Poster Presentation/Preparation

Workshop

Ranjani Muralidharan , April 5 2013

Academic REU GA

CLARITY & SIMPLICITY!

Steps in making poster

Determine the size of the poster

Castle Undergraduate- 36” x 24” & 36” x 36”

Make rough draft of layout

Formatting

Layout

Planning

TITLE

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

RESULTS

EXPERIMENTAL

USFLogo

OtherLogo (optional)

AIM

Components of an poster

• Title

• Introduction

• Hypothesis - What is your research question, goal/aim?

• Methods/Experimental - Explain your methods including

design of your study/chemicals (Flow chart )

• Results - What were the major findings in your research?

• Conclusion and future directions

• References

Figures & graphs

Make the graphs in excel and copy as jpeg/png image

Check Labels

Have an axis title

Figures & Graphs

Seongmin Hong, Xiao Li, Chemistry department, USF

Other components

Less words

More flowcharts & pictures

Content

Poster should be readable from 6 feet away

Poster formatting

Background – Grays/whites/light

Font Size 36-54 – Titles Font Size 18-27 – Text

Fonts – Arial, Calibri or Helvetica, Times Roman

You need to have a 5 minute version for people not familiar with technicalities

10 minute version for people in your field

PRACTISE!!!

Dress formal and have a good posture

Poster preparation

Poster Rubric

Topic Coverage

Organization

Layout, Design and Graphics

Sources

Grammer

Presentation

Acknowledgment

Dr. Richard Pollenz, Professor & Associate Dean, Director Office For Undergraduate Research

http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/110.html

Thank You & Questions!