Date: Friday, March 07, 2025

Time: 10 AM to 1 PM EST

Where: Student Union Ballroom

Submission Deadline: February 24, 2025

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General Structure of the Competition

The competition consists of two rounds.

• First Round:
  • Students compete within their departments.
  • Judged by a faculty member from another department.
• Second Round:
  • Winners from each department compete against each other for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
  • Judged by industry professionals.

Rules for the Competition

• Each participant gets 3 minutes to present their research poster.
• Judges will ask 2 minutes of follow-up questions.
• Judging criteria:
  • Visual presentation of the poster.
  • Effective communication of research.
• Judges in the first round are from outside your department.
• Poster specifications:
  • 24" width x 36" height
  • Saved and submitted as a PDF
  • Note: If you fail to create poster in specified dimensions you will lose points.

Why You Should Compete

• Great practice for creating research posters.
• Enhances communication skills for presenting research.
• Opportunity to network with students and faculty from other departments.
• Winners receive cash prizes:
  • 1st place: $1000
  • 2nd place: $500
  • 3rd place: $250
  • Department winners: $50
  • People's Choice Award: $50

Who can compete? Open only to engineering Masters and PhD students.

Poster PRINTING Procedure:

1. All posters musst be sized as follows 24 inches wide and 36 inches high -  (24w x 36h).
2. Create your poster choosing your departments templates. (Note: If you fail to create poster in specified dimensions you will lose points.)
3. Save your poster as a PDF.
4. When naming your poster file please include your department and your name. example:  CBEAidaGhiaei.pdf
5. Follow instructions found on the ETS website.