Festival of Science 2012

The Festival of Science offers students the opportunity to present the results of their research to the SLU Community.

It's that time of year again: time to celebrate the scientific accomplishments of our students! Please mark your calendar for the Festival of Science, Friday, April 27th from noon to 4:30 pm in Eben Holden.

Schedule:

  • 11:45--12:00 Students set up for poster session I
  • 12:00--1:00 Opening remarks and first round of oral presentations
  • 1:00--2:00 Poster session I
  • 2:00--2:30 Take down poster session I and set up for poster session II
  • 2:30--3:30 Second round of oral presentations
  • 3:30--4:30 Poster session II
  • 4:30--5:00 Take down poster session II and clean-up

The Student Symposium during the annual Festival of Science (FOS) is a successful, valued, and growing opportunity for SLU undergraduates to share the results of their research with the campus community. Together with the annual Romer and Susan Caroline Ferguson Lectures, the Student Symposium has become an effective showcase of some of the exciting progress in the sciences.

The opportunity to formally present creative work is an invaluable culminating experience for students who have collaborated with faculty on original research projects. Not only do such students educate faculty and fellow students about their original work, these students also apply and hone their communication skills and gain exposure to the format of professional research conferences. Since its inception in 1996, the FOS has become institutionalized to the point where it is now a central focal point of most student research projects in the sciences.

Photographs from Recent Festivals of Science

Photographs of recent Festivals are now online

Questions?

Students and faculty with questions regarding the Festival of Science are encouraged to contact the Festival of Science liaisons:

  • Antun Husinec, Assistant Professor of Geology (student and faculty liaison)
  • Sam Vandervelde, Associate Professor of Mathematics (festival coordinator)

Festival of Science Committee

  • Bill DeCoteau, Psychology
  • Antun Husinec, Geology (student and faculty liaison)
  • Daniel Koon, Physics 
  • Amanda Lavigne, Environmental Studies
  • Alison Del Rossi, Academic Affairs
  • Alex Schreiber, Biology
  • Matthew Skeels, Chemistry
  • Sam Vandervelde, Math, Computer Science, and Statistics
  • Eric Williams-Bergen, Science Library

Poster Preparation Workshops

The TECProgram and the QRC will hold a series of events in the weeks prior to the festival to help students prepare posters for the Festival of Science.

There will be four workshops to help you with the creation of your poster.  The workshops will give you general tips on how to create a good poster and how to go about the printing process.  There will also be time to receive one-on-one help to answer any questions you may have.

  • Sunday 4/22: 7-8pm and 8-9pm in Valentine 124
  • Monday 4/23: 7-8pm and 8-9pm in Valentine 124
  • Tuesday 4/24: Drop-in hours from 7-8pm in the QRC

Submitting Posters for Printing

Posters for the Festival of Science are printed by the Libraries....

General Instructions:

  • To print all the posters in a timely manner, posters for FOS will be printed on recycled paper. This is the default standard paper.
  • Posters should be created at 48" x 36".
  • All posters should be saved in PDF format. (including those created in Powerpoint, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)
  • Font sizes should be 100pt for big titles, 50pt for smaller headings, and 25pt for text.
  • Use the Insert menu in PowerPoint, rather than cutting and pasting, for inserting pictures.
  • Place your completed poster file in the folder T:\Atlas\Printjobs\FoSCI
  • Files in T:\Atlas\Printjobs\FoSCI can be viewed only by the individual who owns the file and by the GIS staff.

Special Instruction for Mac Users:

The conversion from Mac to Windows is not always smooth, so please follow these steps ensure a smoother process:

  • Posters created on a Mac should have the word "Mac" in the title.
  • Students should open their completed Mac posters on a PC to ensure that fonts are correct and that text, graphs, and images are displaying in the appropriate places.
  • Resave the poster from a PC to the folder mentioned above: T:\Atlas\Printjobs\FoSCI.

Poster Submission Form

Students do not need to fill out a budget code when they fill out the poster printing form