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Materials Postdoc and Fellows Symposium returns for its 13th year

by Kayleigh Brewer

The Postdocs and Fellows Symposium celebrates the work of Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows in the Department of Materials.

The 13th Postdoc and Fellows Symposium was held on Friday 11 October in the Sir Michael Uren Hub at White City campus.

Attendees were welcomed by Professor Sandrine Heutz, who delivered the opening address. This was followed by engaging research talks from postdocs and fellows working across a variety of disciplines, including nuclear materials, energy materials, and bio-materials, and an insightful talk by Dr Jess Wade about her academic career and advice for creating a positive research culture.

The day also featured a poster session, scientific image competition and networking lunch. Thank you to our attendees and congratulations to our prize winners! 

1st Prize for Oral Presentation: Dr Sam Rogers

2nd Prize for Oral Presentation: Dr Hanieh Montaseri

3rd Prize for Oral Presentation: Dr Tamas Zagyva

1st Prize for Poster Presentation: Dr Angelo Battistini

1st Prize for Scientific Image Competition: Dr Nagaraju Goli

Best Question: Dr Nicola Contessi Negrini

Tree-like zinc oxide deposited on Zn foil and their morphology, resembling Christmas trees by Dr Nagaraju Goli.