Office Address:
New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation
MSC 3AMP
New Mexico State University
P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-88001
Ph:(575)646-1847
Fax: (575)646-2960
amp@nmsu.edu

New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation

College of Engineering

Research Project Presentation

Faculty mentored research presentations are open to all students attending two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Students who participate in the New Mexico MESA program will have a separate presentation track.

Presentation Categories are:

Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physical Science, and Life Sciences. All presentations must follow the required format and deadline for submitting abstracts and should address a valid scientific question. All research will be presented Friday, October 2nd.

Submitting a Research Abstract:

All presenters must submit an abstract to be included in the conference program. To submit your abstract, click the "Conference presenter" button on the registration form. This will automatically take you to the on-line abstract submission screen. Follow the directions given for the length and format of the abstract (see sample Abstract).

Abstract Guidelines	*In your abstract, you must* include the following:**
An abstract is a summary of your research that highlights major points covered in the work, concisely describing the content and scope of what you present in your poster or oral presentation. In the case of the conference presentation, your audience reads the abstract to make informed decisions about which poster or oral presentations they are interested in attending. Abstracts should be no more than 200 words and should conform to the conventions of your Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline. Please consult with your faculty mentor and have him/her guide you as you write your abstract and review your abstract before it is submitted. The following is a guide for what you might include in your abstract, depending on your mentor's guidance: Purpose of your research study Hypothesis, or question your study is answering Description of the research study Summary of most significant results Conclusions, and Implications (recommendations for future research or work)	Student's full name, Student's Major Title of presentation Institution of student Faculty mentor, mentor's title, and his/her department Program Sponsor Text of Abstract (no more than 200 words) Example Abstract: Manuel Grievas, Biology City College of New York. Faculty Mentor: William R. Mahoney, Assoc. Professor, Computer Science Sponsored by: New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation "Computer Simulation of Periodic-Unsteady Transition on a Turbine Blade" Start the first sentence of your abstract text two spaces down from the title (two returns after your title). Begin the first sentence of your abstract flush left. The abstract should be single-spaced and 12-point Times New Roman font.

Abstract Guidelines

In your abstract, you must include the following:

An abstract is a summary of your research that highlights major points covered in the work, concisely describing the content and scope of what you present in your poster or oral presentation. In the case of the conference presentation, your audience reads the abstract to make informed decisions about which poster or oral presentations they are interested in attending. Abstracts should be no more than 200 words and should conform to the conventions of your Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline. Please consult with your faculty mentor and have him/her guide you as you write your abstract and review your abstract before it is submitted.

The following is a guide for what you might include in your abstract, depending on your mentor's guidance:

Purpose of your research study
Hypothesis, or question your study is answering
Description of the research study
Summary of most significant results
Conclusions, and Implications (recommendations for future research or work)

Student's full name, Student's Major
Title of presentation
Institution of student
Faculty mentor, mentor's title, and his/her department
Program Sponsor
Text of Abstract (no more than 200 words)

Example Abstract:

Manuel Grievas, Biology
City College of New York.
Faculty Mentor: William R. Mahoney, Assoc. Professor, Computer Science Sponsored by: New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

"Computer Simulation of Periodic-Unsteady Transition on a Turbine Blade"

Start the first sentence of your abstract text two spaces down from the title (two returns after your title). Begin the first sentence of your abstract flush left. The abstract should be single-spaced and 12-point Times New Roman font.

The deadline for submission of your abstract for inclusion in the conference program, is Friday, September 18, 2009.

Presentation Format:

Presentations may be oral or poster format (see guidelines below)

Oral Presentations	Poster Presentations
Computers and projectors for Powerpoint presentation will be provided. All presentations must be sent on a cd or as an email attachment to the address below no later then Monday, September 28, 2009. You will be provided 20 minutes for your presentation, which includes up to 15 minutes for your oral presentation and 5 minutes for questions/answers. Be sure to send the ENTIRE FILE, including any special graphics, downloads, URL links, etc. Mail cd to: Conference Coordinator MSC 3AMP; New Mexico State University P.O. Box 30001; Las Cruces, NM 88003-08001 Email: amp@nmsu.edu Please Consider the Following: Presenters who do not send their presentation files in advance, or who bring their own computers, run the risk of possible computer/file incompatibility or other technical problems affecting their ability to present. All presenters should bring overhead transparencies as backup in case of equipment failure. Overhead projectors will be available.	Poster must be no larger than 36" x 48" for mounting one vertical display board. Push pins will be provided for mounting. Please Consider the Following: Poster may be a single large page or multiple small pages provided the presentation fits within the 36"x48" space. Posters do not need to be laminated. You may bring handouts or items for demonstration, however, you are responsible for their security. All posters must be set up by 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2. Tables for use with cardboards will be available on request.

Oral Presentations

Poster Presentations

Computers and projectors for Powerpoint presentation will be provided. All presentations must be sent on a cd or as an email attachment to the address below no later then Monday, September 28, 2009.

You will be provided 20 minutes for your presentation, which includes up to 15 minutes for your oral presentation and 5 minutes for questions/answers.

Be sure to send the ENTIRE FILE, including any special graphics, downloads, URL links, etc.

Mail cd to:
Conference Coordinator
MSC 3AMP; New Mexico State University
P.O. Box 30001; Las Cruces, NM 88003-08001

Email: amp@nmsu.edu

Please Consider the Following:

Presenters who do not send their presentation files in advance, or who bring their own computers, run the risk of possible computer/file incompatibility or other technical problems affecting their ability to present.
All presenters should bring overhead transparencies as backup in case of equipment failure. Overhead projectors will be available.

Poster must be no larger than 36" x 48" for mounting one vertical display board.
Push pins will be provided for mounting.

Please Consider the Following:

Poster may be a single large page or multiple small pages provided the presentation fits within the 36"x48" space. Posters do not need to be laminated.

You may bring handouts or items for demonstration, however, you are responsible for their security. All posters must be set up by 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2.

Tables for use with cardboards will be available on request.

Oral Presentation Iris De La O, a NMSU URA student, presents her research using powerpoint.	Poster Presentation Evan Clement, a SCCORE student, presents his research in poster format.

Note:

These oral and poster presentations will be judged (Poster Presentation Critique and Oral Presentation Critique). Presenters will also receive comment sheets completed by the audience. All community college and university student presenters will be recognized at the awards banquet on Friday, October 2, and will receive a certificate of participation and gift. There will be an additional cash prize for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in both oral and poster categories.

REMEMBER: The deadlines are as follows —All abstracts submitted by Friday, September 18, 2009. Oral presenter PowerPoint files submitted by Monday, September 28, 2009.