At the end of each semester (autumn and spring), our students will present their research progress. Every lab member and some invited student/faculty members will evaluate students' oral presentations. The winner, whose score is highest, will be presented a gift card of $50.

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Evaluation is based on two parts: oral presentation and leading discussion. See the attachment below.

A. Presentation

1. Is the presentation clear to you?  Do you understand the contents the speaker tries to convey?

2. Do you find the presentation interesting or boring?  Did you learn something new from the speaker’s presentation?

3. Can you follow the presentation?  Is his/her speed too fast?  Just fine, or too slow?

4. How do you like and dislike the way the speaker presents his/her research?  Please give examples.

5. How will the speaker improve his/her presentation?  Any suggestion to do or not to do?

 

B. Discussion

1, Do you ask the speaker question(s)?  How does s/he handle your question(s)?  Are you satisfied with his/her answer(s)?

2. Can the speaker handle the question(s) properly and answer them accordingly?

3. Can you answer the question(s) provided by the speaker?  Why or why not?

 

C. Overall ranking on the speaker in 1-10 points (total = 50 points)

1. New research results

2. Speaker’s understanding and interpretation of his/her data

3. Leading discussion

4. Timing of the talk

5. Clarity of the talk

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The Lab Symposium has started in autumn 2008. But we started keeping a record of our winners in autumn 2019.

Autumn 2019. Scott Benzinger: Analysis and Evaluation of Polyester Microfibers on Arabidopsis thaliana Growth.

Spring 2020. Christopher McNeil, Dalton Overmyer, Thomas Abebe. An Automated Process for the Cropping, Processing, and Analysis of Images of Root Systems.
 

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