General Information

During the Wetterhahn poster session, student presenters stand beside their posters to explain and/or answer questions about their research to symposium attendees.

Preparing a scientific poster provides students with an opportunity to communicate their research and add to their skill set, particularly if they intend to continue on in the sciences. Developing and presenting a poster is one of the best ways to summarize complex concepts and reduce a project to its key elements. This experience can also be added to student resumes!

Any undergraduate who has conducted research in the sciences over the past year (including those who have worked with faculty in Thayer or Geisel) is invited to present a poster at the symposium. Poster presentations may involve projects that are complete, in progress, or even in the beginning stages.

As space is limited, students who have worked on the same project are strongly encouraged to present a group poster. However, each student must register individually. While the poster may cite the work of any lab member, only undergraduate students may present at the symposium.

Registration for the 2024 Wetterhahn post session is now open and will close May 1.

You may co-present with people working on the same project. However, each co-presenter needs to register individually; include the names of other student presenters in your group on your registration form.

Senior Honors Thesis Students 

If you wish to participate in the Christopher G. Reed Science Competition, you must select "senior honors thesis" as your affiliated group and indicate your interest in this competition on the registration form. Additional information about the competition will be provided after the poster registration deadline.

Library Research Award for the Sciences

All poster registrants are eligible to compete for the Library Research Award for the Sciences. Instructions on how to submit your essay and materials for the competition are found on the page above, and a reminder will be sent out to all registrants in the weeks leading up to the deadline.

Students who received funding in the current academic year from WISP or UGAR for research that is presented at the symposium can print their poster in the Evans Map Room at no charge. All other participants should plan to pay a poster printing fee.

The Library's STEM Research and Learning Librarians have offered several poster-making sessions this year. There is also a library guide that includes a link to a previous iteration of the talk.