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Anatomy of an Abstract

Learn how to write a concise and engaging abstract for conferences, symposiums, journal articles, and more. This guide covers the format, content, and key elements of a well-crafted abstract.

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Anatomy of an Abstract

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  1. Anatomy of an Abstract Malika Moutawakkil Bell Education & Human Resources Center for Adaptive Optics University of California Santa Cruz

  2. What is an Abstract? • A mini paper • One paragraph • Describes what you are going to discuss, present or write about • Gives reader and overview of the facts • Source of new ideas • Gets reader interested (ie: at a conference)

  3. Anatomy of an Abstract • Introduction • Hypothesis/Goal/Problem • Observations/Experiment/Methods • Results (May not have these by the time you write your abstract) • Discussion and Conclusion

  4. Know Your Audience • Play up the news • Write with a person in mind • What forum? • Scientific conference • School Symposium • Journal article • SACNAS or AMOS

  5. Questions to Ask Yourself • What problem did I solve? • What goal did I reach? • Why does it matter (to industry, science, etc)? • How can my work be applied? • How does my work fit in with the work of others? • Can I support my claims? • Is my result expected or is this a new way of thinking about the subject? • What assumptions did I make?

  6. What Must an Abstract Have? • Adequate information on which to make a judgment. • Brief description • Results, observations and a conclusion. • Possible applications

  7. How to Write It • Sketch out your findings • Separate main findings from supporting findings • Construct the main sentence • Include supporting evidence • Add something interesting • Tie everything together in logical order with good transition.

  8. What an Abstract Doesn’t Include • Description of secondary findings • References • Jargon and unexplained acronyms • Too many words • Lots of detail

  9. Before Submitting Your Abstract • Discuss each draft with your mentor • NO errors or typos • Get your institution’s approval (learn their policy as soon as you start work!!!) • Follow guidelines of who ever is requesting the abstract

  10. Your Assignment Today • Write an abstract about either: • The Camera Obscura Inquiry OR • The Lenses and Refraction Inquiry • Include what we talked about today • Due: Friday AM • We’ll do peer review in class on Friday AM

  11. Thurs. June 3 1st draft Short Course Abstract Due + Peer Review - Peer review, get staff review at end of day Fri. July 7 1st draft of Project Abstract Due - Get staff review by July 11th Mon. June 14 Final Short Course Abstract Due - Save for portfolio Fri. July 14 2nd draft of Project Abstract Due - Get staff review by July 18th Fri. July 21 Final of Project Abstract Due Fri. July 20 Abstract due to SACNAS (if applicable) Abstracts Within Your Internship Sat. June 4 2nd draft Short Course Abstract due - Get staff review at end of day Tues. May 30 Anatomy of an Abstract

  12. You will do GREAT!!!

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