Student Poster Contest

Every year the Polyolefins Conference has 20+ students presenting posters on research that they are doing at their schools. We encourage conference attendees to talk with the students and to help judge the posters

The posters will be judged on the following criteria:

Technical content
Oral presentation of project
Appearance and clarity of the poster

Prizes will be awarded to the best entries:

First prize ($400)
Second prize ($300)
Third prize ($200)
2 Honorable Mentions ($100 each)

Awards will be presented during luncheon Tuesday. Awardees are required to be present to receive their awards.

Posters should adhere to the following content and format: Poster topic must concern plastics. Poster topic is encouraged (but not required) to deal with polyolefins.

Students who are outside the 8 schools that the conference supports and who are interested in participating in the Student Poster Contest can contact the Educational Chair, David Hansen, to apply. Anyone participating in the Student Poster Competition must be present at the conference.

Please note: A maximum of three poster entries per school and only one poster entry per student. Presentation to be contained on one poster board or graphic poster film [most common size = 30 inches by 40 inches (76 cm x 102 cm) with the greater dimension oriented vertically].

Students should bring their posters with them and pin them on boards in the north side of the exhibition hall by late Sunday afternoon (Feb 16, 2025). Judging will start Monday morning (Feb 17, 2025). Students should be at their posters during all breaks (including just after lunch) to talk with judges and interested conference attendees.
Judging will end after the Tuesday AM mid morning break. Award for the top posters will be made at Tuesday lunch (Feb 18, 2025).