Submissions will be accepted April 6th through April 22, 2026
An abstract of your research or creative activity should be submitted using the registration site. The abstract should be a concise and clear paragraph about the main ideas of your presentation. It should be a maximum of 300 words, not including title, authors, and affiliations. Avoid jargon and explain your project as clearly as possible for a non-specialist reader. Faculty mentors should review and approve the abstract prior to submission.
Title and Abstract Requirements
The submission will require the following information:
- All presenters’ names and email addresses. Only one submission per presentation is needed if there are co-presenters.
- Faculty Mentor(s) name, email address, and department.
- Title of Presentation. It should be clear, concise and no more than 30 words. Please use this generator to make sure your title is in the correct format .
- Abstract should be a single paragraph and be between 250 – 300 words.
- Do not repeat the title; do not list the names/affiliations of the authors; do not use references or subheadings.
- The text should include the following:
- Background and Rationale (1-2 sentences): Provide some background and a rationale for the study. What do your readers need to know before they can understand why you performed this scholarship/creative activity? What are the goals of the study? Set the stage for further information on the topic.
- Methods (1-2 sentences): Provide methods for how you are accomplishing your goals. How did you perform the study? What methods did you use to achieve your results? Check that your methods connect to your results.
- Results (2-3 sentences): Choose your most significant findings and describe them. What did you accomplish? What is most important for people to know about your work? Share only the critical findings.
- Conclusions (1-2 sentences): Interpret your results for a broader audience. What can you conclude from your study? How do your results impact larger issues? Make sure your conclusions are supported by your results (preliminary or expected results are acceptable).
Poster Presentation Information
- Posters are suggested to be a maximum of 44″ X 36″.
- Please use the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) 51ÁÔÆæ poster template provided to ensure the dimensions are correct and the 51ÁÔÆæ logo is present.
- We will have a tripod easel and poster board set up for you in the 51ÁÔÆæ Chemistry Lobby. Posters will be attached to the display boards using binder clips that will also be provided.
- There are two poster sessions, you will be assigned to one of two poster sessions either Thursday or Friday. All poster presenters will be presenting at the same time for each session.
- Poster set-up will be available 30 minutes prior to the start of the session.
- Presenters should prepare an approximate 5 minute presentation and be available to discuss their posters during the assigned session, please let us know if you can not make it.