UK Sustainability Announces New Research Poster Competition
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2021) — University of Kentucky graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster in a new sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Oct. 5.
UK Sustainability and the Office of Undergraduate Research are partnering to offer an opportunity for students in all majors to submit their sustainability-related research as a poster for a general audience. Judges with relevant expertise will review all posters and winners will be selected for both undergraduate and graduate categories.
First place ($250), second place ($150) and People’s Choice ($100) awards will be presented to winners during a special awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. The winners of the UK Sustainability Challenge Grants will also be announced during the awards ceremony.
“We are very excited about this opportunity for students and look forward to seeing how they have integrated sustainability with their research interests. We are also grateful for the partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research, this would not have been possible without it,” said Sophie Beavin, student programs coordinator for the Office of Sustainability.
Registration deadline is Oct. 1.
Posters will be judged according to the following criteria:
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Content (poster demonstrates clarity of topic, objective and background)
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Motivation for research and technical relevance to sustainability
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Methodology and approach to problem
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Quality of proposed research results/findings
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Conclusions are supported by information presented
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Poster presentation (display aesthetics and logical flow between sections)
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Understandability (poster is effective even without student explaining it)
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Overall rank versus other posters in each category
More information, including registration and submission guidelines, is available here.
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