Date, Time, & Location
This workshop will be offered in person on Friday, April 24, 2026, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Birks Building, Room 203
Description
Have you ever wondered how to design impactful figures to effectively communicate data? Do you struggle with deciding where to begin: by drafting your main text or by composing your figures? In this workshop, we will discuss how to present research using figures; how to compose clear illustrations for lay and scientific audiences; and how to determine what written information to include within images themselves, within their respective captions, and within the main text.
Learning Objectives
Participants will learn the following:
• How images support different types of written communication
• How to select and caption images
• How to compose effective and aesthetically pleasing figures
Instructions
If you have any figures in progress for your thesis, a manuscript or a proposal, please bring them to the session.
Facilitator
Dr. Alexandre Demers-Potvin is a paleontologist who holds a Ph.D. from McGill University and is currently a postdoctoral researcher in McGill’s Department of Bioengineering. He has mastered a wide range of 2D and 3D scientific imaging techniques to illustrate his field- and museum-based research. Dr. Demers-Potvin has received research support from the NSERC, FRQNT, the National Geographic Society, Polar Knowledge Canada, the Dinosaur Research Institute, and the Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science.
Registration
The registration will take two (2) minutes to fill out.