Update on submission deadline and eligibility – see here.

SusTech 2016 invites undergraduate students to submit abstracts for the Student Poster Contest.
(Download Poster Contest PDF Flyer here.)

Students are invited to send in ideas or designs for developing projects/products supporting the sustainability topics areas of the Conference. The selected posters will be displayed during the SusTech 2016 Student Poster Session, on Sunday October 9, being held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

The deadline to submit poster abstracts is midnight US Mountain Time, September 11,2016.

Notification of acceptance will be September 20.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Poster authors must be undergraduate students at the time of submission and may be members of a team comprising of up to four students.  At least one student author must be an IEEE student member at the time of the submission of the poster to the Contest. The poster should be fully the work of the student or students and completed before they have received the engineering or scientific degree.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

• Internet of Things – IOT (e.g.: Sensors, computing, control, communication, storage and drive electronics targeted for IOT applications, medical electronics, drones)
• Smart Grid (e.g. communication, control, power electronics, energy storage, demand control and response)
• Waste: (e.g. reduction, conversion, disposal, recycling, reuse, harvesting, managing product lifecycle)
• Renewable Energy (e.g. solar, wind, tidal, fuel cells, energy harvesting, nuclear, thermal, power distribution)
• Water (e.g. Sourcing & distribution, conservation, harvesting, waste disposal, recycling)
• Electronics (e.g. components and systems, sustainable manufacturing, automotive and industrial applications)
• Energy Efficiency (e.g. sensing and measurement, energy saving, auto electrification & fuel economy, data centers)
• Transportation (e.g. electric & autonomous vehicles, aviation, motors, drive controls, batteries)
• Societal Implications / Quality of Life (e.g. global warming, sustainability education, human resources, risk-management, remediation, public policy)

HOW TO SUBMIT?

To participate in the contest students should write a 2-page (500-700-word) description (abstract) of the poster, along with authors names, respective university and contact details; and submit it using the SusTech website here  by the specified deadline. The abstracts will be reviewed and authors notified by Sept 20th if they will be presenting at SusTech.

If you have any questions or problems submitting your abstract, contact Phani Vallabhajosyula, SusTech 2016 Poster Contest chair, phani.c.v@ieee.org.