2025 Annual Meeting

2025 VAS Annual Meeting

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The 103nd Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) will be held May 22, 2025 at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. A council meeting will be held Friday May 23, 2025.

VAS Vice President, Craig Group, at the University of Virginia at rcg6p@virginia.edu serves as the Program Chair for the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Draf Schedule:

Thursday, May 22

8-8:30 Registration w/ Coffee/Pastries – Chemistry Atrium

8-10:00 Check-in and Late Registration – Chemistry Atrium

8-9:00 VAS Poster Check-in and setup – Chemistry Atrium

8:30-12:30 Oral Presentations by academic sections and section business meetings – various rooms

12:45-1:00 – VAS 2025 Photo on Alumni Hall steps

1:00 – 2:00  Lunch – Alumni Hall

2:00-2:45 Negus Lecture/Installation of VAS Officers – Alumni Hall

3:00-4:00 Fellows meeting, Chemistry 306

3:00-4:00 More Oral Presentations by academic sections if needed: various rooms

3:00-5:00 Poster Sessions- Authors will be present to discuss posters and answer questions: Chemistry Atrium

5:00-6:00: Awards Ceremony (scholarships, VAS research awards, student awards) Chemistry 402

9:00-10:30: A night at McCormick Observatory

Friday, May 23

9 am -noon VAS Council Breakfast and Meeting – Alumni Hall Boardroom. (VAS council members only)

(Please join the council meeting in person for a delicious breakfast.  If you must join via Zoom, request a link from Craig Group: rcg6p@virginia.edu )

Competitive cash awards for student presenters. See: https://host10.viethwebhosting.com/~vas/best_student_presentation_awar.php

Apply for the J. Shelton Horsley Research award. See: https://host10.viethwebhosting.com/~vas/j_shelton_horsley_research_aw.php