General Requirements

This option is NOT available to remote participants.

Posters will be displayed on poster boards in the Educational Resource Center (ERC) from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. You are expected to be at your poster the entire time.

Presenters should be prepared to give a 1 minute elevator pitch covering their research.

Posters should be no larger than 48 x 36 inches.  Materials should be easily read at a distance of six feet. Each poster should include the title of the presentation (104-point size), the author(s) and affiliation(s) (72-point size).  A point size of 18 or larger is recommended for any text on the poster.

If you elected to be considered for the sustainability prize you must correlate how your research relates to sustainability.  There will be separate judging for this award. 

Instructions for Poster Presentations

There is a large-format printer available on the main campus located in CAMP 171A. Presenters can submit a printing request at this link: https://sites.clarkson.edu/raps/submission-requirements/poster/  

Payment: You will need to either provide payment or an account number for billing; ask your mentor or sponsoring program (i.e. McNair, CSTEP, Honors, etc.) for this information if applicable.

Please adhere to the following additional guidelines to streamline the printing process

  • Your poster MUST be submitted as a PowerPoint file sized to 48 by 36 inches.  You can resize a PowerPoint slide by clicking the Page Setup button under the Design tab.  Your file must be formatted correctly so it reflects the requested print size.
  • You should submit your poster request as early as possible.  OIT requires 3 business days.  Do not wait until the day before the conference to get this printed. 
  • If you have any printing questions, feel free to contact OIT Helpdesk (helpdesk@clarkson.edu). Once completed, posters can be picked up in CAMP 171A.

Alternatively, you may print your poster at the UPS Store in downtown Potsdam (200 Market Street).  Call or visit the store to find out about cost and turnaround time.  No matter where you choose to print your poster, be sure to allow adequate time for processing so that you have the poster by the day of the conference.

Awards

Session high scorers will be recognized at the awards ceremony and receive a certificate.

Awards will be given by the Institute for a Sustainable Environment to projects in the poster sessions that applies sustainability principles or practices.  Posters must show evidence that the research results could lead to advances in aspects of environmental, social or economic sustainability within the system that is studied.  To participate, your abstracts and posters must have a section explicitly describing the relationship between the outcomes of research and eventual application to improve sustainability.  Both basic discovery-based research and applied projects are welcome. Example projects could include anything from higher efficiency renewable energy resources to modifying pro-environmental behavior.  Questions can be addressed to Andrea Ferro, ISE (aferro@clarkson.edu ).

The Shipley Center for Innovation will acknowledge student research that has significant commercialization potential.  Projects from all disciplines are eligible for this opportunity.  The First Place award-winning poster and several Honorable Mentions will be selected based on evidence that the research results could be translated into a significant commercial opportunity. To demonstrate such an opportunity, you should (1) describe the existing industry or societal problem (or opportunity) that is being addressed by your research, (2) describe the way in which your research is addressing this problem or opportunity, (3) describe and estimate the number of potential customers, and (4) articulate at least one value proposition. Both basic discovery-based projects and applied projects are welcome.  Questions can be addressed to Jamey Hoose, Director of the Shipley Center (jhoose@clarkson.edu).