My lab has had different topics and I have 3 posters over 3 years, how should I list them?

[Sharknad0]

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Should I make one big bibliography section? Should I list my years in the lab as a recurring thing even though I had different topics for my time in the lab?

 

[Catalystik]

My lab has had different topics and I have 3 posters over 3 years, how should I list them?
1) Should I make one big bibliography section?
2) Should I list my years in the lab as a recurring thing even though I had different topics for my time in the lab?

To more accurately answer your questions:
1) Where were the posters presented? On campus, or at regional or national conferences? Were any of the posters based on the same data set, but presented at multiple venues?

2) Did you work in the lab only during the academic year, or also in the summers?

 

[smukke]

And how "full" are the rest of your activities? Are you going to easily fill up the rest of the spots?

As a reference, I lumped my research experiences by mostly by lab (each were 1.5+ years full time) even though they encompassed different projects.

 

[Sharknad0]

To more accurately answer your questions:
1) Where were the posters presented? On campus, or at regional or national conferences? Were any of the posters based on the same data set, but presented at multiple venues?

2) Did you work in the lab only during the academic year, or also in the summers?

The lab work was 3 academic years, each with its own focus, each culminating in a poster presented at a research forum on campus. Each poster was presented just once.

And how "full" are the rest of your activities? Are you going to easily fill up the rest of the spots?

As a reference, I lumped my research experiences by mostly by lab (each were 1.5+ years full time) even though they encompassed different projects.

The way I have it set up right now is:

1. Year one, one of my meaningful experiences, include citation for poster
2. Year two, non-meaningful, new description, include citation for poster
3. Year three, non-meaningful, new description, include citation for poster

Then I have 10 more actual things for a total of 13.

Another question is should I include every authors name?

 

[Catalystik]

The lab work was 3 academic years, each with its own focus, each culminating in a poster presented at a research forum on campus. Each poster was presented just once.

The way I have it set up right now is:

1. Year one, one of my meaningful experiences, include citation for poster
2. Year two, non-meaningful, new description, include citation for poster
3. Year three, non-meaningful, new description, include citation for poster

Then I have 10 more actual things for a total of 13.

Another question is should I include every authors name?

Since you're not space-impaired, the way you've done it is perfectly fine, especially if you're applying to research-oriented schools and need lots of space for details. If you are not a reasonable candidate for top schools, you could consider condensing more.

When citing a poster, you do not need to list all the names. You could just say you were first author, third author, etc, especially as I'd assume the PI will be your Contact for all three spaces. If you were not the presenter of the poster, you should give credit to the author that was.

 

[Sharknad0]

When citing a poster, you do not need to list all the names. You could just say you were first author, third author, etc, especially as I'd assume the PI will be your Contact for all three spaces. If you were not the presenter of the poster, you should give credit to the author that was.

If we all contributed equally and there was no ranked authorship should I just use my name and my PI's?

 

[Sharknad0]

When citing a poster, you do not need to list all the names. You could just say you were first author, third author, etc, especially as I'd assume the PI will be your Contact for all three spaces. If you were not the presenter of the poster, you should give credit to the author that was.

If we all contributed equally and there was no ranked authorship should I just use my name and my PI's?

 

[Catalystik]

If we all contributed equally and there was no ranked authorship should I just use my name and my PI's?

You might indicate there was equal Co-Authorship.