HTGAA 2025: Individual Final Project Report

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Final Project Presentations Recording MIT/Harvard Students, May 13, 2025

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Revised on May 9, 2025 for clarity.

For MIT/Harvard Students:

<aside> <img src="/icons/checklist_blue.svg" alt="/icons/checklist_blue.svg" width="40px" /> **You will need to complete the following: (A) Prepare and present a presentation to be shared on Tuesday, May 13 (B) completed final project documentation on your Notion page. (C) Sign-up for a presentation slot here.

If you are planning on working in lab, see TA availability here.**

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<aside> <img src="/icons/slide_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/slide_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> (A) Please present from your Notion page and prepare for a 6-7 minute talk with 1-2 minutes of questions and discussion.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/document_purple.svg" alt="/icons/document_purple.svg" width="40px" /> (B) The documentation requirements for your Notion page website are described in Sections 1-7 below. This documentation is due May 15 at the latest.

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MIT/Harvard Final Project Presentations (May 13)

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SECTION 1: ABSTRACT

1. Provide an abstract/summary for your project. (minimum 150 words)

• Self-contained description of the project
• Should contain a brief outline of:
  • Significance
  • Broad objectives
  • Hypotheses
  • Specific aims
  • Methods to be employed
• Use lay language (i.e., understandable by the general public) as much as possible

SECTION 2: BACKGROUND

Provide background information and research for your final project. This should describe the current state of knowledge related to your project and should include a critical evaluation of the literature that identifies the gap in knowledge that this project will fill. Explain the larger context of your project area. What are the challenges and obstacles related to your project? What problem(s) are you seeking to address?