(From left to right:) Samaneh Salek, Elisa Silva, and Elizabeth McDonnell. Photo by © ECS/Todd Buchanan 2025.
Congratulations to Samaneh Salek, Elisa Silva, and Elizabeth McDonnell, winners of the 247th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session Awards. More than 80 posters were submitted! Join us in celebrating all of the Z01 participants’ excellent work.
Z01—General Student Poster Session awards
Congratulations to this meeting’s winners:
1st Prize – $1,500
Samaneh Salek, Université du Québec à Montréal
Z01—3050 “Single Particle Electrocatalysis Using Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy (SECCM)“
2nd Prize – $1,000
Elisa Silva, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
Z01—2977 “Study and Fabrication of Cu-Composites for High Ampacity Materials“
3rd Prize – $500
Elizabeth McDonnell, Lewis University
Z01—2989 “Megasonic Activated Particle Removal for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) Post-Chemical Mechanical Planarization (p-CMP) Cleaning”
General Student Poster Session Judges
The Society thanks the ECS members who served as reviewers for the 247th ECS Meeting Z01 General Student Poster Session.
In-person judging
David Hall, Universitetet i Stavanger
Scott Calabrese Barton, Michigan State University
Tali Dotan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Qingye (Gemma) Lu, University of Calgary
Virtual judging
Damilola Daramola, Northeastern University
David Hickey, Michigan State University
Ellie Honarvar, Ford Motor Company
Ahamed Ishrad, Stanford University
Vivek Kamat, Florida International University
Luca Magagnin, Politecnico di Milano
Peter Mascher, McMaster University
Joseph Quinn, Pacific Northwest National Lab
Leah Rynearson, University of Rhode Island
Eiji Tada, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sreeram Vaddiraju, Texas A&M University
David Hall, Universitetet i Stavanger
ECS thanks Dr. Alice Suroviec (Berry College) for serving as the Z01—General Student Poster Awards symposium organizer.
General Student Poster Sessions
Z01—General Student Poster Sessions provide graduate and undergraduate students with a forum to present research results of general interest to the Society. The purpose is to foster and support work in electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and stimulate active student interest and participation in ECS.
Be sure to visit the poster session at 248th ECS Meeting in Chicago, IL, from October 12-16, 2025.
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