Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum
PLEASE NOTE: The Hayes Forum 2025 abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED from Monday November 18th at 11:59pm ET to Monday December 9th at 11:59pm ET.
The 2025 (39th) Hayes Forum will be held Friday, February 28th, 2025 from 8:00am - 3:30pm ET.
The Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum (formerly the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum) showcases the innovative and exemplary research being conducted by Ohio State graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the full range of graduate degree programs and research topics and facilitates fruitful exchanges between graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, the administration, and the public.
Cash prizes, totaling more than $17,000, will be awarded to the top-judged presentations in each academic area for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. There will be separate sessions for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, as once again Hayes enthusiastically welcomes the participation of postdoctoral scholars through paper/oral presentation sessions.
The forum is co-sponsored by the Council of Graduate Students, the Graduate School, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and the Enterprise for Research, Innovation, and Knowledge (ERIK), with additional organizational and operational support from members of the Office of Student Life events planning staff and student organizations staff.
To see this past year's winners visit the 2024 winners' tab on the left side of this page.