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On 3 July, students were given the opportunity to showcase their research at the Department of Chemical Engineering's annual PhD Symposium.
As is customary, the symposium was opened with a keynote speech from a distinguished speaker. This year, Professor Liangfang Zhang from UC San Diego discussed his work on biomimetic nanoparticles used in drug delivery, detoxification and vaccination.
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Professor Liangfang Zhang, UC San Diego
Professor Zhang's keynote speech was then followed a series of 20-minute talks from 12 PhD students, each of whom presented their work and answered questions from the audience. The students, whose talks covered a range of topics from predicting false lumen thrombosis to transport mechanism in graphene oxide membranes, were evaluated by a panel of academics and industrial partners.
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Mark Allenby, first prize winner (panel vote)
During the lunch break, the Department also held a poster session, where 20 students showcased their work in the form of research posters. These were judged by academic and non-academic staff members of the Department, with the students on standby to answer any questions the audience had about their work. The symposium day was closed with a drinks reception where the prize winners were announced:
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Ravi Shankar, first prize winner (panel vote)
Winners (panel vote)
Oral presentations
1st prize: Mark Allenby
Joint 2nd prize: Hao Bian
Joint 2nd prize: Shiqi Wang
Poster presentations
1st prize: Ravi Shankar
2nd prize: Selene Pirola
Winners (student vote)
Oral presentations
1st prize: Mark Allenby
2nd prize: Lorena dos Santos de Souza
3rd prize: Claudia Menichini
Poster presentations
1st prize: Humera Ansari
2nd prize: Manuela Nania
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[Article written by Dora Olah an Undergraduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering.]
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