Poster abstracts are now being accepted for the 21st Annual Norman Borlaug Lecture Poster Competition for Graduate and Undergraduate Students. The competition and display of posters will take place Monday, Oct. 28, in the Memorial Union at Iowa State University, prior to the Norman Borlaug Lecture featuring 2024 World Food Prize Laureates Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler.
Submitted poster abstracts should describe work or projects in the general area of world issues, which could include food, agriculture, climate, nutrition, economies, technology, and more.
To submit a poster abstract, complete the Qualtrics form by Monday, Oct. 7, at 11:59 p.m. Students selected to present their posters at the Borlaug Poster Competition will be notified via email by Oct. 14.
This year’s poster session and lecture will be held earlier in the day than in the past:
- 3:30-5:30 p.m. – Poster session and judging, Sun Room/South Ballroom
- 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Borlaug Lecture, Great Hall
- 6:30 p.m. – Poster winners announced and book signing by Laureates
Student presenters are required to be present for the Borlaug Lecture and the awards ceremony. Reserved seating will be available during the lecture for all poster presenters.
Prizes of $200, $150 and $100 for both undergraduate and graduate student competitions are made possible with funds provided by the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Sciences and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The Borlaug Poster Competition is coordinated by Iowa State’s Nutritional Sciences Council.
For further details about this competition, please visit the Borlaug Poster Competition webpage or contact Ajay Nair (nairajay@iastate.edu) or Dorothy Masinde (masinde@iastate.edu).