Undergraduate Research Kickoff (URK)

The Undergraduate Research Kickoff (URK) is Georgia Tech's premier event celebrating undergraduate research at the start of each academic year. Students from all disciplines present their ongoing and completed research projects through posters and short presentations.

About URK

The Tower is proud to partner with the Office of Undergraduate Research to recognize outstanding research at URK. Awards are given in multiple categories, spanning engineering, sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary research.

Past Winners

Congratulations to all past URK award winners. Their work exemplifies the quality and creativity of undergraduate research at Georgia Tech. See the banner above for the Fall 2015 URK winner.


For more information about URK, visit the Office of Undergraduate Research website.