L1: Research Poster

• RESEARCH POSTER / BOARD DISPLAY / SCIENTIFIC BOARD / DISPLAY

  • illustrated summary of research that researchers use to present their scientific discoveries to larger audiences
  • provides judges & public an overview when you are not there to present it
  • emphasizes succinctly the scope, the nature of the research, and the results
  • demonstrates your authority as the researcher by neatness and correctness of the details presented
• CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH POSTER

  • organized, clean, simple design
  • focused on one specific topic
  • can be explained in 5-15 minutes
  • contain significant details
  • high resolution tables + detailed information
  • minimal text
  • tables, figures, graphs should be the focus
  • 1-2 font styles
  • not a competition
  • 80% of research must be understood from the poster itself