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SUMMARY:Sigma Pi Sigma Departmental Poster Competition - 2026
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CONTACT:Ashley.Cleveland@ttu.edu\;gavetter@ttu.edu\;Chris.Madrid@ttu.edu
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Sung-Won Lee\, Christopher Madrid\, Garath Vetters (
 Texas Tech University)\n\nAbout the CompetitionSigma Pi Sigma and GRASP in
 vite students to participate in the 8th Annual Department of Physics and A
 stronomy Poster Competition. All students involved in research are strongl
 y encouraged to participate.The competition is an excellent opportunity to
  practice presenting your research\, receive constructive feedback\, and r
 efine your poster before the TSAPS meeting on November 6–8 or other upco
 ming conferences.Event DetailsDate: Friday\, October 30\, 2026Time: 10:00 
 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Location: TBDFormat: In-person poster presentationsImporta
 nt DeadlinesAbstract submission: Friday\, October 2\, 2026\, at 11:59 p.m.
  Central TimePoster PDF submission: Friday\, October 23\, 2026\, at 11:59 
 p.m. Central TimeSubmit an abstractPoster RequirementsPosters should be de
 signed for a 36 × 48-inch format and should use a university-approved tem
 plate.The following resources offer guidance on poster design and image pr
 eparation:Poster-making resources from Technology ServicesBitmap and vecto
 r image guidance from the Graduate SchoolPresentations and JudgingParticip
 ants will present their posters in person. Each poster will be evaluated b
 y multiple judges using the competition rubric\, and the completed evaluat
 ions will be used to identify the top posters in each division.View the ju
 dging rubricUploading an Accepted PosterAfter your abstract has been accep
 ted:Open the Contributions List from the event page.Select your contributi
 on.Choose Add Material.Upload your poster as a PDF.Please upload your fina
 l poster by the October 23 deadline.Information for Judges and SpectatorsT
 he competition will begin with a brief welcome and introduction. Judges an
 d spectators are then invited to visit the posters that interest them most
  and speak with the presenters.Some presenters may have scheduling conflic
 ts and may not be available throughout the entire event. If a presenter is
  temporarily unavailable\, please return to the poster later.QuestionsFor 
 questions\, please contact the organizers using the email links in the Con
 tact panel.Organizing CommitteeAshley Cleveland — President\, Sigma Pi S
 igmaGarath Vetters — President\, GRASPDr. Christopher Madrid — Sigma P
 i Sigma Faculty Advisor\n\nhttps://eventreg.ads.ttu.edu/event/351/
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URL:https://eventreg.ads.ttu.edu/event/351/
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