2024 Fall Undergraduate Research Festival

"The Fall Undergraduate Research Festival (FURF) was a smashing success! We had over 120 undergraduate students showcase their research. A huge thank you to all our volunteers, the judges who provided feedback to students, and to the community for supporting our presenters." 

-Tawny Tibbits
Director, Office of Undergraduate Research

2025 Spring Undergraduate Research Festival

SURF 2025 - Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

This Spring

Exhibition space will allow students to bring in three dimensional objects from their research or creative scholarship.

Looking for Judges

Interested in helping provide feedback for presenters? We need Faculty, Graduate/Professional Students, Post-Docs, Professional Staff, and community members to serve as judges for the event.  

View the program and presenters for SURF 2024 here.

The Office of Undergraduate Research's Fall and Spring Undergraduate Research Festivals (FURF and SURF) are held in celebration and recognition of undergraduate researchers' contributions to research, scholarly, and creative work at the University of Iowa.

All students involved in mentored research or creative work are invited to present their work at these festivals utilizing posters or other visual displays. A variety of judges from the University of Iowa community (peers, faculty, and graduate students) and the surrounding community are on hand to discuss student work and provide valuable feedback.  Every aspect of these events, from poster design to presentation, to fielding questions, is designed to help students hone research communication skills.  Watch this page, our Facebook page, or join or mailing list for updates about these events.