67th Annual Southern Hardwood Forest Research Group Meeting
Dr. John Adams Student Research Poster Competition
 
February 23, 2021
Virtual Environment

Eligibility:  Competition is open to any currently enrolled undergraduate, M.S. or Ph.D. student working on original research that investigates some aspect of southern hardwood forest research (e. g. silviculture, forest protection, forest ecology, forest products, wildlife, etc.).

Entry deadline: Posters must be submitted by midnight, Monday, February 15th, 2021, and only one poster may be submitted per student.

Participation:  Students must sign up for a ten-minute time period during one of two poster sessions (A or B) that are part of the meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.  Each student will have ten minutes to summarize their poster and answer a question.  Poster Session A is from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Poster Session B is from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.  We cannot guarantee you the time you select.  Assignments will be made on a first come, first served basis, and you may be assigned a time closest to that which you enter when you submit your poster.

Awards:  The first-place winner receives $250, second-place winner receives $175, and the third-place winner receives $100.  Winners will be announced during the meeting.
 
FORMAT:  Format your poster as if you were going to print it for display according to the following guidelines.  However, your poster will be evaluated by judges and viewed by meeting attendees online only.  Poster size should be no greater than 48 in x 48 in.
Posters should include –

• 1)  Title banner with title, author(s), department and institution – entrant must be first author
• 2)  Abstract – a maximum 250-word summary of the study and findings
• 3)  Introduction – clear and concise statement of the rationale, objective(s), and justification for the project
• 4)  Materials and Methods – the key materials and methods defining how the study was conducted
• 5)  Results – may include tables, figures, photos, etc. showing and documenting experimental findings and analyses
• 6)  Conclusions and Discussion – statement and brief explanation of conclusions from the study results and their significance
• 7)  Acknowledgements and References – brief acknowledgment of other contributors who are not authors, and key literature references
• Legibility:  All text and figures should be readable from 1 meter, including captions and figure legends.

Continuity: The presentation should be a coherent series of statements and supporting illustrations which show the progression of the study.

Each student may submit one poster.  

After entering your name, email address, co-authors, and abstract, please include the Poster Title in the abstract. Next, upload an electronic copy of your poster in PDF or PowerPoint format using the “Upload Poster” block below the abstract block.

Posters submitted after midnight Monday, February 15, 2021 will not be accepted. If problems occur during the submission process, please contact Tracy Hawkins at tracy.hawkins@usda.gov . 

Once you submit your poster, you will be redirected to a second webpage where you must select a ten-minute time period to virtually present.