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Best Poster Awards
Here is the list of prizes for 2007. Each RURS student will only be eligible for the prizes in his or her division.
Natural Sciences Division
From the RURS Steering Committee:
1st Prize - Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing, provided by http://www.familytreedna.com/
2nd Prize - Computer tablet
3rd Prize - Serotonin and dopamine molecular jewelry, provided by Uncommon Goods.com
4th and 5th Prizes (Honorable Mentions) - 2 GB USB drives
For BIOS 310 students (given by the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology):
1st Prize (top 2 scores) - $100 each
2nd Prize (next 2 top scores) - $60 each
3rd Prize (next 2 top scores) - $40 each
Honorable Mentions (next 2 top scores) - $20 each
For BIOS 412 students (given by the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology):
1st Prize - $100
2nd Prize - $50
3rd Prize - $25
Students may be eligible for more than one prize in this division - i.e. top overall score earns the Steering Committee's 1st prize and, if the winner is enrolled in BIOS 310 as well, he or she will also receive a 1st Prize for BIOS 310 students.
Engineering Division:
1st Prize - 500 GB external hard drive
2nd Prize - 250 GB external hard drive
3rd Prize - 160 GB external hard drive
4th and 5th Prizes (Honorable Mentions) - Wireless mice
Social Sciences Division
1st Prize - $150 Amazon.com gift certificate
2nd Prize - $80 Borders gift certificate
Humanities and Architecture Division:
1st Prize - $150 Amazon.com gift certificate
2nd Prize - $80 Borders gift certificate
All prizes are subject to change.
Judging Criteria:
The posters will be judged on:
- Readability
- Legibility
- Organization
- Quality of Science
- Intellectual Presentation
- Appearance
Common weaknesses:
- An unclear statement of goals
- Lack of labeling of figures, difficulty in determining which samples were analyzed
- Difficulty assessing the significance of the work
- Presentation of work not interesting
Presentation (3-5 minute summary):
The presentations will be judged on:
- Ability to answer questions
- Clarity of the student's objectives
- Student's understanding of the science behind the study
Jenessa Shapiro Award
This award was established to honor the student founder of the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium, Jenessa Shapiro, who graduated in 2002. The award is given to the undergraduate student presenter at RURS who embodies the ideals of the scientific enterprise exhibited by Jenessa throughout her career at Rice; curiosity, ingenuity, creativity, and hard work. The recipient will be chosen by the RURS Steering Committee by reviewing nominations from RURS participants' Faculty Advisors. The award winner receives a plaque and special recognition at the Award Ceremony.
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