In this session hosted by Dr. Guoxiang Chi of the Geology Department, students will learn about: the general roles of posters in academic communications, particularly for graduate students, with an emphasis on the fields of science and engineering; the similarity and difference between posters and other ways of communications including oral presentations and journal papers; how to convey the points effectively – the what-why-how-what-what approach; how to draw the attention of the audience; and some suggestions about the layout, graphic-text balance, captions, font sizes, etc.

This session will be held on Wednesday July 19, 2023 from 10 – 11 a.m. in person in ED 193.