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Chemistry 310, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Introduction
Topic
Topic
Briefly describe the background of your topic
and the technological or scientific motivation for
this area of study. Use text sparingly on your
poster and convey the ideas as completely as
you can using graphics. During the poster
session you will be explaining the background,
data, and conclusions orally. No one will have
time during your presentation to read lengthy
blocks of text.
This poster template is laid out in four
columns, but feel free to lay yours out differently
if it helps with the flow of the story.
Some topics can be covered very succintly
and do not necessarily need an illustration.
Again, keep the text brief because your
audience will not be able to read long
paragraphs of text as they look at your poster.3
 Pluto – was once a planet
 Enceladus – has an underground ocean
 Andromeda – is heading our way
 Dark matter – is still a mystery
 Bulets and equations help break up text
 Good for emphasizing key points
Topic
Figure 3. Figure captions can have a smaller font size than the
rest of the text in your poster. Be sure to cite the source of all
figures.
Big tables of data are hard to digest and
should not be part of your poster. Small, well
organized tables with good color schemes
and relatively small amounts of data are OK.
Figure 5. These are bismuth crystals.5
You can put reference numbers in the text just
as you did in your paper.1
Conclusion
A succinct conclusion, like a good introduction,
is important to include in your poster. As in your
paper, this is a place to highlight the important
points of what you have learned, offer critical
commentary on the direction of the field, and
suggest ideas for future research on the topic.
 The references can go in the last column
 The reference list doesn't need to be as
extensive as it was in your paper.
 Reaction schemes like the ones below
don't necessarily need to have a caption.
Your classmates will get more out of your
poster if it is attractively laid out, tells the story
graphically, and does not contain too much text.
Figure 1. Figure captions can have a smaller font size than the
rest of the text in your poster. Be sure to cite the source of all
figures.
It is highly advisable to use standard fonts in
your poster. The recommended fonts are listed
in the Chem 310 guidelines for poster printing.
This paragraph is written in Helvetica 28. Some
other standard fonts are Courier, Times,
Symbol, and Comic Sans MS. If you use exotic
fonts you may get unattractive substitute fonts in
your printed poster.
References
References should be formatted just as they
were in your paper, including author names,
title, journal name, volume number, page range,
and year.2
Remember to use a white background for your
poster. Dark backgrounds use up a lot more
poster ink.
Figure 2. Caption goes here
Figure 4. Titanium and gold crystals are cool looking, but are not
quite as cool as bismuth.4
Be careful about the resolution of figures
and tables that you paste into your poster.
When viewed at actual size, low resolution
tables (like the one above) appear fuzzy.
Boldface and italic text, as well as larger
and smaller font sizes can help draw the
reader's attention to key points in your
poster. But don't overdo it on font colors.
Keep your poster simple and easy to read.
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