AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH

This award for Outstanding Student Environmental Research is given to an OSU Environmental Science graduate student who best demonstrates creativity, originality, and quality in environmental research in a publication, conference presentation, or conference poster. Preference will be given to those Environmental Science graduate students who  present at the annual OSU Student Research Symposium. The student will receive an engraved trophy and his or her name will be permanently displayed on a student research award plaque. In addition, a monetary award will be deposited in the student’s OSU Bursar account. This award will be given only once to the same student.

1. Eligibility: Any Oklahoma State University Environmental Science graduate student.

2. Criteria for Selection: Presentation at the OSU Graduate Research Symposium.

a. Quality and quantity of contribution to environmental science and management  (20%)

b. Impression made on judges as to the quality and compelling nature of the  presentation (30%)

c.  Professionalism and courteousness of the presenter during the presentation (15%)

d.  Quality and appropriateness of visual aids used to enhance presentation (15%)