CNRS Student Poster Competition -Humboldt Chapter of Sigma Xi

Call for Posters and Poster Criteria

The HSU chapter of Sigma Xi would like to give students, particularly undergraduates, a venue for sharing their findings with the HSU scientific community, and to recognize and support their achievements. Posters need present research conducted as an independent study, or within the classroom, or for a graduate thesis. Separate awards will be given to CNRS undergraduate and graduate students.

Deadlines: A title, a paragraph description of the research project, the location where the poster will be displayed, and whether you are an undergraduate or a graduate student needs to be emailed to Dr. Ken Owens, Mathematics Dept. (kdo10@humboldt.edu) by May 5. Posters should be displayed during finals week in the student’s department, and judging and monetary awards will occur on the day of Commencement, May 17.

About the poster: Poster dimensions and format are up to the student and supervising faculty member.

Awards: First prize in each category, undergraduate and graduate, is $100.00. Second and third prize in each category is $50.00.

Displaying the poster: Since many departments have an open house on the day of Commencement, it is assumed that most students will arrange, with the help of the supervising faculty member, to have the poster be a part of the open house presentation. Ribbons will be gently affixed to award winning posters early on the morning of Commencement.

Poster judging: Posters will be judged by HSU Sigma Xi members. There will be separate categories for undergraduate and graduate students. Judging criteria include:

· Background and objectives are clearly stated

· Methods are clear and appropriate for the objectives

· Tables, figures and/or written results are succinct

· Conclusions are supported by data

· Level of project difficulty

· The flow of the poster is easy to follow and interpret

· Grammar and spelling are correct