Email Abstract by 5 pm EST on October 21st to janine@nebiosolids.org and tchouinard@brwncald.com.

If selected, you will be notified by October 25th and required to upload a recorded presentation by November 4th at 8 am. See below announcement for more details.

SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is there a maximum number of students allowed to participate on a single team?
We have no maximum on the number of students allowed to participate. However, if an abstract is selected to present a full poster, the team will be limited to 10 minute on the presentation so that might dictate how many students actually present.

Is there a specific ratio required between undergraduate and postgraduate participants? No. This year, we have established separate categories for the contest. We plan to award $1,000 USD each to one undergraduate and one graduate researcher (or team). If the team includes a graduate student researcher, it falls into the graduate category.

Are there any particular guidelines or formats that the poster must adhere to? Again, we have no strict guidelines but recommend the students select a format that is conducive to presenting the research results in 10 minutes or less.

CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS
THE NORTHEAST RESIDUALS & BIOSOLIDS CONFERENCE
Student Poster Contest

November 5, 2024 (1 -3 pm EST)

The North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (NEBRA) is once again will be hosting a Student Poster Contest open to graduate and undergraduate students in any field of study with research related to:

PFAS Research and Impacts to Residuals programs
Anaerobic Digestion and other solids processes operations and improvements
Resource recovery from wastewater solids
Beneficial reuse of residual/biosolids for agriculture, silviculture, etc.

This online format gives us the opportunity this year to reach out well beyond the Northeast and solicit participation nationally, even internationally, and we welcome participation from students across the globe who are studying these important subjects.

Please Submit Abstracts Online by Monday, October 21, 2024. Go to www.nebiosolids.org/2024-student-poster-contest for more information about how to submit an abstract. Abstracts will be screened for relevance and those selected to present a poster will be notified by October 25th. Students selected to present will be required to pre-record and upload their poster presentation (5-10 minutes long) by 8 am on Monday, November 4th. The recordings will be played on November 5th from 1 to 3 pm EST and you must be available at that time to answer questions from the Judges.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the students with the best poster presentations. There will be separate prizes for graduate and undergraduate posters with $1,000 checks for the best poster in each category.

The winners will be announced and recognized at the Northeast Residuals & Biosolids Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 13th and 14th. The winner is welcome to join in person or virtually to be recognized. We plan to record and play the winning presentation for the conference attendees.