Judging Panel

For Judges

EBS judges evaluate student research presentations during the symposium, in-person or online. Your feedback, delivered directly to students, is often the most memorable part of the experience for them.

Role Overview

What Judges Do

EBS judges attend the symposium on the day of the event and evaluate student research presentations using a structured rubric. Each judge evaluates 4–6 poster presentations, in-person or online (depending on your availability).

Judging at EBS is calibrated to the level of the participants — these are high school and middle school students doing dry-lab research for the first time. You are not evaluating the quality of a PhD defense. You are evaluating effort, understanding, and scientific thinking relative to the student's experience level.

Attend a brief virtual orientation in the week before the symposium

Attend Symposium Day at Phillips Exeter Academy (Spring 2027)

Evaluate 4–6 poster sessions (~15 min each) using our scoring rubric

Provide written and verbal feedback to each student presenter

Submit completed scoresheets by end of event day

Time Commitment

One-day commitment. Symposium Day runs approximately 9 AM – 5 PM. Judges may attend for a full or half day based on availability, in-person or online.

Location

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire. Exact venue on campus TBD. Parking information provided to registered judges.

Background Required

Judges should have at minimum an undergraduate degree in a biological science or related field. Graduate students, faculty, and industry professionals all welcome.

Recognition

All judges are acknowledged in the EBS symposium program and on this website. We deeply appreciate your time and expertise.