. Fill it out and give your faculty a heads up that they should be on the lookout for a review/confirmation email.
CSM Poster Printing Request Form
Faculty
Faculty, please share these instructions with your students and be on the lookout for any emails requesting confirmation. If you have questions regarding poster printing, please reach out to csmsa@mail.frensostate.edu.
Miss the Deadline?
If you are unable to submit your poster before the deadline, we also accept poster presentations in the following format.
Thank you to all of our previous year's participants! We hope you all got a chance to interact with peers and get feedback on your presentations. Participating in events like this help grow your skills as a scientist and show you how much you have learned since your time in college.
View Previous Year's Participants Here
Congratulations to our previous year's awardees. We had 7 students and student groups awarded in 4 categories.
Best Lower-Division Course-Based Undergraduate Research Project - Spring 2025
Differences in Self-Efficacy and Sense of Belonging among Fresno State Students in STEM during Spring 2025
Aylin Gutierrez & Israel Gonzalez
CSM 15
Mentor: Dr. Emily Walter
Natalie Boyer, Ariana Avila, Ahilya Verma, & Maite Mendez
CSM 15
Mentor: Dr. Emily Walter
Best Upper-Division Course-Based Undergraduate Research Project - Spring 2025
Shaur Herng Chong, Aditi Arora, & Asia Simone Baylis
CHEM 124
Mentor: Dr. Masaki Uchida
How Did the Redoubt's First Three Eruptions in 2009 Impact Temperature Encompassing Regions of Alaska?
Raquel Navarro & Christine Wayte
EES 109
Mentor: Dr. Mathieu Richaud
Best Undergraduate Independent Research Project - Spring 2025
Investigating the Role Bcl-2 Family Proteins in the Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Grant Provencio, Lilian Chavez, Mike Garibaldi, & Colin Baldis
CHEM 190
Mentor: Dr. Laurent Dejean
Best Graduate Independent Research Project or Thesis - Spring 2025
Multi-Period Searching in Astronomical Time Series
Joseph R. White Jr.
PHYS 299
Mentor: Dr. Frederick Ringwald
Multiplier Sequences and Diagonal Operators: A Study of Non-Classical Orthogonal Polynomial
Eigenfunctions and Their Associated Sequences
Aya Elhabashy
MATH 299
Mentor: Dr. Tamás Forgács
A special thank you to the High Impact Practices Symposium and its organizers who were a major inspiration for this event. The HIPs Symposium is held every Fall and is open to all colleges to participate. For more information, please visit the HIPs Symposium website.
For Questions and Help Regarding the Event Please Contact
Alejandro Mendez
CSM High Impact Practices Coordinator
alexandros@mail.fresnostate.edu
559.278.1345