Abstracts will be due at 5 p.m. Jan. 13.
Use this link to submit your abstract.
When successfully submitted you should see a note that reads “Thank you for submitting an abstract to participate in the 2023 Undergraduate Research & Service-Learning Symposium!” If you do not see that note, then it was not submitted and you may need to fill out the form a second time.
You will be asked for several pieces of information when you go to the abstract submission form. This document is designed to prepare you for those questions so that you can gather all of the appropriate information and work with your advisor prior to submission.
If you have any questions throughout this process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Dr. Jamie Newman (jjnewman@latech.edu).
Submitter Information
- Submitting Student Name
- Submitting Student email address
- Academic College of Submitting Student
Basic Presentation Information
- Project Type
- Research
- Service-Learning
- Preference for oral presentation or poster.
- Poster
- Oral
- No preference
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- Yes
- No
- Maybe
Preference for date of presentation, if course or work conflict
- Need to present Friday afternoon
- Need to present Saturday morning
- No conflict
Is your project part of a collaboration across programs, disciplines, or universities?
- Yes
- No
Presenter and Advisor Information
- Student Presenter’s Name
- Academic College of Student
- Academic Unit of Student
- Primary Project/Research Advisor Name
- Academic College of Advisor
- Academic Unit of Advisor
- Name of other students involved in presentation
- Name of other faculty advisors
- Affiliations of other students and faculty (include college if at Louisiana Tech, name of university, organization, or institution if not at Louisiana Tech)
Abstract Information
- Project Title
- Abstract (see guidelines below)
- Approval of advisor
Abstract Guidelines
In about 250 words, abstracts should include:
- The research question your project tried to answer/the problem your project tried to solve
- The methodology/methods you used to collect the information needed to answer your research question/solve the research problem
- The results of your research/what you found as a result of your work
- The conclusions, or the ways individuals can apply or use what you found to address the problem in their own way
Create a clear and concise paragraph
Goal:
- What is the question you are trying to answer through your research/work?
- What is the problem you are trying to solve through your research/work?
Motivation:
- What is the specific problem you sought to address or question you sought to answer in relation to this topic?
- What is the interest or importance of this area of research or topic of study?
- What is the broader implication of this research? What is the potential impact of your findings?
Methodology:
- What kind of information/data did you collect to try to answer this question or find a solution to this problem?
- What method or approach did you use to collect this information/data?
- How did you go about solving your problem or answering your question?
- What did you do? Summarize the process you used to collect and analyze this information to answer this question or solve this problem.
Results:
- What information/data did you collect?
- What trends or patterns did you find when you reviewed this information/data?
Conclusion:
- What did you learn from conducting your research that advances the field of study?
- Were your results what you expected? Why or why not?
- How do your findings relate back to your goal and motivation for doing this work?
- What benefits do you think your work has to offer society and/or your field of study?
- How could your scholarship continue into future research or projects?