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Poster/Project Title, concise, focused, less than 15 words

Primary Presenter Name in bold (Email@osu.edu), additional presenters or authors, College or School or Department or Other Affiliation

ABSTRACT

Abstract is approximately 250 words, 1 paragraph. Summary of entire poster Includes 2-4 sentences introduction, 2-4 sentences material & methods, 2-4 sentences results/impact, 2-4 sentences discussion.

This editable template is a common poster size (48" x 36") and orientation (horizontal).

Poster Writing Style:

The writing style for these posters is flexible depending on the subject matter being presented and the organization being represented. Feel free to edit or refine this template as suits your needs. If you should need help or suggested guidelines for the university, use the Editorial Style Guide at osu.edu/brand for general guidance with academic titles, names of campus buildings, the correct way to refer to the campus, etc.

Citations and citing your sources:

Where appropriate, you should include citations. For research projects every figure (or table) caption where you discuss data, information, results, techniques, approaches, methods, etc. from a source likely deserve citation.

Use superscript numbers at the end of the sentence to indicate the source(s) where the information was obtained. These numbers correspond to the numbered references. For example: Water samples collected from 5 locations contained lead concentrations at or above 20 parts per billion.^1-3,5,7

Figure 1 or Table I caption. A figure captions should accompany each figure. Captions should be clear, concise and explain everything that is contained in the figure. A figure caption is 50-100 words in length. Figure and caption should stand alone, meaning that if figure and caption were removed from the poster, the audience would still be able to read and understand the figure without the need to see the rest of the poster. Cite sources.^1,2

Figure 2 or Table II caption. A figure captions should accompany each figure. Captions should be clear, concise and explain everything that is contained in the figure. A figure caption is 50-100 words in length. Figure and caption should stand alone, meaning that if figure and caption were removed from the poster, the audience would still be able to read and understand the figure without the need to see the rest of the poster. Cite sources. ⁴

Header for Figure or Table below.

MATERIALS & METHODS

Text

Be sure to spell check all text and have trusted colleagues proofread the poster. In general, authors should:

Use the active tense

Simplify text by using bullet points

Use colored graphs and charts

Use bold to provide emphasis; avoid capitals and underlining

Avoid long numerical tables

Authors should re-write their materials so that it is suitable for the brevity of the poster format. Respect your audience. As a general rule, less is more. Use a generous amount of white space to separate elements and avoid data overkill. Refer to Web sites or other sources to provide a more in- depth understanding of the research.

RESULTS/IMPACTS

Images

Images must be 72 to 100 dpi in their final size, or use a rule of thumb of 2 to 4 megabytes of uncompressed .tif file per square foot of image. For instance, a 3x5 photo that will be 6x10 in size on the final poster should be scanned at 200 dpi.

�We prefer that you import tif or jpg images into PowerPoint. Generally, if you double click on an image to open it in Microsoft Photo Editor, and it tells you the image is too large, then it is too large for PowerPoint to handle too. We find that images 1200x1600 pixels or smaller work very well. Very large images may show on your screen but PowerPoint cannot print them.

Preview

To see your in poster in actual size, go to view-zoom-100%.�Posters to be printed at 200% need to be viewed at 200%.

Printing your Poster

There is a handful of cost-effective places with poster printing capabilities at the university. Plan ahead as one poster can take 30 minutes or longer to print, and ordering may take a few days depending on demand.

A list of places at Ohio State where you can print posters can be found here: https://uniprint.osu.edu/ �If you use an outside printer please ensure the job is appropriately sized (poster prints 48-inches x 36-inches).

DISCUSSION

Generally, 4-6 figures (or tables) is the sweet spot in your poster. Figures can be illustrations, images, diagrams, maps, graphs, photographs, and/or charts.

When conveying research or data, it can be helpful to have at least 1 graph and/or 1 table on your poster.

Figures should be high quality (at least 300 dpi). Zoom in to view poster at 100%, if figure looks blurry then it will be blurry when you print it and you should use a new figure.

The audience will focus on figures and tables and so it is important to provide high-quality and informative figures and tables.

REFERENCES

References style should be: Authors Names, Year Published, Name of Journal, Volume(Issue):Pages.
Grebmeier et al., 2006, Science, 311(5766):1461-1664.
Golubova et al., 2009, Journal of Marine Biology, 35(7):593-608.
Flint, 2003, Marine Biology, 160(1):59-65.
Mizobata et al., 2010, Journal of Oceanography, 66(3):405-424.
You need at least 10 references total for your poster. 6 of these need to be journal articles (these are also called primary sources), the remaining 4 references can be secondary sources (e.g., newspaper, magazine, documentary) or primary sources.
Of these 10 total references, you will want to find 2-3 for the introduction section, 2-3 for the methods section, 2-3 for the results section and 2-3 for the discussion section. You need a
Johns and Arnot, 2019, Environmental Science & Technology, 53(1):113-117.
Sorrykumar et al., 2012, Infection & Immunity, 213(12):11456-11461.
Yang and Brown, 2018, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 347(18):1450-1459.

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (or Your Organization Name)

INTRODUCTION

How to use this template:

Highlight this text and replace it with new text from a Microsoft Word document or other text-editing program. The text size for body copy and headings and the typeface has been set for you. The text boxes and photo boxes may be resized, eliminated, added, or rearranged as necessary. The references to the department, college and university, including the logo, should remain. This poster prints 48-inches x 36-inches.

Header for Figure or Table below.

Figure 4 caption. A figure captions should accompany each figure. Captions should be clear, concise and explain everything that is contained in the figure. A figure caption is 50-100 words in length. Figure and caption should stand alone, meaning that if figure and caption were removed from the poster, the audience would still be able to read and understand the figure without the need to see the rest of the poster. Cite sources.⁶

Header for Figure or Table below.

Figure 3 caption. A figure captions should accompany each figure. Captions should be clear, concise and explain everything that is contained in the figure. A figure caption is 50-100 words in length. Figure and caption should stand alone, meaning that if figure and caption were removed from the poster, the audience would still be able to read and understand the figure without the need to see the rest of the poster. Cite sources.⁶

Figure 5 caption. A figure captions should accompany each figure. Captions should be clear, concise and explain everything that is contained in the figure. A figure caption is 50-100 words in length. Figure and caption should stand alone, meaning that if figure and caption were removed from the poster, the audience would still be able to read and understand the figure without the need to see the rest of the poster. Cite sources. ^7-9

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Here is where you acknowledge collaborators, funding agencies, and other important contributors with either text or with thei logos.

We ask, if you use this template that you retain the SUMMIT and Ohio State Imagery and branding where possible.