1. Brookhaven National Laboratory Office of Educational Programs Revised: 2009 Brookhaven National Laboratory Office of Educational Programs Revised: 2009

2. Prior to 2007 Extension:.PPT 2007 and Beyond Extension:.PPTX Either version is fine.

3. These elements are required by the U.S. Department of Energy: Title Your name & your mentor’s name Abstract Introduction & Hypothesis Methods & Materials Results Discussion & Conclusion References (MLA Format) Acknowledgements Logos (DOE, BNL, Funding program, etc.)

4. Your name & your mentor’s name must be on your poster under your title. Format: Example:

5. Dimensions 30” (width) x 40” (height)  Portrait 1” margins around Colors White Backgrounds Only Filled in boxes must be “light” in color. Margins are Important If I follow the guidelines my poster will print correctly. Having a correct poster will make me happy. Everyone will be proud of me. Yay! 1 st

6. Font Type & Size Title: Arial Black (Size: 44+) Subtitles: Bold Arial (Size: 28+) Body: Arial (Size: 18+) NO! Curlz, Edwardian Script, Blackladder, Kristen or any other “fancy” font. NO! Curlz, Edwardian Script, Blackladder, Kristen or any other “fancy” font.

7. Source: http://www.azom.com/images/News/NewsImage _12559.jpg

8. Required BNL Logo DOE Logo Logo from your Sponsors Required BNL Logo DOE Logo Logo from your Sponsors Optional Your School Optional Your School You can find the logos on the BNL website or by “googling” them. You can find the logos on the BNL website or by “googling” them. Logos can only go on the bottom of your poster or on the top.

9. Effective Posters Jennifer Elsmore (St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY 11772), Mel Morris (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973) Acknowledgements I would like to thank the following people for their guidance and leadership: *Ken White *Mel Morris (Mentor) *Noel Blackburn Abstracts Studies have shown that effective posters stem from cooperative interns following detailed instructions… Introduction The purpose of this research is to motivate our future generations of interns to construct an effective poster. 40” 30” Poster Title & Heading *Correct Content *JPG Pictures * 1” margins Logos & Thank you’s Methods & Materials Using a very detailed (and very creative) PowerPoint presentation, I was able to successfully relay how an effective poster should be created to a group of interns. Results Unfortunately, I will have to wait until next summer to see if this presentation has been effective in instructing interns on how to create a poster. Discussion Since my results are still left to be determined, I will have to conclude with this, I hope that this powerpoint shed some light on how to create an effective poster. References Please put in MLA format.