ESPM Graduate Research Symposium (GradFest)

What is GradFest?

The ESPM Graduate Symposium, or GradFest, is an annual celebration of graduating students in the department. It serves as the main space for students across diverse topics to present their finishing research talks to the community.  GradFest is open to the public and typically features a keynote guest speaker,  remarks from the RCNR Dean and department leadership, and a closing reception, as well as other opportunities for showcasing graduate student research and accomplishments such as photo submissions, research posters, and more.

GradFest 2024

GradFest 2024 was held on Wednesday, May 1st in 575 McCone Hall and via livestream. View the highlights of GradFest 2024 on the official GradFest website, or take a look through the GradFest archives below to see the the list of speakers, videos of research talks, and past awardees.

• GradFest 2023 archive
• GradFest 2022 archive
  • List of student speakers
• GradFest 2020 archive
• GradFest 2016 archive
• GradFest 2015 archive
  • Keynote: A Discussion with Mark Bittman
• GradFest 2014 archive
  • Keynote: Poet Robert Haas
• GradFest 2013 archive
  • Keynote: Malik Yakini