Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The Abstract
is an
exception that
goes in line
with the title.
Sample Poster
Main Parts of a Poster
• Title
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Materials/Methods
• Results
• References
• Acknowledgments
• Further information
Title
Title
• The title is what grabs the attention of the
viewer. Because of this, it should be catchy in
order to “capture” the passersby.
• It should convey the “issue,” the approach and
the system.
• It should have no more than one or two lines.
Title
Investigation Title
Authors’ names
Affiliations including mentors
Affiliation Logos
Parts of the Title
• Investigation title
▫ It should have the biggest font size of the poster.
The title should be readable from 15-20 feet away.
▫ Bold and not all caps.
• Authors’ names & affiliations
▫ Should be grouped together.
▫ If you have the space use first names.
• Affiliation logos
▫ Include the logos of your research site, affiliated
university and any other necessary logo.
Abstract
Abstract
• The abstract should contain Background,
Research Question and Results.
• Depending on the rules of the poster session you
may or may not be asked to include this section
on your poster.
• If you are to include it keep it brief and precise.
• The abstract should be a very brief summary of
your investigation and the purpose of this
investigation.
Introduction
Introduction
• In this part you get your viewer interested in the
question your research proposes.
• Place your issue in a context and then “pitch” an
interesting hypothesis.
• Although hard to do, try to limit the text in this
section. You do not want to overwhelm the
reader.
• This is a wonderful section to add a couple of
pictures to get the reader excited.
Introduction
Title
Content
Pictures
Picture Description
Materials and Methods
Materials and Methods
• Briefly describe experimental equipment and
methods, but NOT in a very detailed manner.
• In this section you explained in a very concise
way how you reached the conclusion of your
research.
• It is optional to use graphs here, but they are
usually reserved for the results section.
Results
Results
• This will be the largest section of the poster.
• In this section you will explain the results of
your hard work.
• Start by mentioning whether the experiment
worked or not. (Should be the first paragraph)
• After this, present the data analysis that
addresses the results of the research.
• Use graphs and/or images to support your data
analysis.
Results
Title
Results