MARGINS Prize for
Outstanding Student Presentations

The MARGINS Office and Steering Committee are offering two $500 prizes for Outstanding Student Presentations on MARGINS-related science at the AGU Fall Meeting, December 14-18, 2009 in San Francisco Westin Market Street Hotel.

MARGINS is an NSF-supported organization that seeks to facilitate outstanding interdisciplinary research on continental margins, with a focus on Rupturing Continental Lithosphere (RCL), Seismogenic Zone (SEIZE), Source-to-Sink (S2S), and the Subduction Factory (SF). All of the above initiatives are described in detail in our MARGINS Science Plans. A PDF file of the entire publication is available at the link below.

One prize will be awarded for Best Poster Presentation and one for Best Oral Presentation. The prizes highlight the important role of student research in accomplishing MARGINS science goals, and encourages cross-disciplinary input to the program. Any student who is first author and presenting a poster or oral presentation is eligible. Students from the international community and the US are encouraged to apply.

In addition, student entrants are invited to display their poster or a poster summarizing their talk at the MARGINS Townhall Meeting and Reception (6:00 PM, Tuesday, December 15th; Westin Market Street Hotel in the Metropolitan-3 room). The students are encouraged to use the forum as an opportunity to further share their results and interact with a wide spectrum of MARGINS scientists and NSF program representatives.

To be considered, students must apply via the MARGINS website, including a brief statement of how their research contributes to some aspect of the MARGINS Science Plans. This statement is important, as it may be used to pre-screen entrants for relevance, and may be considered in the final choice of the winner. Please note that students are not required to be working on a MARGINS-funded project in order to be eligible to enter the competition. AGU presentations will be judged by present and past members of the MARGINS Steering Committee, and scientists and educators in MARGINS-related fields. Presentations will be evaluated on content and presentation, following AGU guidelines. All applications must be submitted by Friday, November 20, although earlier application would be greatly appreciated.

The winner and honorable mentions will be notified after the AGU Fall Meeting, and will be highlighted in the MARGINS newsletter and on the MARGINS website. Home departments will be notified of the achievement.

**FOR JUDGES**

Student Prize Application Form
Application Deadline: Friday, November 20, 2009

MARGINS Science Plans
Download a PDF file of the entire MARGINS Science Plans.

Suggestions for an Effective Presentation
What our Judges will be looking for (PDF).

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Get a look at our winners from previous years.

Samples of past winner and honorable mention presentations

Good Luck!

Direct any inquiries about this contest or the application form to the MARGINS Office, phone 845-365-8711.