Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference

Undergraduate/Graduate Student Poster Competition Guidelines

March 24th, 2016

·  Posters must be from a current undergraduate or graduate student (as of March 2016) in one of the participating schools: Univ. of Maryland, Penn State, Univ. of Penn, Univ. of Delaware, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, West Virginia Univ.

- Any potential posters from non-participating schools or individuals other than students will be considered based on space availability and will be considered ‘non-competition posters’.

·  Abstracts must be submitted for acceptance by Feb. 25th, 2016.

-Abstracts must be no more than one page and follow the guidelines below (page 2). Any questions please e-mail Dr. Carey Williams at the e-mail on the guidelines page.

·  If accepted, the student will be asked to prepare a poster to be presented on the second day of the Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference, March 24th, 2016

·  The student must be present on March 24th to answer questions during the morning break. This is the judging period where judges will judge the posters for scientific merit, organization and presentation, and student knowledge of the project.

·  Awards will be presented for the 1st and 2nd placed graduate student and undergraduate student after the conference lunch on March 24th.


ANTIOXIDANT SUPPLEMENTATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN THE EXERCISING HORSE [ALL CAPS, 12 PT FONT, BOLD, CENTERED]

[1 space]

Carey A. Williams*, co-author, co-author, etc. [Centered, 12 pt font, below should include names, institutions, address and e-mail of undergraduate or graduate student]

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Department of Animal Science

84 Lipman Dr., Bartlett Hall

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

[1 space]

*Email:

ABSTRACT: Text in one paragraph, 12 pt font, single spaced, one page. Abstract must cover: a brief introduction to your topic, materials and methods, results, discussion and implications. Acknowledgements should be saved for the poster.