The Michigan State University Museum (MSU) is excited to announce the lineup for Ignite Talks MSU, an engaging and fast-paced event showcasing the research of MSU’s talented student researchers. The event will take place on October 30, 2024, at 311 Abbot in downtown East Lansing.
Ignite Talks MSU gives ten selected students just five minutes each to present their research, using 20 automatically advancing slides to highlight their topics in an energetic and engaging format. This event offers a unique opportunity for students to share their ideas with a broader audience in a concise and impactful way.
Event organizer and MSU Museum program manager, Abbie Stevens, expressed her enthusiasm for the event. “Ignite Talks MSU provides a platform for students to share their research in creative ways. The MSU Museum is proud to host this interdisciplinary event, fostering connections between the community and student researchers at MSU.”
These research “rockstars” are prepared to inspire and enlighten attendees, with topics ranging from atomic imaging and artificial intelligence to journalism and autism research. Below is the full list of speakers and their presentations:
- Stefanie Adams (she/her) – Graduate Student, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Natural Science
“How to take a movie of an atom” - Nattawipa Ampaiwan (she/her) – Graduate Student, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
“Cats are taking over the world” - Manvir Bamrah (he/him) – Undergraduate Student, Lyman Briggs College and Department of Human Biology
“Framing blue-light in a new light” - Yunting Gu (she/her) – Graduate Student, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures, College of Arts and Letters
“How do we speak our languages?” - Destiny Kanning (she/her) – Undergraduate Student, Department of Pediatric Medicine, College of Natural Science
“Rethinking patient education in emergency overutilization” - Michelle Kim (she/her) – Graduate Student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
“Let’s teach ChatGPT stereotypes to make it less biased” - Priyanka Kothari (she/her) – Graduate Student, Department of Teacher Education, College of Education
“Who are we? Why we teach what we teach” - Abigail Lippert (she/her) – Undergraduate Student, Lyman Briggs College, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
“Who lives near the best (and worst) urban lakes?” - Enrique Núñez Mussa (he/him) – Graduate Student, School of Journalism, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
“A celebrity cow is a fake news lesson for today’s journalism” - Nadine Shetiah (she/her) – Undergraduate Student, Lyman Briggs College and MSU Center for Bioethics and Social Justice
“Autism and employment: It’s not always about autism”
Tickets for Ignite Talks MSU are free but limited, so interested individuals are encouraged to reserve their spot early.