• Poster #1 (week8): due Monday, April 27, by 4:00pm
  • Must be in Powerpoint or PDF format, sized to 20" x 30". Be sure to verify the size.
  • DO NOT SEND BY EMAIL -- bring electronic copies to the Design Center Office on either a CD or flash drive, or post on Tiger File Exchangerto .
  • Poster #2 (week 10): due Friday, May 15, by 4:00pm
  • Electronic copy required in Word or PDF format.
  • Bring to the Design Center Office on a CD or flash drive, or post on Tiger File Exchanger to . DO NOT SEND BY EMAIL!
  • Also submit a signed copy of the Copyright Form (also called "Offer of Technical Paper"). All team members must sign.
  • All papers will be published in our annual Conference Proceedings. If circumstances restrict your ability to publish your technical paper, you must submit a note explaining your rationale.
  • BROAD audience:
  • Peer students
  • Faculty members and Project Sponsors
  • Practicing engineers at Sponsor organization
  • Lower division undergraduate students
  • Prospective Students and Their Families
  • Poster Objectives
  • Summarize the highlights of your work.
  • Serve as a conversation starter.
  • Entice the viewer to seek out more information about your project.
  • Poster Format
  • 20” wide x 30” tall
  • A blank poster (template) and samples are available on Mycourses and EDGE
  • Use full color, and lots of graphics
  • Two copies made for you by the MSD Program Administration:
  • One for display in halls of KGCOE
  • One for sponsor
  • Additional posters printed here at your own cost
  • Typical Poster Contents
  • The Title Block
  • Title (descriptive but brief)
  • Project Number
  • Every author with departmental affiliation.
  • Use graphics – show a photo of the team, not just your names!
  • Introduction & Background
  • Why is your work important? Motivation!
  • Who else has contributed to this field of research, based on the references cited?
  • Where can the viewer find out more about the project?
  • Outline work done to complete the project.
  • Needs and Specifications
  • Outline customer needs
  • Outline design specifications
  • Are all customer needs addressed? (QFD?)
  • Design Concepts
  • If you include many design concepts, do it briefly!
  • How did you arrive at final solution?
  • Final concept should be clearly defined
  • Exploded view, clear CAD drawings
  • Theory / Analysis / Model / Testing
  • Outline the mathematical development – key results
  • Outline testing done on final product
  • Emphasize results and interpretations
  • Did you meet your specs? Prove it!
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Critical evaluation of project – what went well, what didn’t?
  • What still needs doing AND what resources might be required for that?
  • Does your customer support your conclusions and recommendations?
  • Acknowledgements
  • Who paid the bills?
  • Who helped out and what did they do?
  • Include graphic of the MSD program:

People to thanks:

Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard, Scott Kennard, Jim, Eva, Tom, Mr. David Hathaway, Dr. Mark Kempski, Rob Kraynik, Ryan, Dr. Steve Weinstein, Dr. Brown, Professor Palit, Bill Finch, Dr. Kozak, John Wellin