Brookhaven National LaboratoryOffice of Educational Programs

Revised: 2009

Brookhaven National LaboratoryOffice of Educational Programs

Revised: 2009

Prior to 2007• Extension: .PPT

2007 and Beyond• Extension: .PPTX

Either version is fine.Either version is fine.Either version is fine.Either version is fine.

These elements are required by the U.S. Department of Energy:

• Title• Your name & your mentor’s name• Abstract• Introduction & Hypothesis• Methods & Materials• Results• Discussion & Conclusion• References (MLA Format)• Acknowledgements• Logos (DOE, BNL, Funding program, etc.)

Your name (your school, city, state zip) and Mentor’s name (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973)

Your name (your school, city, state zip) and Mentor’s name (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973)

Your name & your mentor’s name must be on your Your name & your mentor’s name must be on your poster under your title.poster under your title.

Format:

Jennifer Elsmore (St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY 11772) and Mel Morris (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973)

Jennifer Elsmore (St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY 11772) and Mel Morris (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973)

Example:

Dimensions• 30” (width) x 40” (height) Portrait• 1” margins around

Colors• White Backgrounds Only• Filled in boxes must be “light” in color.

Margins are ImportantIf I follow the guidelines my poster will print correctly.Having a

correct poster will make me happy.

Everyone will be proud of me. Yay!

1st

Font Type & Size• Title: Arial Black (Size: 44+)• Subtitles: Bold Arial (Size: 28+)• Body: Arial (Size: 18+)

NO!Curlz, Edwardian Script,

Blackladder, Kristen or any other “fancy” font.

NO!Curlz, Edwardian Script,

Blackladder, Kristen or any other “fancy” font.

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RequiredBNL LogoDOE Logo

Logo from your Sponsors

RequiredBNL LogoDOE Logo

Logo from your Sponsors

OptionalYour School

OptionalYour School

You can find the logos on the

BNL website or by “googling” them.

You can find the logos on the

BNL website or by “googling” them.

Logos can only go on the bottom of your poster or on

the top.

Logos can only go on the bottom of your poster or on

the top.

Effective PostersJennifer Elsmore (St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY 11772), Mel Morris (Brookhaven National Laboratory,

Upton, NY 11973)

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following people for their guidance and leadership:*Ken White*Mel Morris (Mentor)*Noel Blackburn

Abstracts

Studies have shown that effective posters stem from cooperative interns following detailed instructions…

Introduction

The purpose of this research is to motivate our future generations of interns to construct an effective poster.

40”

30”

Poster Title & Heading

*Correct Content*JPG Pictures* 1” margins

Logos & Thank you’s

Methods & Materials

Using a very detailed (and very creative) PowerPoint presentation, I was ableto successfully relay how an effective poster should be created to a group of interns.

Results

Unfortunately, I will have to wait until next summer to see if this presentation has been effective in instructing interns on how to create a poster.

Discussion

Since my results are still left to be determined, I will have to conclude with this, I hope that this powerpoint shed some light on how to create an effective poster.

ReferencesPlease put in MLA format.