From left to right: Andrew Murphy, Amanda Warfield, Yongbeom Kwon, and Nilesh Nilesh. (Photo by PaulSakuma.com)
Congratulations to Yongbeom Kwon, Nilesh Nilesh, Amanda Warfield, and Andrew Murphy, winners of the 248th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session Awards. Over 90 posters were submitted to the competition. Compliments to all the Z01 participants for their excellent work!
Z01—General Student Poster Session awards
1st Prize – $1,500
Yongbeom Kwon, Columbia University
Z01—3080 “Operando NMR Observation of Li Metal Plating Morphology, SEI Formation, and Electrode Wetting in Li Metal Batteries”
2nd Prize – $1,000
Nilesh Nilesh, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Z01—3168 “A Fresh Approach for Edge Isolation in Silicon Based Carrier Selective Contact Solar Cells through As-ALD”
3rd Prize – $500
Amanda K. Warfield and Andrew C. Murphy, Lewis University
Z01—3154 “Optimizing Slurry Formulation Using Organometallic Complexes to Improve Surface Oxidation of Silicon Carbide Substrates”
General Student Poster Session Judges
The Society thanks the ECS members who served as reviewers for the 248th ECS Meeting Z01—General Student Poster Session.
In-person judging
Christopher Arges, Pennsylvania State University
Damilola Daramola, Northeastern University
Ahmed Farghaly, Argonne National Laboratory
Maureen Tang, Drexel University
Virtual judging
Christoph Baumer, Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ardemis Boghossian, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Dongmei Dong, Rowan University
Jeffrey Halpern, University of New Hampshire
Peter Mascher, McMaster University
Milad Navaei, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mark Overberg, Sandia National Laboratories
Eijii Tada, Institute of Science Tokyo
Loraine Torres-Castro, Sandia National Laboratories
Roseann Warren, University of Utah
Hui Yang, University of South Carolina
Chen You, Comsol, Inc.
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 are a forum for graduate and undergraduate students 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 the 249th ECS Meeting in Seattle, WA, US, from May 24–28, 2026.
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