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Robyn Rafferty Mathias
Student Research Conference

Meet the Winners  Jump to 2025 Photo Gallery

The College of Arts & Sciences held the 35th Annual Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in person at AU's Don Myers Technology and Innovation Building. This event is a forum for CAS undergraduate and graduate students to present original research, scholarship, and creative work before colleagues, faculty, and friends. The 2025 conference introduced two new AI-focused categories, included a keynote by Dr. Laura DeNardis on "Ethical Flashpoints in AI," and featured over 200 undergraduate and graduate student presenters.

Awards & Recognition

Each oral and poster presentation is evaluated by a panel of judges from the AU community. The standout presenters earn a certificate signed by the CAS Dean and monetary awards to celebrate their hard work and creativity.

Questions? 

Contact CAS Events at casevents@american.edu.

Sponsors

The Mathias Student Research Conference is partially sponsored by a generous grant from AU trustee and alumna Robyn Rafferty Mathias and by the NASA District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium.


College of Arts & SciencesDC Space Grant Consortium

  • Students setting up their posters.
  • Physics student discussing poster with faculty.
  • Math student discussing poster with attendeee.
  • Students with poster observing proceedings.
  • Students and attendees discussing posters.
  • Four students with posters.
  • Student discussing poster with attendees.
  • Sciences posters, presenters, and attendees.
  • Student presenter at podium.
  • Student discussing poster and rap album with faculty.
  • Anthropology gradudate student discussing poster with faculty.
  • Two students joining post-presentation discussion.
  • Posters, presenters, and attendees.
  • Keynote speaker Denardis with AI art and audience.All photographs by Jeff Watts.