Posters at the Georgia State Capitol

Presenting Research to Georgia Legislators

Posters at the Georgia State Capitol is an annual event in Atlanta, Georgia in which undergraduate researchers from schools in Georgia present their research as posters to state legislators and staffers. Undergraduates at Kennesaw State University who are working on research are strongly encouraged to submit an application.

Who Should Apply: Undergraduate researchers from ALL disciplines who are currently enrolled in a public or private college or university located in the state of Georgia.

Recommended Research: Submit a research project that has been accepted and that you have presented within the last two academic years at another conference.

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Georgia State Capitol building.

Dates and Information for the Annual Event

Important Dates and Information for the 2026 Event

January 15, 2026: Proposals due to the Office of Undergraduate Research
- These presentations should have been peer-reviewed and presented at another professional conference previously
January 20, 2026: Notification emails will be sent from the Office of Undergraduate Research
January 23, 2026: Approved applicants and alternates must submit their abstracts directly to GURC
January 30, 2026: Presenters will be notified of their acceptance
February 17, 2026, 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Poster event, James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Building [Directly Northeast of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta]

Please note that for the 2026 Posters at the Georgia State Capitol the timeline is extremely short. Therefore, each institution has been requested to individually select a maximum of two (2) projects and two (2) alternates to participate. Acceptance will be dependent on the response rate and the number of posters the space can accommodate.

The Office of Undergraduate Research will review each abstract and poster and select the projects which best represent Kennesaw State University, based on these criteria.

Past KSU Student Participants

2025 - Cassidy Moreau, David Roque, William Little, Abigail Dingess, and Courtney Everett
2024 - Blaise Williams, Junia Nguyen, Luke Ezzell, Samhitha Challagundla, and Mahimna Patel
2023 - Brittany Aguilar, Kimberly Gomes, Emma Smalley, and Dalvin Ross
2022 - Destini Chambers, Jessie Chen, Gabrielle Jones, Nathaniel Jones, and Luci Wilgus
2021 - Lawren Cumberbatch, Artis Trice, and Alexandra Walsh
2020 - Jessica Castillo Reyes, Chandler Cooper, Hope Didier, Andy Houghton, Josh Hooper, Kara Heller, Kaelyn Ireland, Joshuah Leljedal, Destiny Paige, and Logan Turner
2019 - Trae Dunn, Olivia Lauzon, Nikko Giannakakos, and Trevor Warnix

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