Every year, Centenary students present their best works of exploration and invention to fellow students and faculty at our Student Research Forum. A community tradition over our past 17 years, the Research Forum is modeled upon long-standing academic traditions of conference-based information sharing and feedback. |
See the 2008 winners. View the 2008 schedule. Thursday, April 24, 2008 Friday, April 25, 2008 |
Participation
Participants need to submit an abstract to Matt Weeks by email as a Word document attachment. The abstract should be complete and in order as follows:
- The title of the work;
- List of all the authors (if there is more than one, put an asterisk by the name of the person presenting the paper);
- Name or names of the research adviser(s);
- Department and the Division under which the research was done (Include the institution where the work was done such as Centenary, or LSU Health Sciences Center, or …)
Important notes
- Your abstract which should not exceed 200 words.
- Make sure to note in the email whether this is an oral or poster presentation.
Deadline
The deadline for submitting abstracts is
NOON, MONDAY, April 7th, 2008.
This is a very strict deadline. We have to get the abstracts to the printers in time for them to print the program. Therefore, the deadline will not be extended.
Presentation and Judgement Details
The presenters of the best work (both oral and poster) will be awarded cash prizes. Take a look at the 2008 winners.
View the instructions for presenters (updated 2008).
About Oral Presentations
Each presenter may take eight minutes for the presentation (including set-up), followed by a maximum of two minutes for questions and answers. Presenters should anticipate receiving questions.
Judgement details and scoring sheets:
About Poster Presentations
A well-organized poster filled with relevant information is important, but the presenter is responsible for making sure the project is clearly presented.
Judgement details and scoring sheet:
