To encourage academic exchange and communication, we are pleased to announce that the Materials Science First Poster Competition has now commenced. 

Topic: All aspects of Materials Science.

Date: 5 August to 5 September

Submit your poster: https://sciforum.net/conference/PCMS

Requirements:

1. The content of the poster can be a comprehensive presentation of your recent research results or a summary of the cutting-edge research in your field. However, all posters must be related to Materials Science.
2. No copyright issues with any elements in the poster.
3. The minimum size for images is 148 mm × 210 mm (horizontal × vertical) at 300 dpi.
4. Posters should be in gif/jpg/png/jpeg/bmp format and no larger than 4 MB.
5. The poster should be submitted to the system along with a valid link on Twitter about the poster before 5 September.
6. Applicants should be PhD students or researchers with a PhD degree in Materials Science or a related field.

Required Application Documents:

1. A caption with poster title and brief introduction.
2. An updated CV and a scanned copy of the applicant’s doctorate/student certificate.
3. A link corresponding to a relevant tweet about the poster on Twitter.

To register for the poster prize:

1. Register and submit via Sciforum.
2. Tweet about your poster with the title, #MaterialsPoster, and any other relevant subject hashtag(s).
3. Share your poster with as many as people as possible.
4. Discuss and answer questions from the community or committee members.
5. Win a prize if your poster is selected as the best!

Evaluation criteria:

1. Number of thumb up/retweets of each entry by 5 October (20% of the total score)
2. Voting results by poster committee (80% of the total score)

• Originality/Novelty
• Interest to the readers
• Rich in content and coherent
• Significance of content

Prize:

First Prize: 500 CHF and a 50% discount voucher;

Second Prize: 300 CHF and a 30% discount voucher each;

Third Prize: 200 CHF and a 20% discount voucher each;

Note: The voucher can be applied to manuscripts submitted to Materials before 31 August 2021.

The winners will be announced on the Materials website and on Twitter by end of October.

For any questions, please contact [email protected].