Nearly 100 Butler County Community College students will discuss their findings from research projects in biology, chemistry, manufacturing technology and metrology during the sixth STEM Division poster session Tuesday.

The public session is from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in the Succop Theater and, for the first time, will include presentations from the college’s presidential scholars program.

Students completing courses in biology, genetics, geology, microbiology, modern instrumental methods in chemical analysis and in organic chemistry will give visitors five- to 10-minute talks on their projects using scientific posters, a standard practice at research conferences, said Melinda Ripper, a STEM professor who teaches chemistry and has coordinated the poster sessions since 2013.

“The community invests in this college, and they invest in these students,” Ripper said. “They have the opportunity to see just how much these students have learned, and how well prepared they are to leave this campus and go to industry or go to a four-year campus to continue their education. They get to see their investment.”

BC3’s presidential scholars and those in the manufacturing with advanced technology and measurement science-metrology programs, also will discuss their research with the public.

“We want to give students this capstone experience in which they apply everything that they have learned in the past two years,” Ripper said. “Their individual projects took weeks to months to complete. It will also give them experience in oral presentation of their findings and sharing their knowledge.”

Students, stationed near their posters, will discuss their project with those who ask for more information, Ripper said.

She said 30 poster stations will be set up with two to four students at each site.