ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
PAPER/POSTER COMPETITION AWARD INFORMATION

The Alabama Academy of Science annually presents paper/poster competition awards for the best student research paper and poster presented to each Section of the Academy at the Annual Meeting. The papers and posters presented to a particular Section as part of the Competition are evaluated by a committee comprised of members of that Section. Papers and posters are judged on the basis of creative thought, significance to the field, thoroughness, technical skill, and clarity of presentation. Each award is for $50.00, and is accompanied by a Certificate of Recognition. To be considered for an award, competitors must meet the following eligibility requirements, and must adhere to the procedure outlined below.

Eligibility Requirements

  1. The author or authors (students) must be a member of the Academy in good standing and must be or have been enrolled in a college or university in Alabama at the time the research was undertaken and completed to receive the award.
  2. The competitor must have completed original research, the results of which have not yet been published. The competitor's Research Advisor must attest that the competitor's work is original research of a type that is characteristic of the field.
  3. The competitor must be listed either as sole author of the paper or poster, with acknowledgement to the Research Advisor, or as first author, with the Research Advisor listed as a junior author.
  4. The competitor must be registered at the Annual Meeting of the Academy.
  5. A competitor in the Paper Competition must make an oral presentation of his/her research results to members of an appropriate Section of the Academy at the Annual Meeting. A competitor in the Poster Competition must stand with his/her poster during the time and at the location indicated in the Program for the Annual Meeting, at which time and location the competitor should be prepared to explain and discuss the research.

Procedure

  1. The competitor must complete the on-line Title Submission Form and check the appropriate box to enter the student competition.
  2. An abstract must be prepared and submitted on-line by the date specified on the Academy web-site. Information about abstract preparation is available by consulting the main AAS webpage.
  3. Award recipients will be announced and checks distributed at the joint AAS/AJAS Banquet as part of the Annual Meeting.

NOTE: The Chair of the Committee on Research should acknowledge receipt of your intent to enter the student competition. This will be done electronically (via e-mail). Stephen Watts, Ph.D., is Chair of Committee on Research. His e-mail address is: sawatts@uab.edu