Template for Preparation of your abstract for College of Sciences

Annual Conference

　
A.B. Student and S.D. Adviser
student@utrgv.edu and adviser@utrgv.edu

The description of your abstract should be in the single Word format (no more than 300 words)
and should be prepared in the following structure: (1) Use a sheet of 8.5 x 11 size paper with
Margins set at 1; (2) Presentation title; student and any co-authors names, name of the faculty
member overseeing your project with contact information should be entered as separate lines on
the Abstract; (3) The abstract should not contain formal citations to published work or literature;
(4) Footnotes should not be included, although a funding acknowledgement may be included at
the end of the abstract and will not be counted; (5) While technical terms and scientific formulas
are appropriate, avoid using abbreviations in the abstract unless the abbreviation is clearly
explained; (6) Clear research statement/hypothesis and provide brief statement of research
methods as well as research results, conclusions should be highlighted; (7) Use 12 points Times
New Roman for the main text and the main text should be fully justified with single space; (8)
Start the first line leaving the space two lines; (9) Title, author's names, and affiliations should be
centered; (10) Use bold face with 14 fonts for title but not for authors and the main text. (11)
Please underline the presenting author. (12) Abstract should be submitted online by March 6,
2020.