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​APS Pacific Division
Graduate Student Oral or Poster Presentation Competition

The Executive Committee would like to encourage all students presenting their research at the Pacific Division meetings to consider enrolling in the student competition.  The award is intended to increase opportunities for graduate students who attend institutions within the Pacific Division to participate in APS Pacific Division meetings, receive recognition for their research, network with other graduate students and scientists, and gain experience in presenting scientific information to an audience. The monetary awards are $500 for first place, $300 for second, and $200​ for third place.

To participate, mark the box "this abstract is for the student competition"  when you submit your abstract online and meet these requirements: (i) be enrolled as a regular student in an accredited University in the Pacific Division at the time the paper is submitted; (ii) be a member in good standing of the Pacific Division at the time the paper is submitted; (iii) be senior author of the paper; (iv) present the paper orally at a meeting of the Pacific Division; and (v) submit a complete application package. Graduate students who receive a Graduate Student Travel Grant award must compete in the Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition. However, at virtual meetings, no Graduate Student Travel Awards will be awarded.

In order to give a presentation at the 2023 PD-APS meeting, abstracts must be submitted and the abstract submission fee paid through the online abstract submission form by the January 16, 2022. If you want to participate in the Graduate Student Research Award Competition, you must indicate on the submission form that you are submitting an abstract for an oral presentation and that you intend to participate in the Graduate Student Research Award Competition. 

IN ADDITION, you must email a copy of your abstract, including the title, authors, and affiliations, as a single PDF to PD-APS President, Christina Hagerty (christina.hagerty@oregonstate.edu), by January 16, 2022, and you must register for the meeting by February 7, 2023.  Only one abstract per presenter will be considered for the Graduate Student Research Award Competition. Students participating in the Graduate Student Research Award Competition may not participate in the Graduate Student Poster Competition. Students will be notified by February 14, 2023, if their abstract will be included in the Graduate Student Research Award Competition. Note that the poster competition is not held every year.

The PD-APS will recognize outstanding research and oral presentations by graduate students by presenting a plaque and monetary gift.

Graduate Student Oral Presentation Judging Form

Graduate Student Oral or Poster​ Presentation Winners​

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