Fall Seminar Day

SFP/SURF Seminar Day: Saturday, October 17, 2026

Welcome to SFP/SURF Fall Seminar Day! Seminar Day is an opportunity for our undergraduate scholars to present their summer research projects and findings. All presentations will be in-person at Caltech. The SFP team will be stationed on San Pasqual lawn near Browne dining hall starting at 9:30am.

October 17:
9:30 am – Check-in opens (San Pasqual Mall)
10:30 am – Oral presentations begin (classrooms throughout campus)
11:50 am – No-host lunch
1:00 pm – Oral presentations begin
2:20 pm – Break
2:40 pm – Oral presentations begin
4:10 pm – Oral presentations conclude
4:00 – 5:30 pm – Poster session and reception (Hameetman Multipurpose Room)
5:30 pm – Announcement of Perpall Competition Semifinals and Gee Poster Competition Finalists

All Fall Presenters (schedule) (abstracts)
Session A – Biology (schedule) (abstracts)
Session B – Bioengineering and Biology (schedule) (abstracts)
Session C – Chemistry (schedule) (abstracts)
Session D – Chemistry (schedule) (abstracts)
Session E – Chemical Engineering (schedule) (abstracts)
Session F – Aeronautics (schedule) (abstracts)
Session G – Computer Science (schedule) (abstracts)
Session H – Computer Science (schedule) (abstracts)
Session I – Computer Science (schedule) (abstracts)
Session J – Electrical Engineering (schedule) (abstracts)
Session K – Mechanical Engineering (schedule) (abstracts)
Session L – Mechanical Engineering (schedule) (abstracts)
Session M – Applied Physics and Materials Science (schedule) (abstracts)
Session N – Geological and Planetary Sciences (schedule) (abstracts)
Session O – Humanities and Social Sciences (schedule) (abstracts)
Session P – Astronomy (schedule) (abstracts)
Session Q – Mathematics (schedule) (abstracts)
Session R – Mathematics (schedule) (abstracts)
Session S – Physics (schedule) (abstracts)
Session T – Physics (schedule) (abstracts)
Session U – Physics (schedule) (abstracts)
Poster Session (schedule) (abstracts)

Questions about Seminar Day should be directed to [email protected].