Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More

Matt Carter is an Associate Professor of Biology at Williams College where he teaches courses in neuroscience and physiology. His research program focuses on how the brain regulates food intake and sleep and is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. In addition to primary scientific publications, he is also the author of Designing Science Presentations (Academic Press). He is a recipient of the Walter Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching from Stanford University and the Nelson Bushnell Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Writing from Williams College.

Title: Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More

Author: Matt Carter

ISBN: 9780123859693

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Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Publication Date: 2013-01-09

Number of Pages: 384

Weight: 0.6500 kg

Each chapter begins with an introduction to the material and contains a succinctly done and well-illustrated main body, followed by a listing of dos and don'ts for the type of material covered. The text is recommended for the novice presenter as well as the seasoned instructor looking for ways to improve delivery and, perhaps, student (or cohort) evaluations. --IEEE Pulse, July/August 2014 This volume guides researchers and graduate students in the creation of compelling science communication...This clear, readable volume...provides visually intensive guidance at every step-from the construction of original figures to the presentation and delivery of those figures in papers, slideshows, posters, and websites. --Anticancer Research 34, 2014