EXPO 2026

Celebrating research, scholarship, creative inquiry and community service

Participating in research, creative activities or community service projects can be one of the most important aspects of college life. When students and faculty work together on projects, students gain knowledge and training, and they learn skills that are important to employers and in graduate school.

Examples of some of those valuable skills include:

problem-solving.
teamwork.
communication.
project and time management.

At the College of Charleston, we encourage all students to engage in research and experiential learning activities. Each year, the university invites students to present their work to the campus community.

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Abstracts will be due Friday, February 13^th, 2026.

Students may submit ONE first author abstract submission. Students may serve as a co-author on an unlimited number of abstract submissions. Incomplete abstract submissions will not be reviewed.

For more information and guidelines, please visit the new EXPO Hub Site.

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Expo 2026 Schedule of Events

EXPO 2026 will be held on Thursday, April 16^th from 9am to 1:30pm in the School of Health Sciences (24 George Street)

Poster Set-up  

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.  

Posters must be set up by 9 a.m.  

Welcome  

9:15 a.m.  

*All presenters please plan to attend. Breakfast will be served.  

Poster Presentations   

9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon   

Oral Presentations   

9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.   

School of the Arts Showcase   

11am – 12noon   

Keynote Presentation:

Dr. Heather Fullerton

School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

12:15 p.m. 

Awards Ceremony   

1 p.m.   

Keynote Speaker

Exploring Microbial Communities and Connections from Bays to Benthos

Heather Fullerton is an Associate Professor of Biology and the recipient of the 2025 William V. Moore Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award at the College of Charleston. Her research, conducted in collaboration with undergraduate students in her laboratory, examines the factors that shape microbial communities from coastal environments to the deep ocean. By integrating bacterial genetic markers with environmental data, her work seeks to explain patterns of microbial diversity and distribution. In this presentation, Dr. Fullerton will highlight recent findings from hydrothermal vent ecosystems and discuss how these results improve our understanding of biological connections across the global deep sea. You can learn more about Dr. Fullerton's work here!