Students will display their work and will be available to answer questions about their projects in the first floor hallway of Science Building 2 in the center of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge.

The students¹ teachers received their training in the National Science Foundation and Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development State Grant Program at Cal State Northridge.

"This program is of major importance in stimulating the interest of our future scientists in scientific research," said CSUN biology professor Steve Oppenheimer, who directs the program. "The future health, welfare and security of the U.S. depend on us producing some of the world¹s best scientists. This program starts students¹ interest in science very, very early."

Oppenheimer said the posters presented by the students attest to the successful classroom implementation of student research using scientific methods. Some of these students have also published their work in May 2002 issue of Journal of Student Research Abstracts.

The poster symposium is free and open to the public.

For more information about the poster symposium, call Steve Oppenheimer at (818) 677-3336 or e-mail him at steven.oppenheimer@csun.edu.