2021 Undergraduate Research Summer Symposium

This summer, East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Research is offering a summer symposium for students to share their work with their peers and Pirate faculty. The event is open to ECU undergraduates, visiting Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) students, and visiting Summer Venture students. We can’t wait to see the great research work you’re doing across campus and beyond!

Event Information

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• July 19-26
• Poster Presentations with Synchronous Interactive Sessions
• Submission Link
• Event Access. Attendees may have to register their email address, but no password is required.
• For more information, contact the Office of Undergraduate Research by email at ugresearch@ecu.edu.

Poster Submissions

Submission Information

Online Submission Form

Students can begin submitting their posters on July 15. Please check back July 15 for access to the online submission link. All uploads are final beginning July 19. Office of Undergraduate Research staff will be available to answer questions on Thursday, July 22, until 5 p.m. by email at ugresearch@ecu.edu.

Submission Directions

• Students who present in this format will prepare a poster for upload and a short (up to 5 minutes) video describing their poster.
• Uploaded poster files need to be in PDF format and under 10MB (as stated on the upload form).
• Posters have a chat function for people to post comments and for the presenters to reply.
• Poster presenters: You will need to be at your computer during your assigned timeslot. You will interact with the judges and other attendees via the comment box under the poster (think Facebook comments) during that time. You do not need to turn on your camera for this. Unlike face-to-face meetings, you do not need to give a resume of your poster to everyone who “visits” your poster.
• Posters may be oriented horizontally or vertically, uploaded as a PDF.
• Poster formatting tips:
  • The title of your poster should appear across the top in large letters.  Titles in a 60-pt. font will stand out and be easy to read.  The minimum font size for poster titles should be 36-pt. There is a max. 10 MB file size limit.
  • Below the title, put the name of the student presenter, co-presenter(s), faculty mentor(s), and the school or institution.
  • Use at least a 24-pt. font or larger for the main text, so that it shows up easily in the virtual environment.
  • Posters generally read from left to right and top to bottom in columns.
  • Use color for highlighting and to make your poster more attractive.  Use pictures, graphs, diagrams, and graphics rather than text whenever possible.
  • Limit the text. Your audience will be scrolling through many posters. Most of your audience will likely not read large blocks of text, so use bullets instead of paragraphs whenever possible.
  • The ideal poster is designed to attract attention, provide a brief overview of your work, and initiate discussion.

Submission Examples