Chemistry Poster Printing Guidelines
Chemistry houses a large-format printer that students within chemistry can use to print research posters. For best results and timely turnaround, please adhere to the following guidelines.
Booking a time for printing
The current hours of operation and available times for printing can be viewed on the Chemistry Booking System. Please note that advance notice is required for all printing. Walk-ins or same-day requests unfortunately cannot be accommodated. Poster printing requests must be submitted through google forms Poster submission form as a PDF file no fewer than two business days prior to the print booking. If you need a faster turnaround, the campus library printing services also provides poster printing. Any questions, please email chemposter@umass.edu.
File format and specifications
All files must be provided in PDF format. When creating your PDF be sure the page size is set to the actual size to avoid issues with scaling. Make sure you retain access to the native file in case you need to re-export. If your poster contains university branding, then please ensure that it meets the requirements specified by campus marketing. Posters containing retired branding elements cannot be printed.
Downloadable templates are available in Teams under Chemlinks.
Printer model
The printer is a Canon Image ProGRAF-4600.
Size and paper type
The maximum height is 42″, meaning the shorter dimension can be no greater than 42″. The most commonly stipulated poster dimension is 3′ height x 4′ width (36″ height x 48″ width), but make sure to verify this before you start creating your poster. All posters are printed on Semi-gloss Photo Paper.
Pricing
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 36" × 48–72″ | $20.00 |
| 42" × 48–72″ | $40.00 |
Payment
Customers will need to provide a six-digit SpeedType number at the time of pickup in order to pay for posters.
Use policy
Only printing requests from members of the chemistry department community can be accommodated. The list of approved programs includes BMB, CBI, BTP, and iCons. Please do not request printing services on behalf of others. No printing outside of the College of Natural Sciences is allowed. This is a matter of University policy and cannot be negotiated by staff. Non-chemistry members are directed to the campus library printing services.
All printing must be reserved using the Chemistry Booking System. Please book a 15-minute time slot for each poster. Do not book two posters in one time slot. The requester will need to provide a PDF version of the poster. Reprints due to customer error will be charged.