2024 Steinbrenner Institute Sustainability Symposium
The Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research will be hosting its annual Sustainability Symposium on Friday, March 29th, 2024 from 12 - 2PM in McKenna-Peter-Wright (2nd floor of the CUC). The symposium is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase projects and research of theirs which relate to sustainability in some way. Lunch will be provided.
Students across all schools and colleges at Carnegie Mellon University are eligible to sign up. Projects are usually presented through posters, but there are no hard guidelines—they can be of any form. Easels will be provided for those presenting with posters. There will also be cardboard poster boards to back your posters if they require it. We recommend printing your posters to be 48” x 36”. Students should be present for the entire duration of the event, unless their project is performance-based, time sensitive, etc. Please describe project accommodations you will need in the sign-up form, whether that be equipment, extra space, etc.
A judging panel will independently evaluate projects based on quality of work, quality of presentation, and understanding of environmental relevance, with an emphasis on quality of work. Projects will be randomly assigned to judges and will get five minutes with each. Judges will then convene to determine winners of our two $1,500 Travel Award prizes, which are meant to cover travel expenses and registration fees for conferences. Winners will be notified by email after the event.
The deadline to sign up is March 1st, 2024 by 11:59PM. Only those presenting at the symposium are required to sign up. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Kathy Zhang.
