Chemical Engineering PhD Symposium 2017
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.
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.
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:
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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