The Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD) is a one-day conference that provides graduate students from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and the University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMAB) the opportunity to present results of their ongoing research to peers, faculty members, the University of Maryland community at large, and other interested parties. Co-sponsored by theUMBC and UMAB Graduate Student Associations (GSA), the GSRD event provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas. With 130 scheduled presentations, GSRD 96 has the highest level of participation in the history of this event.