For people interested in pursuing graduate school or formal scientific research positions, it is important to be able to readily convince others of the value of your research, as widespread support and approval is critical in securing grants and assistance from institutions and fellow researchers. I recognized that because my audience was not entirely subject-matter experts, it was important for me to relate the most salient details of my work in an educated, but still easily understood way. For this reason, I simplified the processes of data collection and sensor preparation (shown above) into neatly-illustrated visual schematics that give a casual observer an at-a-glance idea of the process involved while also describing technical aspects to someone with more of a background in biomedical engineering.

As shown above, in order to visually describe my experimental intentions to my audience without confusing them, I only utilized representative sample graphs of my data that illustrated my methods and justifications for my experiments, rather than graphs of specific results. I kept my presentation relevant by only representing the more general points of my research on my poster, allowing me to primarily present the most important information while allowing for elaboration on audience questions.

​For biomedical engineers pursuing graduate school or research positions, it is very important to be able to formally present research in a way that can both describe your work to a mixed audience and credit sources in a professional manner, as research can only be appreciated by others if it can be interpreted and understood.

Note: All excerpts shown are drawn from my 2016 poster, "Mathematical Modeling of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensor Near Infrared Fluorescence for the In Vitro and In Vivo Quantification of Nitric Oxide"